The 787 - Air NZ's gamble, or Boeing's?
Have Air New Zealand backed a winner? Given it won't be making its maiden test flight until next year I suspect it maybe a little premature to be picking Air New Zealand’s 787 buy as a good deal....
Have Air New Zealand backed a winner?
Given it won't be making its maiden test flight until next year I suspect it maybe a little premature to be picking Air New Zealand’s 787 buy as a good deal.
Aircraft are sold on a promise. It’s perhaps the biggest gamble in commerce that the manufacturer has to predict performance, load, range, to very fine tolerances while the aircraft is just a paper & digital dream.
While Boeing are historically superb at meeting, or exceeding, those promises (from what I’ve read of the 747 & 777) there is much that’s new, and untested, in the 787. Even if the test numbers stack up it’s pioneering new construction methods & materials that could impact delivery. I’m waiting for the results from the certification programme before I pick a winner.
Having said that, from what we’ve seen, it looks stunning & I can’t wait to try it! The good thing is although we’re a tiny market, at the end of a very long haul, it looks like both the 787 & A380 will be visiting here regularly.
Air NZ's gamble looks like a winner - NZ Herald
Air NZ's gamble looks like a winner - NZ Herald
When Air New Zealand became one of the first airlines to order the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner three years ago, it was betting that the future of air travel was to fly direct and to fly more often…
When Air New Zealand became one of the first airlines to order the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner three years ago, it was betting that the future of air travel was to fly direct and to fly more often…
The Air NZ 787 shown flying over Auckland is in Microsoft Flight SimulatorTags: Air+New+Zealand
