All Blacks #4

All Blacks

#4

ZK-OKQ	B777-319ER	Air New Zealand		2016-
ZK-OKH	B777-219ER	Air New Zealand		2016-20
ZK-NZE	B787-9	Air New Zealand		2014-
ZK-NNA	A321-271NX	Air New Zealand		2018-
ZK-OAB	A320-232	Air New Zealand		2015-
ZK-MVA	ATR-72-600	Air New Zealand (opb Mount Cook)		2014-
ZK-NEM	Dash 8Q-311	Air New Zealand (opb Air Nelson)		2017-

Starting 2014 the airline changed its corporate identity and the fern has become a part of the standard livery, with one aircraft in each subfleet painted in an all-black variation. Note the colour of the engines depends on the type.

Images  ©  Chris Lofting (LHR), Bernie Proctor (SYD), Daniel Talbot (AKL), Jonathan Rankin (AKL), Sierra Aviation Photography (AKL), Tony Haynes & Petr Juris (WLG)
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New Zealand All Blacks #1

New Zealand All Blacks

#1

Rugby World Cup 1999

ZK-NBW	B747-419	Air New Zealand		1999
ZK-NSK	Saab 340A	Air New Zealand (opb Air Nelson)		1999

These were two of three aircraft to wear distinctive decals to support the National Team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. The New Zealand team was the favourite team pre-tournament but it lost to France in semi-finals. Therefore decals were removed shortly after the tournament. The All Blacks front row of Carl Hoeft, Anton Oliver and Kees Meeuws was showed here. Note the Saab had a standard tail while the Jumbo had an all-black tail.

Images  ©  G-AZZD (LAX) & B&O Luettjohann via Glen Reid (AKL)
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