Hello and welcome to the first Tuesday Talks where I basically just talk (or moreover, type) about what I think should happen, usually a recent aviation topic, this week will be me discussing what I think would suit for Air New Zealand's future fleet.
Recently ANZ has been talking about potential replacements for their 777-200's, as they are starting to age, having an average age of 11.7 years, and they themselves have outlined 4 different aircraft which could replace them. The list includes the 787, 777-300, 777X or the A350 and while it would be great to see ANZ operate the A350, it just wouldn't be economical, same with the 777X, the 777X, in my opinion, is also too big so that leaves the 787 and 777-300, which are both very similar in terms of range and capacity so I think they should just stick with the 787's but only if they are fitted General Electric GEnx-1B, NOT Rolls Royce Trent 1000'.
Now moving on to the regional side, currently, ANZ owns 49 small turboprop aircraft, and counting, of which includes 26 ATR 72 (9 -500 versions, to be phased out by 12 -600 versions on top of the current 17 -600 versions) and 23 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300's, which are also aging, having an average age of 10.9 years. The ATR's are operated by Mount Cook Airlines on the behalf of Air New Zealand Link, the Q300's are operated by Air Nelson, also on the behalf of ANZ Link. What I think ANZ should do is replace the Q300's by some ATR 42's, they do have a shorter range, however, it is still enough to easily do a trip from Invercargill to Auckland, so it doesn't really matter. The ATR 42 also has 2 fewer seats but that shouldn't affect anything too much, however, if ANZ did want to get ATR 42 it would be more economical to merge the two airlines, Air Nelson and Mount Cook Airlines otherwise you would have two airlines operating the same aircraft for the same person which wouldn't be efficient at all. So, guys, I hope you have enjoyed this new series, I am thinking about turning this into a podcast as part of a school activity, but i'll keep you updated.
Recently ANZ has been talking about potential replacements for their 777-200's, as they are starting to age, having an average age of 11.7 years, and they themselves have outlined 4 different aircraft which could replace them. The list includes the 787, 777-300, 777X or the A350 and while it would be great to see ANZ operate the A350, it just wouldn't be economical, same with the 777X, the 777X, in my opinion, is also too big so that leaves the 787 and 777-300, which are both very similar in terms of range and capacity so I think they should just stick with the 787's but only if they are fitted General Electric GEnx-1B, NOT Rolls Royce Trent 1000'.
Now moving on to the regional side, currently, ANZ owns 49 small turboprop aircraft, and counting, of which includes 26 ATR 72 (9 -500 versions, to be phased out by 12 -600 versions on top of the current 17 -600 versions) and 23 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300's, which are also aging, having an average age of 10.9 years. The ATR's are operated by Mount Cook Airlines on the behalf of Air New Zealand Link, the Q300's are operated by Air Nelson, also on the behalf of ANZ Link. What I think ANZ should do is replace the Q300's by some ATR 42's, they do have a shorter range, however, it is still enough to easily do a trip from Invercargill to Auckland, so it doesn't really matter. The ATR 42 also has 2 fewer seats but that shouldn't affect anything too much, however, if ANZ did want to get ATR 42 it would be more economical to merge the two airlines, Air Nelson and Mount Cook Airlines otherwise you would have two airlines operating the same aircraft for the same person which wouldn't be efficient at all. So, guys, I hope you have enjoyed this new series, I am thinking about turning this into a podcast as part of a school activity, but i'll keep you updated.
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