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Monday, July 13, 2009

First Air NZ Boeing 767-300 with winglets returns home


Colin Hunter photo

Air New Zealand's Boeing 767-300 ZK-NCG returned home to Auckland 13Jul direct from Hong Kong as ANZ6042 where it had arrived 08Jun for maintenance with HAECO which saw the aircraft fitted with very destinctive winglets and zonal dryers (effectively dehumidifiers) in the upper fuselage. The addition of the winglets and weight reductions made by the use of the dryers will aid fuel conservation and make these already fantastic workhorses even better!

On arrival in the Auckland area the 767 was greeted by a Helitranz helicopter which undertook aerial photography and then after landing the aircraft was taken directly to the Air NZ maintenance facility for a media briefing and additional maintenance activity before entering service 14Jul.

Although the aircraft currently has the koru on the inside of the winglets, it is understood these will be removed due to perceived vertigo related issues when viewed from inside the cabin.
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