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Friday, April 17, 2015

Final LAN Airbus A340 operation through Auckland

Chilean carrier LAN flew their final Airbus A340-313 service through Auckland 18 April ahead of the introduction of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to its long haul Australasian operation.

Airbus A340-313 CC-CQF had the honour of flying the type's last sojourn from Santiago to Auckland, Sydney and return as LA801/800. The type, of which three remain in service with the airline, are set to be retired now that it is no longer flown on the long-haul Pacific run.

The first Dreamliner operated service tomorrow is planned to be operated by Dash 8 CC-BBA with the carrier ultimately planning to operate the larger Dash 9 series as they take delivery of the type. 

http://www.ausbt.com.au/lan-to-fly-boeing-787-on-sydney-santiago-route

The days' of Airbus A340 operations at Auckland seem to be getting numbered with just Cathay Pacific and Air Tahiti Nui operating the type on a regular basis - however Cathay are set to transition to Boeing 777 operations later this year then move to Airbus A350XWB's in 2016 while Air Tahiti Nui recently announced their intent to operate Boeing 787-9's - not until 2018 though!

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