Air New Zealand. NZ ! ANZ !

Air New Zealand believes in future of premium economy

Lien : http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=16247

ATWOnline Monday April 13, 2009

Air New Zealand is doubling the number of premium economy seats on its 777-200ER fleet, with the first of eight aircraft reentering service this week after being refitted by the carrier's Technical Operations division in Auckland.
Work on the 777s will be completed in mid-June, with the number of premium economy seats doubling to 36. The change will result in an additional 72,000 Pacific Premium Economy seats on its long-haul network annually.

Voir mes remarques sur les "anti-LCC" et les Cies. nationales telles que les "majors" (y compris AF) qui ne s'adapteront pas forcément aussi vite que certains LCC , qui semblent préparer une entrée stratégique dans le long courrier !

GM-International Airline Ed Sims said PPE "has been hugely popular since its introduction in 2005." He claimed that ANZ flies farther than any airline in the world and that "despite the challenging economic environment, long-haul customers value the experience and are happy to pay more for the superior legroom, personal space and business class-style service."

D'autres compagnies pourraient bien s'en inspirer !

At the same time the airline has added more legroom, with seat pitch increased to 41 in. from 38. It also added a new self-service bar area for customers traveling in premium cabins. Passengers in premium economy are offered business class food, beverages and amenities (ATWOnline, March 14, 2008).

Intéressant! Nous sommes en bonne compagnie, en ce qui ce qui concerne notre vision des choses !

The upgrade is the third in two years, with ANZ twice increasing the number of premium economy seats available on its 747-400s, now up to 39. The new 777-200ER seating configuration will comprise 26 business class seats, 36 in premium economy and 242 in economy (down from the current 269).

Visiblement, ANZ pratique le principe dêtre à l'écoute du client : "Stay close to your customers" !

by Geoffrey Thomas

Bonjour à tous

Un recyclage original en temps de crise...
S'assurer en l'achetant que la place d'à côté est vide pour s'allonger.

D'expérience, et n'étant pas grand, en éco c'est 3 places pour avoir un lit honorable non ?

Bonne journée

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international/2009/10/what-to-do-with-empty-economy.html

What To Do With Empty Economy Seats
By Will Horton on October 29, 2009 12:55 AM

Air New Zealand's announcement that it is looking at having economy class "seat beds" is not surprising.

The grapevine has been chatting for a while there would be major innovation in the on-board economy product on the carrier's new B777-300ERs, due to be delivered next year. Most rumours favoured the idea of sleeping bunks, but the seat bed idea is close enough.

Under the plan, Air NZ will offer economy customers the ability to purchase the seat next to them if it is not occupied. The two seats will then be able to form a bed.

What to do with empty seats is a potential revenue stream that has been overlooked in an industry that constantly tries to ensure every seat is filled but never (understandably) achieves that.

Last year Air NZ started a programme where on flights to the US passengers could pay an extra $75 and guarantee the seat next to them would be empty. According to one report, up to 10 passengers on each flight would select the option. (There are approximately 240 seats on an Air NZ B777-200.)

I would be curious to know what the cost is of flying an empty seat in Air NZ's case. With no meal to feed it and no fuel to carry the person and his/her luggage, could Air NZ make a greater profit with a passenger in that seat or with someone paying $75 for the seat to be empty?

Any bean counters willing to crunch some numbers?

Bonjour

Jusqu'à maintenant et quelle que soit la compagnie,
chaque fois que des places voisines sont disponibles,
j'ai pu en profiter pour "m'étaler" sans aucune restriction
ni coût supplémentaire.
L'instauration de la vente des sièges libres va entraîner, à mon avis,
des problèmes avec les PNC.
Comment vont-ils gérer les inévitables conflits avec les passagers ?
Je vois mal la mise en place de cette "innovation".

Bonne journée

Effectivement !

Merci Aubla !


Mais dans les avions on est déjà habitué à l'idée que le voisin puisse avoir payé 50% de moins le même billet non ?



Bonne journée

Bonjour à tous

http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=18969

ANZ: 787 delay hits harder than recession

Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe told ATWOnline that the continuing uncertainty of the 787 delivery schedule is a more pressing problem for the airline than the global recession and industry downturn.
Fyfe said yesterday that ANZ has had to hold up key expansion plans "because only the 787 is suited to the new routes." It originally was scheduled to take delivery of the first of 16 787s this year but the current schedule now calls for late 2013 with no firm date established. The Dreamliner flew for the first time last month.
"We have had to substantially modify our plans and we may get locked out of a new route if a competitor launches services first," he said, lamenting the delay to an airplane he claimed would be a recession-beater. "I wish we had them now. They would be the perfect tool to weather the downturn. We could have swapped out a 747 for a 787."
Fyfe said that no airline prefers to operate a route less frequently than daily and that the 787 "would have helped airlines a great deal" during the recession by holding down capacity.

Les 787 manquant à l'heure où l'on recherche des longs courriers "de crise" de taille plus restreinte...

Bonne soirée

Bonjour,

Une initiative intéressante d'ANZ en classe ECO

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/01/26/337598/air-new-zealand-plans-economy-skycouch-for-777-300er.html

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Air New Zealand plans Economy 'Skycouch' for 777-300ER
By [url=mailto://]Jon Ostrower[/url]











Air New Zealand has unveiled a new economy class seat dubbed the "Skycouch" to provide a lie-flat experience once reserved for premium cabins.
The airline plans to introduce the new seats on its first Boeing 777-300ER expected for delivery later this year.
The Skycouch is a specially designed row of three seats engineered to create a lie-flat experience by the extension of a padded foot rest that rotates from a perpendicular position to parallel expanding the seat cushion width to accommodate a sleeping position.
For two adults travelling, the airline hopes to sell both seats and a third vacant seat at roughly half the price. Air New Zealand will detail its pricing plan when the seats go on sale starting in April.
The 777-300ER, intended to start replacing the carrier's 747-400s, will be configured with 340 seats in three classes, including 246 in economy, 50 in premium economy and 44 in Business Premier. Of the 246 seats in economy class, the nine-abreast configuration will create 22 Skycouches in the first 11 window rows.
Along with the Skycouch, Air New Zealand will introduce a new Premium Economy "Spaceseat", which the airline says Boeing is considering as a first class offering on the narrow-body 737.
Both the Skycouch and Spaceseat, which were designed by Air New Zealand, "have been licensed to manufacturers Recaro and Contour respectively and have the potential to generate significant license fees for Air New Zealand in the future," says Ed Sims, Air New Zealand Group general manager international airline.
Air New Zealand will equip each of its 777-300ER aircraft with the Panasonic eX2 in-flight entertainment system and will introduce in-seat ordering of meals and drinks.
The airline will introduce the Skycouch 777-300ER starting with selected Auckland to Los Angeles flights beginning in the fourth quarter, followed by dedicated return service on its Auckland to London via Los Angeles route beginning in April 2011.
Air New Zealand also plans to refit its fleet of eight 777-200ER aircraft starting in mid-2011 with all Asian, North American and UK services to have the new product by 2012.

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Siège lit en classe.... éco

L'astuce est la suivante... il faut 3 places pour faire un lit pour deux...
Le repose pied remonte pour prolonger l'assise et permettre de se coucher à deux en travers... si je comprends bien (il vaut mieux bien se connaître...)
Cela nécessité l'achat de 3 places pour deux (la troisième à 1/2 tarif)

Déployé sur les 777-300Er neufs puis sur les 777-200Er.
Déployé sur une partie de la capine éco seulement
Imaginé par ANZ en interne et développé par Reccaro

Une idée de rentabilisation d'avions dont le taux d'occupation n'est jamais de 100 %

http://www.airnewzealand.com/aboutus/mediacentre/pressreleases/lie-down-in-economy-now-a-reality-with-airnz-26jan10.htm

Et une photo ici

http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/192230.asp

Bonne journée

Rebonjour Un petit complément avec des photos ici

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2010/01/air-new-zealand-unveils-econom.html

Bonjour !

Tiens comme on s'ennuie ...
Une nouvelle livrée pour un A320 Kiwi !
Ils l'ont déguisé en Cobillard !
Allez, vive le XV All Black , nous on n'a que les calendriers du XV Fr/, mais avec leur anatomie !
A quand sur un avion AF ??

Pour image et vidéo ... nope !
CLICKER sur le lien !

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The All Black Airbus Posted by Adrian Schofield at 9/22/2010 12:12 AM CDT

I’m not usually too excited over new aircraft liveries, but this one is pretty awesome. Air New Zealand has unveiled the livery of the first of its new A320s, which will be painted in the colors of the All Blacks (New Zealand’s national rugby team, for all those who don’t follow the greatest game).

The carrier released this video (below) showing what the aircraft will look like. I can hardly wait to actually see it. The plane will be delivered in January, and will be flying on domestic routes. It will be the only one to be painted in All Blacks colors. Air New Zealand is a major sponsor of the All Blacks, who feature in cameo roles in the carrier’s in-flight safety video. (If you're curious, the soundtrack is "Why Does Love Do This To Me" by New Zealand band The Exponents -- one of the classic Kiwi tunes).

JPRS

ANZ reçoit son 1er 777-300ER d'une commande de 5.
http://www.aerocontact.com/actualite_aeronautique_spatiale/ac-air-new-zealand-recoit-son-premier-boeing-777-300er~11235.html

Il est aménagé en 338 places (44/50/60/184) avec les 60 sièges skycouch où 3 sièges éco se transforment en lit.
Voilà la carte de la cabine, c'est un très bel aménagement.
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/seat-map-boeing-777-300

Bonjour,
Je n'irais pas jusqu'à qualifier de bel aménagement un 777 avec 10 sièges de front... Après tout, c'est la raison qui m'amène à quasiment boycotter AF sur de nombreuses lignes...

bah c'est vrai que c'est un peu serré
mais ça va devenir la norme de plus en plus, c'est ce qui fait que les classes premium economy se remplissent.

Bonjour à tous

Un peu plus sur le timing du 787-9 via ANZ

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/avd_05_31_2012_p03-01-463228.xml

Air New Zealand, the launch customer for Boeing’s larger 787-9 variant, says the aircraft appears to be on track for first delivery in the second quarter of 2014.

While multiple delays in the 787 program have resulted in numerous changes to delivery schedules, the airline is “reasonably confident” in its latest projection, Air NZ Program Director Kerry Reeves tells Aviation Week.

Despite this, the carrier has yet to announce a date for the aircraft’s entry into service.

The airline now has to finalize the cabin specifications for its initial -9s, which Reeves says will be sent to Boeing by September. While the configuration can be changed for later deliveries, Air NZ currently does not plan to do so.

The 787s are unlikely to have the new premium economy seats that were delivered with Air NZ’s 777-300ERs.

The first of the 10 787s Air NZ has on order will be used to replace 767-300ERs on medium-haul international routes. The aircraft also will enable new long-haul routes to be opened, but these have yet to be decided, says Reeves.

Air NZ is not interested in converting any of its -9 orders to the proposed -10 version, which will provide more capacity, but, as Reeves notes, a shorter range that would restrict the carrier’s ability to assign the aircraft

C'est marrant la dernière fois c'était Q1 2014.

Là on parle de Q2.

Boeing est en train de maquiller un glissemnt il me semble.

Effectivement à suivre...

Petite vieille news

Les déboires de la nouveauté parfois

http://www.ausbt.com.au/air-new-zealand-premium-economy-spaceseats-six-inches-extra-legroom



Donc en éco+ à 6 de front avec 40 à 42in de pas (en partant de 36in ...)

Bonjour à tous

ANZ et Cathay font partage de code renforcé entre Auckland et Hong Kong. ANZ arrête ses vols Hong Kong Londres.... et fait de HK sa porte d'entrée pour la chine
Pour l'europe, on passe par LAX c'est moins cher (y a des taxes pour survoler l'espace aerien russe ? ils sont de mêche avec EK les russes ?)

voilà


http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_11_06_2012_p0-513921.xml
Petit extrait

A new partnership with Cathay Pacific will help Air New Zealand refocus its Hong Kong operations on connections to mainland China and other Asian destinations, following the New Zealand carrier’s decision to eliminate its Hong Kong-London flights.

Air New Zealand will code share with Cathay on all Auckland-Hong Kong flights from Jan. 31, and the two carriers have approval for a revenue-sharing joint venture on this route, Air New Zealand Deputy CEO Norm Thompson tells AviationWeek. Air New Zealand has one daily flight, while Cathay has up to two dailies.

Bonjour !

Le bilan et les plans d'Air NZ !
Qui devrait faire un peu de route vers la privatisation (Enfin presque !)

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/spicejet-explores-airbus-a320neos-for-fleet-expansion-113082900106_1.html

The carrier said it plans to invest NZ$1.8 billion in new airplanes over the next three years, including six Boeing 787-9s, the stretch version of the Dreamliner. Air New Zealand is a launch customer for the new Boeing airliner, and expects to take delivery of the first of its 787-9s next June.

The company also plans to buy nine Airbus A320s, two Boeing 777-300ERs, and four ATR72-600s.

nouvelle livrée ANZ + sharklets = très bel avion  


http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-New-Zealand/Airbus-A320-232/2321167/L/

Hummm
Merci Paul
Les moteurs sont un peu trop petits

Voici la config du 787-9

www.airnewzealand.co.nz/seat-map-boeing-787-9

0/18/21/263 = 302 PAX
9WC
environ 40 emplacement trolley

Mise en ligne octobre 2014 sur la ligne de Perth

J'ai lu quelque part qu'ANZ a réussi à vendre ses Skycouch à un autre transporteur, je cherche le lien.

Voilà

In a separate announcement, Air New Zealand has signed its first licensing deal for its Skycouch seat product. This uses a seat insert to turn three-abreast economy seats into a bed for two.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_11_07_2013_p0-634563.xml

Merci Paul
Une cie d'asie donc (une grosse) les paris sont ouverts...

Le dreamliner en n zelande

http://www.air-journal.fr/2014-01-02-un-boeing-787-9-dreamliner-en-nouvelle-zelande-594786.html

excusez moi pour mon impolitesse
bonjour a tous