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Air New Zealand has revealed it will fly its Boeing 787 Dreamliner to long haul destinations Shanghai and Tokyo along with mid-haul routes to Perth, Honolulu and Papeete.
Details of the cabin have also been announced with a new seat design throughout the economy section.
The airline is due to take delivery of the 787-9 next year and the airline's chief executive Christopher Luxon said the planes represented a significant growth opportunity and open up the prospect of expanding its Pacific Rim footprint.
The first of the 9-series planes is due to roll of the assembly line next month at Boeing's plant in Everett, north of Seattle.
Design and production delays have pushed back delivery to Air NZ and other airlines by up to four years.
The aircraft offers fuel savings of up to 20 per cent compared to older equivalent size planes and Luxon said it was "a game-changer" for the airline.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10892693
Details of the cabin have also been announced with a new seat design throughout the economy section.
The airline is due to take delivery of the 787-9 next year and the airline's chief executive Christopher Luxon said the planes represented a significant growth opportunity and open up the prospect of expanding its Pacific Rim footprint.
The first of the 9-series planes is due to roll of the assembly line next month at Boeing's plant in Everett, north of Seattle.
Design and production delays have pushed back delivery to Air NZ and other airlines by up to four years.
The aircraft offers fuel savings of up to 20 per cent compared to older equivalent size planes and Luxon said it was "a game-changer" for the airline.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10892693
