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Heavens almighty! I didn’t need a shoutout there! Thanks so much though, as well as a pretty familiar topic for some of us down in Wellington! Really appreciate it all!
It's a good test for it. Since SQ are using the A359 on routes I wouldn't be surprised if it happens. As for Air New Zealand I don't think they will order the A350 series they won't start replacing the 772s until mid 2022. I wish I could see the A350 In WLG however I have to work :(
Quite awesome news for us here in Wellington, hopefully some airlines such as sia will fly these here, also awesome footage by AdAndPlanes who did an excellent job :D
Hi DJ! I am from Wellington and this is hugely exciting. Singapore Airlines have started flying a 777 here to Singapore via Melbourne and it is awesome watching such a large bird take off ! Would love some long haul connections from here !
I don't think that has to do with Air NZ, and is just a general test for short runways. Air NZ doesn't operate any widebody to Wellington and I don't think they would do this with the A350 either, since they also don't operate the 787 to and from Wellington. But it could be a test for an A350 for some asian carriers, so that SQ or CX could operate nonstop from Hong Kong / Singapore to Wellington. SQ then don't have to do a stop in Melbourne like on their new Singapore to Wellington Route with the 777-200
Yay! It's in NZ for testing... Wow, just for testing...in New Zealand... How odd! Excellent choice to come to NZ though, Airbus!!! I love it there! Liked the video Dj! Keep up the great work!!!
Hi mate :-) and always great to see aviation come so far. Thanks to your videos we can see this. Congratulations on 70,000 subscribers and will be excited to see you at 100,000! 👍👊
Just Went in to take some pictures, Shes a beauty! A friend who works at wellington airport says that its there for tests on the runway when its wet and rainy (Basically all of the time haha)
Interesting. A large aircraft visits small airport (which means shorter runway). It could be the potential benefit for airlines (for example Air New Zealand who had interested) to open more destinations to small cities.
Think it's all of the afore mentioned reasons. Air NZ looking at new routes and what the capabilities of Wellington actually are. Given that it's going to be a real challenge to extend the runway in Wellington anyway, the feeling from enthusiasts is that newer aircraft will fit the bill. Still means a rough trip anywhere when the northerly gets a howling!
Airbus received orders for 15 A350-900 last month, i.e. May 2018. Now total order backlog as of date for A350-900 stands at 679. Hope to see a video on this also
hey Dj, just asking, where do you get your runway footage from and what editing software do you use. Hey congrats on another great video, i learn so much from your videos!! Thanks!!
Thanks mate :) as AAP said I use Final Cut Pro to Edit and all spotting clips are mine that I’ve taken over the past few years :) instead of releasing them as their own videos I just incorporated them into these
Singapore Airlines currently operate a Boeing 777 into Wellington on a weekly service so could also be interested in the testing if they plan to upgrade to A350's. In fact, they are more likely to make such a change sooner than Air NZ, so perhaps Airbus is courting SA as a significant buyer.
AZ interested in the a350 is very interesting given that they seemed so invested in the dreamliner...however I guess the problems with the trent 1000s seems to have soured their taste for additional dreamliners as the 787-9 I feel would be more adept at operations out of wellington...still the a350 is proving to be a highly adaptable airframe
Thank-you for the news Dj. I really doubt Airbus used this flight as a test. Several airlines have shown an interest in Wellington. Therefore, I tend to think it was more of a proof of concept for those interested in the short takeoff and landing characteristics of the A-350 at a challenging airport, which is not as readily accessible to the B-787. This was not anything that surprised the engineers, because the flight data is already available. However, most people like to watch something nice rather than take the time to wade through reams of aircraft specifications. I am glad to see this demonstrated capability of the A-350. However, I always keep in the back of my thoughts that no one aircraft can be everything to everyone. What the B-787 lacks in one area, it excels over the A-350 in another. To bring this closer to home, had Boeing been truly interested in “Project Sunrise”, I believe a B-787-XX would have been better suited for that long haul than the A-350 for several reasons I could not possibly enumerate in the space provided.
I'd like too but I don't personally like the term 'favourite' as I really enjoy all aspects of aviation, that's including various aircraft, airlines and airports and it's far too difficult for me to pick a favourite :) sorry
You_want_some_gamer - It can land! Empty it takes up only a third of the runway (To my absolute shock) and used 2 thirds while landing from Manila direct. Not too sure about departure though.
Divine Aviation - Cold, wet and windy? Yep that’s Wellington for you xD However, funnily enough, the weather is uncooperative in being too good for the A350 to test - so they got the fire engines to water the runway XD
I think we had the A350 land here in Wellington to gauge the success of takeoff and landing as Singapore Airlines have removed their 777-200 from service in Wellington and have replaced it with the A350. I don’t think AIR NZ will be purchasing any of the A350s as we run both the 777-2 and 777-3.
Singapore airlines is more likely to introduce A350-900s at WLG before Air NZ, even if Air NZ do purchase some...Singapore Airlines currently flies old 777-200s from Wellington to Melbourne. Air NZ only operates A320s on international flights out of Wellington. They fly the bulk of their big stuff on routes out of Auckland.Even Christchurch, which has a much longer runway than Wellington, only has the odd Air NZ widebody flight. Airlines like Emirates and Singapore Airlines providing the bulk of long-haul capacity. Hence, many locals refer to Air NZ as "Air Auckland."
MrRamyon74 - I agree to a lot fo what you said about SQ operating A350s down here. CHC now gets two daily widebody flights to AKL I think. Yes, Air NZ is very AKL based.
It could be an option however I’d expect them to look for something with a longer range, New Zealand being a rather isolated country naturally, so perhaps they could benefit from A350-900 or even 1000 ULRs, although it is rumoured that Air New Zealand have already ruled out airbus and are looking into the 777X and 787-10 instead.
B787-10 only have a range of 11,910 km. Which is similar to A330-300. As you know, New Zealand is quite isolated. Flight from Auckland to Beijing direct path is 10,410 Km, to Delhi it's 12,515 km, to Dubai it's 14,216 km, to LA it's 10,498 km. So the range would be problematic for them. A350-900 means that they would have commonality with A350-1000. In the future, They could replace their current B777-300ER with A350-1000. It have the same seat count with the current configurations. A350 ULR versions are way more economical compared to the B777X ER version.
^^Nope, You cannot predict Air New Zealand’s future plans, they plan it themselves, there’s already heavily rumors of them very interested in the 777X, 787-10. It’s gonna be costly for them to swap to a whole different plane model because of all the trainings and Pilot types.Maybe an all widebody fleet of Boeing.
There’s rumours that Singapore airlines have something to do with it as well apparently Singapore are looking at doing a Singapore to Wellington direct with the a350!
Have you been checking out the channel Wendover Productions? Both of you makes aviation fact videos. He have some very good ideas. I think you can get some inspiration from him
I'd say it's a BS reason. The plane is extensively tested before it is certified. Those tests include short runways testing for take-off, landing and TOGO.
Mirza Ahmed - I think it’s still a bit iffy. They awarded the firm to do design and I think they are building the new car park and hotel in the airport.
As mentioned it's for testing but a lot of people (me included) believe it may be to determine whether if ANZ operate with it, it can be flown out of Wellington :)
Hi all! I don't often give shoutouts but I'd recommend you subscribe to AdAndPlanes (th-cam.com/channels/xZ4m9xmlxM2TUEdUTVZHLg.html ) He was kind enough to provide me with his footage to place in this video and I'm sure a way we can repay him is through some extra support :)
Dj's Aviation definitely, his content is very good, I’ve been with him since day 1, definitely recommend his channel
Dj's Aviation Hoooooooly heck! You really didn’t need to - but thanks so much!
Congrats on 70K subs!
Didn't even know he was a 'moderator' to your channel. Plus I subbed to him (and you) ages ago
Jakeb Claridge Sort of a livestream moderator I guess!
Heavens almighty! I didn’t need a shoutout there! Thanks so much though, as well as a pretty familiar topic for some of us down in Wellington! Really appreciate it all!
Hahah you deserve it mate :) Hopefully it can boost your channel even further!
Thanks so much Dj's Aviation! It’s already boosted up 4 or 5 subscribers!
AdAndPlanes got another for the great vids brother. Love it.
Mr A Thanks so much!
Still going up! Started at 747 and now at 793
It's a good test for it. Since SQ are using the A359 on routes I wouldn't be surprised if it happens. As for Air New Zealand I don't think they will order the A350 series they won't start replacing the 772s until mid 2022. I wish I could see the A350 In WLG however I have to work :(
MG AviationNZ
There are rumours that it’s being done for SIA
An A350 with Air New Zealand's livery will definitely be a beautiful sight!
Agreed, I'd be more excited for an All Black A350 though :D
Video topic suggestion: the Wellington Airport Runway extension saga!
Nice DJ! I got the chance to go see it yesterday in the flesh! Stunning up close on Wellington’s soil
AvLand Yours had some great views!
AdAndPlanes as did yours dude! Especially liked the shots you got today, hopefully it sticks around a little while longer!!
AvLand Cheers! Yes, hopefully a little longer!
i would like to see air new Zealand fly the the A350-900 it would be awsome
jacobs daillyvlogs It would!
The a350-1000 would be better as it could fly to new york
Quite awesome news for us here in Wellington, hopefully some airlines such as sia will fly these here, also awesome footage by AdAndPlanes who did an excellent job :D
Thanks legend! Great to see another comment :) Fingers crossed it all goes well!
Wellington is an awesome city (been there myself) and deserve a sleek, elegant A350 :)
Hi DJ! I am from Wellington and this is hugely exciting. Singapore Airlines have started flying a 777 here to Singapore via Melbourne and it is awesome watching such a large bird take off ! Would love some long haul connections from here !
Hi man! Fantastic to hear all the good things happening over there!
Jimmeyz Would be awesome for the city - and the spotters!
I don't think that has to do with Air NZ, and is just a general test for short runways. Air NZ doesn't operate any widebody to Wellington and I don't think they would do this with the A350 either, since they also don't operate the 787 to and from Wellington. But it could be a test for an A350 for some asian carriers, so that SQ or CX could operate nonstop from Hong Kong / Singapore to Wellington. SQ then don't have to do a stop in Melbourne like on their new Singapore to Wellington Route with the 777-200
Great comment. You come close to what I am posting.
Yay! It's in NZ for testing... Wow, just for testing...in New Zealand... How odd! Excellent choice to come to NZ though, Airbus!!! I love it there! Liked the video Dj! Keep up the great work!!!
Wooohooo! Thanks man :D
Trey Pohe Hey, good for spotters at least!
AdAndPlanes You did a nice job with the filming! Very nice!
Trey Pohe Cheers mate!
Trey Pohe I was thinking the same thing. I mean, Airbus couldn't find a wet runway of similar length closer to Toulouse?
Hi mate :-) and always great to see aviation come so far. Thanks to your videos we can see this. Congratulations on 70,000 subscribers and will be excited to see you at 100,000! 👍👊
Thanks Han Hao! Really do appreciate the kind support!
Love your channel
Thanks Aron :) much appreciated!
Thanks!
Check my other comment too
Just Went in to take some pictures, Shes a beauty! A friend who works at wellington airport says that its there for tests on the runway when its wet and rainy (Basically all of the time haha)
Harrison Walker And the fire brigade wet the runway today too!
Interesting. A large aircraft visits small airport (which means shorter runway). It could be the potential benefit for airlines (for example Air New Zealand who had interested) to open more destinations to small cities.
Hi!
Nice for Wellington and airbus 😊😊😊😊😊!!!!!
kingsofserbiangameplay 162 - Agreed!
Wellington has the 2nd best airport here in New Zealand behind the amazing invercargill airport.
Aaron Dean - Haha! Gotta love old IVC!
nice one dj!
Thanks Dave!
Keep up the good work.
Thanks !
Butter
Think it's all of the afore mentioned reasons. Air NZ looking at new routes and what the capabilities of Wellington actually are. Given that it's going to be a real challenge to extend the runway in Wellington anyway, the feeling from enthusiasts is that newer aircraft will fit the bill. Still means a rough trip anywhere when the northerly gets a howling!
Airbus received orders for 15 A350-900 last month, i.e. May 2018. Now total order backlog as of date for A350-900 stands at 679.
Hope to see a video on this also
I was there as well it was pretty cool and I got some good photos
wow the a350 is such a Peng aircraft
hey Dj, just asking, where do you get your runway footage from and what editing software do you use.
Hey congrats on another great video, i learn so much from your videos!! Thanks!!
Ark Files - It's usually his spotting. If you go back a year, that's what he used to do. I think it's Final Cut but someone can probably confirm.
Thanks mate :) as AAP said I use Final Cut Pro to Edit and all spotting clips are mine that I’ve taken over the past few years :) instead of releasing them as their own videos I just incorporated them into these
Those videos have amazing quality, and is final cut pro free?
Singapore Airlines currently operate a Boeing 777 into Wellington on a weekly service so could also be interested in the testing if they plan to upgrade to A350's. In fact, they are more likely to make such a change sooner than Air NZ, so perhaps Airbus is courting SA as a significant buyer.
AZ interested in the a350 is very interesting given that they seemed so invested in the dreamliner...however I guess the problems with the trent 1000s seems to have soured their taste for additional dreamliners as the 787-9 I feel would be more adept at operations out of wellington...still the a350 is proving to be a highly adaptable airframe
incediery 789s certainly can land here with quite high capacity :) The A350 is certainly quite impressive as well!
Thank-you for the news Dj. I really doubt Airbus used this flight as a test. Several airlines have shown an interest in Wellington. Therefore, I tend to think it was more of a proof of concept for those interested in the short takeoff and landing characteristics of the A-350 at a challenging airport, which is not as readily accessible to the B-787. This was not anything that surprised the engineers, because the flight data is already available. However, most people like to watch something nice rather than take the time to wade through reams of aircraft specifications.
I am glad to see this demonstrated capability of the A-350. However, I always keep in the back of my thoughts that no one aircraft can be everything to everyone. What the B-787 lacks in one area, it excels over the A-350 in another. To bring this closer to home, had Boeing been truly interested in “Project Sunrise”, I believe a B-787-XX would have been better suited for that long haul than the A-350 for several reasons I could not possibly enumerate in the space provided.
Commercial for Airbus to NZ.
Hey DJ, Just want to ask, what airport is it at 0.47..this airport gets featured quite alot on this channel.
Just wanted to know what airport it is
A.N.K Nature - That's YMML Melbourne :)
THE A350 LOOKS AMAZING WHEN IT LANDS I LIVE IN WELLINGTON
Aviation Lover - It does! Nice to have another Wellingtonian!
Can you make a video of your favorite aircraft, airline or airport?
I'd like too but I don't personally like the term 'favourite' as I really enjoy all aspects of aviation, that's including various aircraft, airlines and airports and it's far too difficult for me to pick a favourite :) sorry
Dj's Aviation okay. Thanks for answering my questions btw
Pleasure mate!
Are the A350s heavier than the preceding aircraft? If so the wear on the runway may be a factor.
So Wellington WLG has a 6,827 foot runway. if a A350 was lending or taking off there. it would not be going long haul in my opinion
Yep :) The visit is all about testing its capabilities.
You_want_some_gamer - It can land! Empty it takes up only a third of the runway (To my absolute shock) and used 2 thirds while landing from Manila direct. Not too sure about departure though.
Divine Aviation - Cold, wet and windy? Yep that’s Wellington for you xD However, funnily enough, the weather is uncooperative in being too good for the A350 to test - so they got the fire engines to water the runway XD
Divine Aviation Absolutely! Gets annoying xD
Taking off when full?
Air Nz with a 350 787 and 777x would be a killer mid to long range fleet
Agreed mate!
I think we had the A350 land here in Wellington to gauge the success of takeoff and landing as Singapore Airlines have removed their 777-200 from service in Wellington and have replaced it with the A350. I don’t think AIR NZ will be purchasing any of the A350s as we run both the 777-2 and 777-3.
Singapore airlines is more likely to introduce A350-900s at WLG before Air NZ, even if Air NZ do purchase some...Singapore Airlines currently flies old 777-200s from Wellington to Melbourne. Air NZ only operates A320s on international flights out of Wellington. They fly the bulk of their big stuff on routes out of Auckland.Even Christchurch, which has a much longer runway than Wellington, only has the odd Air NZ widebody flight. Airlines like Emirates and Singapore Airlines providing the bulk of long-haul capacity. Hence, many locals refer to Air NZ as "Air Auckland."
MrRamyon74 - I agree to a lot fo what you said about SQ operating A350s down here. CHC now gets two daily widebody flights to AKL I think. Yes, Air NZ is very AKL based.
Was amazing I saw it in person
Ian's Aviation - Did you video anything for YT? Would be nice to see from you! Congrats in getting your pics on Wellington Airport’s FB!
AdAndPlanes didn’t get anything for TH-cam could do a slideshow I’ve been thinking about and thank you
when will be a390's turn
The third runway at Heathrow has been approved!!!!!!
Oliver Holden omg the neighbourhoods In london
Man it feels good having my home airport being recognised, u should discuss what can happen if wellingtons runway is extended
Arunan Dornan - I agree!
Air NZ wouldn't want to get 787-10's for the maintenance commonality with their existing 787's?
That's a fantastic question and one I'm looking at exploring :)
It could be an option however I’d expect them to look for something with a longer range, New Zealand being a rather isolated country naturally, so perhaps they could benefit from A350-900 or even 1000 ULRs, although it is rumoured that Air New Zealand have already ruled out airbus and are looking into the 777X and 787-10 instead.
B787-10 only have a range of 11,910 km. Which is similar to A330-300.
As you know, New Zealand is quite isolated. Flight from Auckland to Beijing direct path is 10,410 Km, to Delhi it's 12,515 km, to Dubai it's 14,216 km, to LA it's 10,498 km.
So the range would be problematic for them. A350-900 means that they would have commonality with A350-1000. In the future, They could replace their current B777-300ER with A350-1000. It have the same seat count with the current configurations.
A350 ULR versions are way more economical compared to the B777X ER version.
^^Nope, You cannot predict Air New Zealand’s future plans, they plan it themselves, there’s already heavily rumors of them very interested in the 777X, 787-10. It’s gonna be costly for them to swap to a whole different plane model because of all the trainings and Pilot types.Maybe an all widebody fleet of Boeing.
With the amount of dramas they are having with the trent 1000s the airbus would be a good alternative but them Kiwi bros are unpredictable
Awesome!
I’m sure Air New Zealand is interested
There’s rumours that Singapore airlines have something to do with it as well apparently Singapore are looking at doing a Singapore to Wellington direct with the a350!
Jonathan Hawkins Yea, rumours at the moment so I really can’t put in my ten cents worth. Though I can say that would be absolutely amazing!
Have you been checking out the channel Wendover Productions? Both of you makes aviation fact videos. He have some very good ideas. I think you can get some inspiration from him
His videos are top notch! I'm really enjoying the content I produce now and the style I've got so I think I'll stick with that for now :) but thanks!
God the A350 is beautiful.
I'd say it's a BS reason. The plane is extensively tested before it is certified. Those tests include short runways testing for take-off, landing and TOGO.
Good point
Doesn't Singapore Airlines operate a B772 from Wellington? Surely if it can handle a B772, it can handle an A359, no?
no via melborne
I hope it works
Great vid
I thought the runway extension was a done deal; they awarded a contract to a Chinese firm to do the design and possibly build it too.
Mirza Ahmed - I think it’s still a bit iffy. They awarded the firm to do design and I think they are building the new car park and hotel in the airport.
HUH? are u sure they are there for the testing? Not to let ANZ buy some? LOL
an a359 will be pretty with a ANZ scheme
As mentioned it's for testing but a lot of people (me included) believe it may be to determine whether if ANZ operate with it, it can be flown out of Wellington :)
because the carbon livery is so similar to ANZ's balck livery and imo will be stunning
The testing aircraft uses the standard Airbus carbon livery, while the A350 aircraft ready to carry passengers is painted in usual airline livery.
yup, and so im saying that since the carbon livery looks sooo good , the ANZ livery might look as good
Plz plz give us an A350 that would be the best, or 787
Why are ALL of your TITLES like THIS?
- vincentz - To PROVIDE ATTENTION to certain PARTS of the TEXT! Haha!
Because rather than capitalising every single word in the title I select specific ones to make the title standout :)
Damn I wasn't fast enough to be first.
Don't worry :D Neither was I hahah!