In the midst of a series of movements to improve their executive class offers, the most recent Air New Zealand pass in business seats will take the skies for the first time at the end of this month. These frontline seats will soon reach the Boeing 787 Dreamliner restored and freshly delivered. To compete better with foreign airlines, the carrier is looking to continue operating flights with competitive premium cabins.

Air New Zealand

IACAO CODE

NZ/ANZ

Founded year

1965

CEO

Greg Fortan

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It is important to keep in mind that the largest announcement made by the airline today is that similar modern suites will also be implemented in the carrier of the New Zealand flag. Boeing 777

fleet. The plane will soon present the most premium configuration that will be placed in these aircraft through its long service records, according to Reports of Executive Traveler. Let’s see the great plans of the airline for its family aircraft Boeing 777.

A deeper look at all reserved for the Boeing 777 of the airline

According to the commercial director of Air New Zealand, Jeremy O’Brian, the modernization of Boeing 777 will improve the premium product and offer a very necessary consistency in all the airline’s premium cabins. In a statement, O’Brian had the following words to share with respect to modernization:

“We will not put the Luxe in the 777, but we will absolutely change that seat in spike, because we cling to those planes a little more.”

It is important to keep in mind that the luxury suites referred to in O’Brien are the extremely spacious first -year pods that will be in service in the Jet Boeing 787s. The process of updating these airplanes will begin around 2028, and will take about 18 months to two full years.

The airline’s plan to modernize all its Boeing 777 with improved premium seats occurs, since it seeks to compete more effectively with premium carriers in long -distance markets. The complete modernization process of all its 777 will admit that the aircraft remains in service in the early 2030s.

An interesting option not to install the same seats in Boeing 777s

The decision for the operator not adapting his Boeing 777 fleet with the frontline luxury suite is undeniably fascinating. This is mainly due to the fact that Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the largest and most critical piece of the long -distance network of the airline, and the airline plans to keep it in service for more than a decade.

As it arrives at the end of the 2030s, Air New Zealand is looking for its wide body fleet to consist exclusively of Dreamliner planes. However, until the Boeing 777 is ultimately retired, the carrier wants to have consistency in the premium cabins.

They have not been able to keep the identical cabin offers between the two jets. The carrier decided to improve the current recliners of the Premium economic cabin instead of offering the seats available in the Boeing 787. O’Brien believes that a significant investment in the airline fleet was still something necessary.

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The cabin renewal program is part of an investment of brand update of $ 2.06 billion brand announced in 2023.

These new cabins will enter the service on many important routes.

The Boeing 777 equipped with these new premium seats will soon become a battle horse on many important routes to which it serves the airline. Specifically, O’Brien pointed out that the plane is very suitable to serve high capacity routes to other Transport Centers of Alianza Star, such as non -scales services to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) or the Changi Airport in Singapore (SIN).

The Jet has a large premium cabin, which is especially valuable for these high demand services. The large premium cabin of the plane means that these markets oriented to business trips can efficiently attend.

Air New Zealand began to fly Boeing 777 in 2010 as an efficient fuel replacement for the Jet Boeing 747 Jumbo 747, which had previously served as the best work horse on the global fleet of the airline. The plane debuted the Skycouch in the Economy class, and has presented a series of cabins over the years.