Air New Zealand have made the decision to phase out their 737-300s with new A320s from 2011:
Air New Zealand has selected Airbus over Boeing for its domestic and short-haul fleet after evaluating the A320 and the 737-800 for the past eight months.
The carrier said today it would acquire 14 new A320s to replace its 133-seat 15 737s used on domestic routes and had acquired purchase rights for a further 11 171-seat Airbus twinjets.
Short-haul airline general manager Bruce Parton said the first new A320 was scheduled for delivery in January 2011 with the rest delivered progressively through 2016 to coincide with the expiry of 737 leases.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/air-nzs-fleet-updated-billion-dollar-spend-114388
By: symon - 4th November 2009 at 05:07
Yes, Air NZ do already operate A320’s. This is a narrow body fleet renewal. The 737s are going and (more) A320s coming in. Was only just decided a few days ago.
By: steve rowell - 3rd November 2009 at 21:54
ANZ have been operating the bus for several years now…remember the one that crashed at Perpignan not so long ago while on lease
http://www.airnewzealand.com.au/aboutus/fleet/default.htm
By: Grey Area - 3rd November 2009 at 12:59
I thought they made this decision something like 2 years ago?!
Sandy is almost certainly right. I remember reading about this some time ago.
ANZ already operate a number of A320s (ZK-OJA – OJO).
By: Bmused55 - 3rd November 2009 at 07:22
I thought they made this decision something like 2 years ago?!
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd November 2009 at 06:51
Good on ANZ. I’ve always put them firmly in the Boeing category.
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