[Anonymous]

[SteveJohnsonIn0z]

“Air New Zealand is likely to send the world’s first Boeing 787-9 onto the Auckland-Shanghai route when this stretched version of the Dreamliner makes its debut in the second half of next year.”

http://www.ausbt.com.au/air-new-zealand-tips-auckland-shanghai-as-first-boeing-787-9-route

Very interesting that AirNZ will roll out the 787 onto existing routes rather than new routes.

[LeTigre]

That was not unexpected.

Most other airlines are replacing existing routes first before using it for new routes. There are several good reasons:
-Monitor performance
-Allow contingency time in case of delays, you don’t want to ruin a big launch (eg. Qatar Doha-Perth or JAL Tokyo-Boston, both launches that were ruined)
-Familiarise crew and ground staff at existing stations
-Retire older aircraft

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