World’s biggest black plane lands at Heathrow
26.01.12
Air New Zealand’s new all black Boeing 777-300ER touched down at Heathrow yesterday. The new aircraft’s livery highlights Air New Zealand’s long-time sponsorship of the World Champion All Blacks rugby team. The all black Boeing officially begins flying the London – Los Angeles – Auckland route this week and was greeted at the gate by the cabin crew to celebrate.
Air New Zealand took delivery of the world’s largest commercially operated aircraft painted completely black this month, and by mid-2012 the all black Boeing will be landing in Heathrow twice a week.
Painting the aircraft took just over a week, two days longer than it normally takes to paint a 777 aircraft. 185 gallons (700 litres) of chrome-free primer and paint was used and involved a total of 14 painters working in shifts 24 hours a day.
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