I must admit the -800 seems like an odd choice when presumably the -700 could have been sourced instead. Will be interesting to see what sort of loads they can get once the $39 fares run out. QF and Air NZ are already very competitively priced on the main trunk routes. Air NZ have the advantage of a fully integrated domestic network whilst both Air NZ and QF can offer on-carriage to world-wide destinations.