Black Air NZ 787-9 unveiled

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An interesting write-up in today's Los Angeles Times...

Air New Zealand's black Dreamliner flies in the face of convention - latimes.com


Plus more photographs published in a photo gallery accompanying the article....


The new paint scheme on Air New Zealand's 787-9 was completed on April 5th at Boeing in the Seattle area. — Photo: Air New Zealand.



The koru — Maori — on the tail fin is said to symbolize life and is an image long associated with Air New Zealand. — Photo: Air New Zealand.


The fern on the aft fuselage is a symbol of New Zealand and is said to have its roots in a Maori legend. — Photo: Air New Zealand.


The 787-9 is to go into service later this year and is expected to serve Auckland, New Zealand, to Perth, Australia, as well as Auckland-Shanghai
and Auckland-Tokyo. — Photo: Air New Zealand.


The painting took five days, Air New Zealand said. — Photo: Air New Zealand.

Click on each of those photographs to download a considerably-larger version.