Much like how the Sun Country Airlines livery went from awesome to “blah” in 2016, I consider this 2009 livery revision to be just as disappointing. It was essentially was same livery as before, but with the elimination of the most interesting elements (the wave graphics intersecting the titles). There was a slightly modified version of the Pacific Wave livery which started rolling out in 2009. The vertical stabilizer featured the same koru logo as before, but it was placed over top of a teal-to-blue gradient.For for the first time in the history of Air New Zealand, exposed aluminum was no longer part of the livery. The engines (and the very bottom of the fuselage) was painted in light gray.The Air New Zealand titles were switched to a lighter (and much larger) serif typeface.These parallel stripes intersected the Air New Zealand titles.
The horizontal stripes of the fuselage were replaced by stylized “wave” graphics (in both teal and blue).The 1996 livery is one of my all time favorites, and it looks just as good today as it did back then. It was the same type of subtle evolution happening with the Qantas livery of the time as well. Although the name of the airline had changed, this particular livery was a minor evolution of the one that preceded it. The 1965 livery was the very first one to feature Air New Zealand Titles. 1965-1973: Transition from TEAL to Air New Zealand
Someday I may go back and add in Tasman Empire Airways to this, but for now, it’s all about how the Air New Zealand brand has evolved throughout the years. This livery analysis covers Air New Zealand liveries only. Tasman Empire Airways (TEAL) was officially renamed to Air New Zealand on April 1, 1965. Every livery of Air New Zealand (1965-present) That’s a good thing IMHO, as it has helped them to create some of the most iconic liveries in the history of the airline industry. If there’s one thing to be learned about the Air New Zealand livery, it’s that all of them are an evolution of the same primary purpose: to celebrate the rich culture of New Zealand.Īir New Zealand is a relatively conservative airline – at least from a design perspective.
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