{"schemaVersion":"1.0","airline":"Air New Zealand","aircraft":"747","links":{"human":"/aircraft/air-new-zealand-747-seat-guide","agent":"/.agent/aircraft/air-new-zealand-747-seat-guide","json":"/api/agent/aircraft/air-new-zealand-747-seat-guide"},"verifiedData":{"provenance":{"dataset":"aircraft_specs.csv","publication":"aircraft-configurations.snapshot.json","externalSourceLinksMayBeMissing":true},"resolution":null,"configurations":[],"sharedAcrossConfigurations":null,"maps":[]},"estimatedLayouts":[],"passengerEvidence":{"status":"not_matched","reports":[],"consensus":null},"cabinAnalysis":{"status":"not_synthesized","recommendation":null},"editorial":{"url":"/aircraft/air-new-zealand-747-seat-guide","role":"Broader aircraft context; not canonical configuration specifications.","seatRecommendations":{"scope":"guide_level_editorial","configurationVerified":false,"caveat":"Existing guide recommendations, not verified for the selected configuration. Confirm seat positions and availability with the airline.","bestSeats":{"status":"not_available","columns":[],"rows":[],"notes":[]},"seatsToAvoid":{"status":"not_available","columns":[],"rows":[],"notes":[]}},"title":"Air New Zealand 747: Retired Since 2014 — What Replaced It (2026)","summary":"Air New Zealand’s last 747 flight touched down in Auckland on September 12, 2014 — flight NZ7 from San Francisco, flown by ZK-NBV “Christchurch.” No 747 has flown for the airline since. Here’s what replaced it and what to book instead.","sections":[{"heading":"The end of Air New Zealand’s jumbo era","paragraphs":["Air New Zealand ordered its first five 747-200s in 1980 to open nonstop Auckland–Los Angeles flying, and named them after ancestral Māori waka. The 747-400 took over long-haul duties from 1989. The final aircraft, ZK-NBV, carried the name “Christchurch” in recognition of the type’s role flying relief and evacuations after the 2011 earthquake — and logged 67,552 flight hours before its farewell run."]},{"heading":"What flies Air New Zealand’s long-haul routes now","paragraphs":["The 777-300ER and 787-9 took over the network, and they are where your seat decision actually matters today.","Air New Zealand 777-300ER seat guide · Air New Zealand 787-9 Dreamliner seat guide"]}],"faqs":[{"question":"Does Air New Zealand still fly the 747?","answer":"No. Last flight September 12, 2014 (NZ7, San Francisco–Auckland). None since."},{"question":"What replaced the Air New Zealand 747?","answer":"777-300ER and 787-9; the 787-9 entered service the same year the last 747 left."},{"question":"Why do some seat maps still show an Air New Zealand 747?","answer":"Stale data. Any Air NZ 747 seat map is 10+ years old; check the aircraft type on your booking and use the current guide."}],"publishedAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z","contentBasis":"Existing published editorial text; not independently verified configuration data."},"limitations":["Select and confirm the configuration with the airline; no live flight matching.","Unknown configuration status does not establish current fleet operation.","Do not substitute estimated layouts or editorial prose for verified seat geometry."]}