Yesterday was a really special day for Wellington airport and that normally means it’s an important day for the spotters to get out with the camera. Yesterday, Fiji Airways was flying their first ever Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Wellington (it got a water cannon salute) and it was due to arrive at noon! However, in the morning, the weather was looking really bad but luckily, it seemed to clear up just as the MAX was due. I got to meet up with some of the other welly spotters, and we had one other special plane which you’ll see after the MAX. Hope you enjoy the pics!
We were lucky to get a water cannon salute for the arriving Fiji 737 MAX and it was quite the site to see from the tall carpark we were standing on top of!
As the MAX taxied after it’s landing on runway 16, the excitement grew for the water cannon salute! Though all the spotters gathered to get a taxi shot as FJ461 slowly taxied to its grand water welcoming. It taxied so slow, some of us thought the pilots were slowing down for us to get some nice shots xD.
The pictures looks wonderful. Love the Advanced Technology Winglets (Thanks to @anon7075715 for pointing it out and for @KPIT to have mentioned what they really are) on the 737. It’s great to see Fiji Airways receiving the MAX :)
Besides Fiji, the Air Force B757 looked pretty cool too. You took some really good shots there 😃
Well you learn something new everyday, but I rather call them Split Scimitars than some Advanced Tech thingy… Either way thanks for clarifying that they aren’t scimitars, had no clue they were some high tech stuff attached to the wings.
Mechanics isn’t my strong side when it comes to newer planes 😜
