Air New Zealand goes all black once again, revealing the world's largest commercially operated plane sporting the national rugby team's colour.
The Boeing 777-300ER was painted by 14 people working in shifts 24 hours a day for over a week, with 700 litres of chrome-free primer and paint.
Boeing vice-president everett delivery centre, Jeff Klemann, said the job was one of the most challenging painting jobs they have ever done.
"But the paint team was up for the challenge and the results are absolutely outstanding. I am very proud of what the paint team has achieved," he said.
It took one and half days to prep and paint the aircraft entirely black, and a further five days for the intricate detail of the silver fern and the Koru symbol. The remaining time was spend on the finishing touches.
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