Air New Zealand signs off its iconic Teal Blue livery, eight Dash-8 jets to undergo repainting

Calling it the end of an era, Air New Zealand is planning to give a fresh coat of paint by replacing the iconic Teal Blue livery of the eight remaining De Havilland Dash 8 Q300 aircraft. All the eight jets will enter the paint shop and return to service in July 2023 sporting a black and white livery. The iconic teal blue livery goes back to 1940 when the airline was known as Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) and later came to be known as Air New Zealand. The Q300s are the oldest aircraft in the airline’s fleet and, at