Air New Zealand's Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Qantas' Airbus A330 head to head on the Tasman 13 May, 2021 05:33 AM 5 minutes to read Qantas turns 100 - the airline through the century. Video / Supplied Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz While the glory days of A380 double-deckers across the Tasman remain a dim memory, the only two airlines flying the route are putting some of their underemployed widebody planes to work across the Ditch. That's mainly good news for passengers — especially those up the front — who enjoy more space than on the Airbus A320/21s Air New Zealand flies or the Qantas Boeing 737-800s.