A total of 43 pilots from Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States, plus new teams from Belgium, Germany and the Philippines competed in the three-day competition from 16 to 18 September.
The service, which will operate twice per week starting in December, is in addition to the existing China Eastern services into Auckland, which include a daily non-stop to Shanghai, as well as flights to Hangzhou both non-stop and via Sydney.
The 767 was retired from passenger duty in 2014 but the Flying Kangaroo kept one to fly freight services. It comes as the airline begins its biggest overhaul of its domestic, international and cargo aircraft in a generation.
A total of 43 pilots from Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States, plus new teams from Belgium, Germany and the Philippines competed in the three-day competition from 16 to 18 September.