Auckland Airport buys into Queenstown
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has announced that it has bought a cornerstone stake in the smaller Queenstown Airport. AIAL has acquired a 24.99 per cent stake in Queenstown Airport for a total consideration of NZ$27.7m (A$22.4m). It also... [Continue reading]
Wings Over Wairarapa on again in 2011
The organisers of the Wings over Wairarapa airshow in New Zealand have announced that it will take place again over the weekend of January 29-31 2011 at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton, near Wellington. “Wings Over Wairarapa 2011 will really see this event... [Continue reading]
Domestic traffic boosts AKL
Auckland Airport has recorded a major boost in domestic passenger traffic during May as international traffic saw only a small increase. The airport recorded a 7.1 per cent growth in domestic passengers, despite a one per cent decrease in domestic aircraft... [Continue reading]
Air NZ sees increase in passengers
Air New Zealand has released its May operational statistics, showing that the carrier experienced a 3.9 per cent increase in passengers for the month, although yields were lower than the same time last year. The increase in passengers came from increases... [Continue reading]
Japanese pilots to train in NZ
CTC Aviation Group and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology have signed an agreement which will see the two New Zealand based companies train pilots from Japan’s JF Oberlin University. The agreement will see 17 pilots trained each year at CTC’s... [Continue reading]
Jetstar to increase New Zealand services, studies long haul base
Jetstar will base a seventh Airbus A320 in New Zealand from later this year, while the Qantas Group subsidiary is also examining basing A330s there to expand into long haul flying from New Zealand. “Jetstar now has a pathway towards future strategic... [Continue reading]
V Australia, Air NZ jets in Fiji airprox
The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAFI) is investigating how a V Australia Boeing 777 and an Air New Zealand 767 ended up in close proximity in airspace near Nadi. According to The Fiji Times, the incident happened on May 7 at approximately 1600hrs... [Continue reading]
Air NZ to offer mobile connectivity
Air New Zealand has announced that its Boeing 777-300ERs will be fitted for inflight connectivity which will allow passengers to use their mobile phones to send and receive text messages as well as access email and the internet on board. “Customers... [Continue reading]
Continental to fly to Auckland
Continental Airlines has announced that it plans to fly from its Houston hub to Auckland from November next year utilising its new Boeing 787-8s. The airline, which is currently in the process of merging with United Airlines, plans to launch services... [Continue reading]
Air NZ to up capacity
Air New Zealand is poised to increase its capacity on long haul and short haul markets for the northern winter scheduling season in response to increasing demand. Most of the additional capacity, which will be achieved through adding frequencies, will... [Continue reading]
Domestic traffic boosts AKL
Auckland International Airport recorded a 7.9 per cent increase in domestic passengers for April, which helped to offset a flat month for international passengers. The airport processed 512,108 domestic passengers despite the number of domestic aircraft... [Continue reading]
