Category: Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand says it will have to remove two Boeing 787-9s from service for as long as “a number of months” while their Rolls-Royce Trent engines undergo repairs. The Auckland-based Kiwi flag carrier says it has now completed checks on the Trent 1000 ‘Package C’ engines in its fleet following a European Aviation Safety

Virgin Australia plans to launch two new trans-Tasman routes and add extra flights into and out of Auckland once its alliance with Air New Zealand ends in October. The two new routes are Sydney-Wellington – currently served only by Air New Zealand and Qantas – and Melbourne-Queenstown, which has nonstop service from Air New Zealand and Jetstar.

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are ending their alliance on trans-Tasman routes. The partnership is due to expire in October 2018 and both airlines said on Wednesday they would not seek an extension of the tie-up from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are ending their alliance on trans-Tasman routes. The partnership is due to expire in October 2018 and both airlines said on Wednesday they would not seek an extension of the tie-up from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Virgin Australia said in its statement it had “received notice