Category: Air New Zealand

Under their trans-Tasman alliance, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia will add more than 30,000 seats between Queenstown and Australia between July to September. Together, the airlines will operate at least five additional return A320 services a week from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Air New Zealand’s deputy CEO Norm Thompson said the alliance will operate

Air New Zealand passengers can look forward to a much-improved transit process at Los Angeles (LAX) after a successful trial led the US customs service approved a new transit system for Air New Zealand passengers arriving from Auckland or from London. On completion of US visa requirements, transiting passengers now receive a token which allows

Air New Zealand is set to grow inbound tourism traffic following the NZ government’s decision to invest an incremental NZ$158 million over the next four years to grow tourism to New Zealand. Chief Executive Officer Christopher Luxon said: “This is a significant investment in growing tourism export earnings to New Zealand, which will have very

Air New Zealand and Pratt & Whitney will spend NZ$20 million upgrading Christchurch’s Airport’s engine overhaul facility to support new generation aircraft. The jointly operated V2500 engine shop, established in 2005, overhauls the engines fitted to Air New Zealand’s A320 fleet and other aircraft.  The facility expansion is expected to be complete by the end