iscoverAir New Zealand will spend $100 million upgrading its fleet of Boeing 777-200ERs to match its newer long-haul aircraft. The carrier said its eight -200ERs, which entered service in 2005, will be upgraded starting in the second quarter of 2014 and should be complete within a year. The work will bring the -200ERs in line
Air New Zealand expects to double its earnings in the current financial year and sees significant opportunities to expand it alliance with Virgin Australia, airline officials said today as they unveiled the carrier’s annual financial results. The airline reported a net profit of NZ$71 million (A$55m) for the year ending June 30, down from NZ$81m
Air New Zealand subsidiary Eagle Air has resumed limited operations after grounding its fleet of 18 Beech 1900D turboprops yesterday over hairline cracks discovered in the tails of at least three of the aircraft. Eagle Air said it would put four of the planes back in service today after they were inspected and cleared to
Few airlines seem as keen to tinker with their livery as Air New Zealand, which has announced plans for a full fleet update starting next year. The overhaul will see the tails of all new aircraft painted black and a modernisation of the airline’s lettering. The black tails follow a promotion last year that saw
Billing itself as the “official airline of Middle-earth”, Air New Zealand will turn a pair of its aircraft into flying advertisements for The Hobbit films as it seeks to capitalise on the expected popularity of the The Lord of the Rings prequels. As part of a two-year partnership with Warner Bros, the airline will repaint
Sunshine Coast Airport received its first international service on July 1, with an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland touching down at the airport. “We now have a new message to send to the nation and the world: that we are open for international business,” Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said. This content is available
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