Air New Zealand says the fuel shortage at Auckland Airport is “unlikely to have a material impact” on its 2017/18 financial results. The airline has cancelled scores of flights and diverted others since Sunday, after a pipeline which connects a refinery to the Wiri Oil Services facility near the airport was damaged, resulting in supply
Air New Zealand says it has taken the rare step of restricting ticket sales as part of its response to the ongoing fuel crisis at Auckland Airport. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot
Air New Zealand has been forced to cancel flights and reroute its long-haul operations after a damaged pipeline led to severe fuel shortages at Auckland Airport over the weekend. News of the damaged pipeline, which connects a refinery to the Wiri Oil Services facility near the airport, first emerged on Sunday, when Auckland Airport announced
Former Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe has been named as Air Canada’s newest board member. Fyfe, who led the New Zealand flag carrier for seven years until stepping down at the end of 2012, is credited with returning the airline back to profitability. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Virgin Australia will maintain services to Samoa after its Virgin Samoa joint-venture with the Samoan government is wound up in November. The airline has launched nonstop flights to Apia from Auckland, Brisbane and Sydney due to kick off from November 13 2017. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member
Air New Zealand says it is optimistic about the year ahead as the competitive environment eases after reporting a 17.5 per cent decline in full year profit in 2016/17 as it battled the arrival of new entrants into its home market. Net profit for the 12 months to June 30 2017 came in at NZ$382