Category: NZ News

Defence

The Royal Australian Navy’s only fixed-wing aircraft, its contractor-operated Dash 8 Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) platform is due to arrive in New Zealand on Thursday to survey part of the earthquake-hit South Island’s coastline. Defence said in a statement on Thursday that the aircraft will conduct a hydrographic survey of the sea floor in the coastal margins

Defence

Aircraft sales and support company Hawker Pacific has received an award for excellence from the New Zealand Ministry of Defence. The award for excellence for the provision of a service to Defence in the less than NZ$15 million category relates to Hawker Pacific’s five-year performance based contract with the New Zealand Defence Force to supply

Airlines

Boeing has upgraded its forecasts for new aircraft orders in Oceania for the next two decades as airlines in the region replace older models with newer, more fuel efficient jets and shy away from large widebodies such as the 747-8 and Airbus A380. The manufacturer’s outlook is for airlines in the region – Australia, New

Airlines

Christchurch and Wellington Airports say they are operating as normal while airlines have issued fee waivers for affected passengers as New Zealand picks up the pieces from the devastating earthquakes that struck the South Island on Sunday night. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake centred on Hanmer Springs, a popular tourist spot about 90 minutes north of

Airlines

Hong Kong Airlines’ inaugural service to Auckland touched down amid cloudy skies on Friday morning, adding an element of competition on a route currently served by Cathay Pacific and Air New Zealand as part of a joint-venture. Flight HX21, operated by Airbus A330-200 B-LNF, landed at Auckland Airport at 0715 local time on Friday, after

Airlines

Christchurch Airport has welcomed its first Airbus A380 flight with the arrival of Emirates’ service from Sydney and Dubai. The inaugural service with the A380, EK412, touched down on Monday. The flight, which operated as a Dubai-Sydney-Christchurch rotation, was previously served with Boeing 777-300ER equipment and had an additional stop in Bangkok en route. This

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