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United has returned to New Zealand for the first time in more than a decade with the arrival of flight UA917 at Auckland Airport on Sunday morning. The San Francisco-Auckland service, operated by Boeing 787-8 N27908, landed in Auckland just before 0645 local time after a 12 and a half hour journey from Northern California. This

Air New Zealand’s efforts to grow its Pacific Rim network have suffered a setback, with the airline delaying the start of nonstop flights between its Auckland hub and Manila. The Star Alliance member said it April it planned to serve Manila from December with Boeing 767-300ER equipment. While flight schedules and a specific launch date

Air New Zealand has confirmed the sale of 19.98 per cent of Virgin Australia shares to Chinese conglomerate Nanshan Group. The sale, first announced on June 10, was completed on Tuesday, the company said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Virgin Australia looks set to have a second major investor from China on its share register after Air New Zealand announced plans to sell the bulk of its stake in the Australian carrier to diversified conglomerate Nanshan Group. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange and New Zealand’s NZX on Friday (the airline is