Category: NZ News

TAE management team to take full ownership of engineering firm
Headlines

Air New Zealand has agreed to sell engineering and maintenance firm TAE to the company’s Australian management team. The full takeover was expected to be completed by the end of March and means TAE will be a 100 per cent Australian-owned company. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

New Zealand formally accepts first new Seasprites
Defence

The SH-2G(I) Seasprite has been formally accepted into New Zealand Defence Force service. A ceremony to mark the milestone was held at RNZAF Base Auckland on Friday, attended by Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Jack Steer, Secretary of Defence Helene Quilter and Kaman Aerospace vice president James Larwood. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Virgin Australia’s new NZ business class: telegraphing trans-Tasman intentions?
Airlines

Virgin Australia is to start flying its first business class seats across the Tasman on February 28, with the old formerly red Eurobusiness-style premium economy seats from the age of Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue to be replaced by the 2011-era Virgin Australia recliner seats. Flights between Auckland and Sydney will be the first to see

No ‘retrojet’ for Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand has no plans for a retrojet to celebrate its 75th anniversary, head of global brand management Jodi Williams confirms to Australian Aviation, quashing rumours that the airline was due to paint its upcoming Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in a commemorative livery. “We did consider it – there are endless ideas for ways of celebrating – and normally

Virgin Australia to relinquish NZ air operator’s certificate
Airlines

Virgin Australia plans to relinquish its New Zealand air operator’s certificate (AOC) and transfer its New Zealand-based fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800s onto the Australian register as part of plans to streamline the airline’s operations. The 10 ZK-registered narrowbodies currently under Virgin’s NZ AOC will be progressively brought onto the airline’s Australian AOC and given VH-

Air NZ searching for identity of youngsters featured on commemorative stamp collection
Air New Zealand

If you were a young girl in New Zealand in the 1940s, 1950s or 1970s and had your picture taken on or near an aircraft, Air New Zealand would like to hear from you. The New Zealand flag carrier is searching for three young girls whose images are currently on a series of commemorative stamps

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