iscoverA May 29 report in the New Zealand Herald says Virgin Australia management positions in the country are under review and may be relocated and consolidated in Australia. The report says the proposal would provide single lines of accountability and better coordination of operations while reducing duplication. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Air New Zealand has announced it is ordering 13 Airbus A320neo aircraft, including no fewer than three A321neos, which will be used to operate trans-Tasman and Pacific Island services from late 2017. The order for 13 A320neos plus a single standard A320 to join the airline’s domestic fleet was announced by Air New Zealand CEO
Auckland Airport, Airways New Zealand and the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (BARNZ) have released a draft report on the SMART Approaches flight path trial. The SMART Approaches trial tested three new flight approaches to Auckland airport, two from the north and one from the south, utilising satellite based navigation enabling shorter, more efficient,
Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 787-9 has made its maiden flight from Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle. The first test flight – known as B1 and conducted by Boeing test pilots – took off from Everett at 1.45pm local on May 28 and landed three hours and 10 minutes later after reaching an altitude of
Using geography as an excuse for poor performance is like a child saying the dog ate my homework – it just does not stand up. So says Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon, who believes the Kiwi flag carrier’s location is far from a hinderance to operating a profitable airline. This content is available
Alliance partners Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia plan to increase flights to Queenstown and Christchurch over the summer months. The two carriers say there will up to seven extra services a week between Australia and Queenstown between November and March, representing a 50 per cent increase in seats compared with the prior year. This
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