The first of 14 Airbus A320s Air New Zealand has on order for its domestic fleet has emerged from the paintshop wearing its special ‘Crazy About Rugby’ all black paint scheme to commemorate the 2011 Rugby World Cup, which is being hosted in New Zealand. The A320 recently flew from Airbus’s Toulouse plant where it
Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 777-300ER touched down at Auckland on December 24 at the end of its delivery flight from Seattle, bringing with it the airline’s much vaunted new interior, including its ‘cuddle couch’ economy ‘Skycouch’. “This is the best Christmas present we could possibly imagine,” Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe said. This content is
Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand have cleared the final regulatory hurdle in gaining approval for their trans Tasman alliance, with New Zealand’s Ministry of Transport approving the deal, following Australian ACCC approval announced last week. “More sustainable competition, cost savings and the commitment both airlines have made to maintain trans-Tasman passenger numbers will be
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given conditional authorisation of the planned alliance between Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand, which will allow them to coordinate on routes, schedules, capacity, pricing and revenue management on the trans Tasman market. “The ACCC considers that the alliance is likely to benefit passengers in a number
China Southern has announced plans to operate to Auckland by April 30 next year as an extension of its Guangzhou-Melbourne services. China’s largest airline will operate to Auckland three times a week with 284-seat Airbus A330-300s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
The ExecuJet Aviation Group has been issued with an AOC by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority. The AOC will allow the operator to commence base aircraft operations in the country, the first of which will be with a privately owned Gulfstream G550 which will be available for third party charter. This content is available