Air New Zealand will more than triple the number of charter flights it operates to and from Japan over the southern summer as part of a partnership with Auckland Airport and Tourism New Zealand to boost arrivals from Japan. Between December 26 2010 and 3 April 2011, Air New Zealand will operate 14 return charter
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that the G500 and G550 have been awarded type certificate validation in New Zealand. This clears the way for the types to be operated on the New Zealand register. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add
Jetstar has announced it will base an additional two Airbus A320s in New Zealand to assist its growth in domestic services as Pacific Blue prepares to exit the market from October. The first additional aircraft will arrive in December this year, making it the seventh A320 based in New Zealand, while an eighth will follow
Virgin Blue has announced the first phase of action following its network review, which will see Pacific Blue end its domestic New Zealand services, while V Australia will cut its Nadi services. Pac Blue’s domestic NZ services will be cut from October 18, with passengers with bookings for after that time to be offered refunds
The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched an investigation into an incident where the crew of a Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 elected to takeoff from Queenstown at a time when it was not permitted to due to the airport’s stringent operating criteria. The aircraft was operating a flight from Queenstown to Sydney with
Auckland Airport recorded a 6.7 per cent increase in international passenger traffic (excluding transit traffic) during June, while domestic traffic was also higher. International departures at the airport increased by five per cent for the month, while international arrivals grew by 8.3 per cent, driven primarily by major increases from Japan and China, while transit