Air New Zealand has announced a number of changes which will more closely align its trans-Tasman and Pacific services with its domestic product, including removing business class on a number of services. The changes will see Air NZ standardise its Airbus A320s used on trans-Tasman and Pacific services to an all-economy 171-seat configuration, dropping business
Air New Zealand has announced that it will add capacity to its domestic network from January next year due to growing demand and an expected surge in traffic due to the Rubgy World Cup. The airline said in a statement lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange that it plans to increase domestic capacity by 10.5
Company CEOs and members of the media in New Zealand have voted the national airline as the best at managing its reputation according to a survey by Senate Communications. “Air New Zealand is top of mind as a company that deals well with situations that threaten its reputation. Survey participants said Air New Zealand’s public
The RNZAF Red Checkers aerobatics team has been grounded for the rest of the current display season following a training accident on March 1, its second incident in two months after a fatal crash in January. Reports indicate the March 1 accident saw two aircraft touch each other in flight before both landed safely. “We
Air New Zealand has doubled its profit for the first half of the financial year, but is expecting a weaker second half due to the effects of currency hedges. The airline recorded a net profit of NZ$56m (A$43.5m), compared to NZ$24m (A$18.6m) for the previous corresponding period. Revenues declined over the six months by 15
An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200ER with 309 passengers and crew on board was involved in a rejected takeoff from Tokyo Narita International Airport on January 31 after the pilots discovered a potential problem with the aircraft’s auto thrust controls. The aircraft was to operate NZ90 to Auckland, and is understood to have commenced its