Air New Zealand - Latest News [Page 61]
$39 standby airfares for students
Sunday, 6 September 2009, 11:32 am | Air New Zealand
Students at Otago and Waikato Universities and Polytechnics are for the next four weeks able to buy $39 standby fares and travel on Air New Zealand to anywhere in the country. More >>
Air New Zealand Recognised in Condé Nast Awards
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 5:01 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has been given another top accolade in a prestigious travel awards. The national carrier was voted second best long-haul leisure airline by Condé Nast Traveller magazine, placing it alongside New Zealand’s ranking as second best destination ... More >>
Air NZ to increase visitors numbers from Japan
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 3:51 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand is to operate a special summer charter service to help grow visitor arrivals from Japan into New Zealand. The airline will operate charters from Nagoya and Okinawa over the peak December-January tourist season, Chris Myers General Manager ... More >>
Flight Attendants Ratify New Collective Agreement
Monday, 31 August 2009, 5:23 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd is pleased EPMU members that operate on its A320 aircraft have ratified a new collective agreement. “The union’s initial demands were clearly unsustainable which contributed to a protracted negotiation,” ... More >>
Air New Zealand Outperforms Airline Industry
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 1:09 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand today announced normalised earnings* before taxation of $145 million for the year ended 30 June 2009, a decrease of 26% on the prior year. More >>
Zeal 320 Ltd and EPMU reach agreement on new CEA
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 5:17 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd and the Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union (EPMU) have reached agreement on a new collective employment agreement covering most flight attendants who operate on the A320 aircraft on the Tasman Pacific routes ... More >>
Air New Zealand Welcomes Govt trans-Tasman Plan
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 4:03 pm | Air New Zealand
The New Zealand Government’s plan for streamlining trans-Tasman border processes is welcome news for travellers and will further assist tourism growth between New Zealand and Australia. “Today’s announcement can do great things for New Zealand ... More >>
Air New Zealand Challenges its Competitors
Monday, 10 August 2009, 4:21 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand today challenged domestic competitors in New Zealand to start reporting their On-Time Performance (OTP) based on a standard 10 minute window. 86% of Air New Zealand’s 15,357 flights operated by 68 aircraft departed within 10 minutes ... More >>
Air NZ to begin trans-Tasman services from Rotorua
Friday, 7 August 2009, 11:04 am | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand General Manager Tasman Pacific Airline Glen Sowry announced today the service would launch on 12 December, utilising a 152-seat A320 aircraft. The airline will operate a twice weekly service from 19 December on Saturdays and Mondays ... More >>
Arrival of New Winglets in New Zealand
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:57 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 767-300ER aircraft fitted with new blended winglets is due to land at Auckland International Airport this morning The airline estimates that it will save more than six million litres of fuel and 16,000 tonnes of carbon ... More >>
Bare Essentials make headlines around the world
Monday, 6 July 2009, 5:17 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand’s “Bare Essential” in-flight safety video featuring staff wearing nothing more than body-paint has had more than three million views on YouTube in the 10 days since it was launched. The video, in which body-painted cabin crew and ... More >>
DFS and Air NZ launch online duty free store
Monday, 6 July 2009, 12:24 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has launched a simple-to-use online duty free store in conjunction with DFS New Zealand, enabling international travellers to quickly and easily pre-order tax and duty free goods. More >>
RNP good news for Queenstown Travellers
Friday, 3 July 2009, 2:49 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand’s ability to fly its domestic and international customers into and out of Queenstown over the busy winter season has been further enhanced with 18 aircraft now fitted with advanced navigation technology. Required Navigation Performance ... More >>
50 Year Celebrations for Air NZ and Brisbane
Friday, 3 July 2009, 12:47 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand this week celebrates 50 years of operations between New Zealand and Brisbane. More >>
Air NZ: Additional Tasman Services For Queenstown
Friday, 26 June 2009, 4:56 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand today announced further additions to its Tasman schedule into and out of Queenstown, including the launch of a new weekly Brisbane-Queenstown summer service. More >>
Safety In-Flight – The Bare Essentials
Friday, 26 June 2009, 4:41 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand is taking safety briefings on its domestic jet services to new heights, with body-painted staff set to feature in a revamped version of its in-flight video. More >>
Air NZ Steps in as Jetstar Customers Suffer
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 5:03 pm | Air New Zealand
In response to Jetstar customers asking for help, Air New Zealand is offering domestic Jetstar passengers who are denied check-in or significantly disrupted, a $50 fare so they can get to where they need to go. The offer applies on domestic jet routes ... More >>
Air NZ Welcomes Rugby World Cup Plans
Saturday, 13 June 2009, 12:08 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand today welcomed Prime Minister John Key’s announcement that Auckland would gain a central place to celebrate and enjoy the Rugby World Cup in 2011. More >>
Air NZ achieves Environmental Gold Accreditation
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 5:20 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has been recognised as being amongst New Zealand’s most environmentally responsible tourism businesses with its achievement of Qualmark’s Enviro-Gold accreditation. More >>
Air NZ's First 747-400 Makes Final One-Way Flight
Friday, 5 June 2009, 1:07 pm | Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 747-400, registration ZK-NBS, will depart Auckland for the last time today and fly to the USA where it will be dismantled for parts. More >>