Air NZ

Air New Zealand has picked BETA Technologies’ 12-metre battery-powered ALIA aircraft to be its first fully electric aircraft.

Fourteen food suppliers will be providing a range of new onboard snacks for Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand carried almost 1.28 million passengers in October 2023, up 2.4% on the same month last year.

Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines are partnering to increase flight capacity between Singapore and New Zealand from 31 March next year.

Robots, virtual reality, and quantum computing are among the cutting-edge technologies being tested and used by operators like Sudima Hotels and Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand is suspending flights between Auckland, Hobart and Seoul from April next year due to global engine maintenance issues.

Air New Zealand has selected Emilia Wickstead as the designer of the airline’s new uniforms.

Air New Zealand says it carried 1.6 million passengers in September 2023, up 7.9% on the same month last year.

Air New Zealand’s premium check-in facilities at Auckland Airport have officially reopened with a new look after the Auckland flood in January damaged the area.

Five ‘snacksperts’ from Christchurch, Wellington, New Plymouth and Auckland have taste-tested a range of snack offerings that could feature on Air New Zealand flights in the future.

Air New Zealand and the Department of Conservation have renewed and expanded their conservation partnership.

Air New Zealand says it expects its FY24 half-year earnings before tax to be in the range of $180m to $230m before tax.

Air New Zealand is seeking ‘snacksperts’ to try some of its shortlisted new snacks from 30 suppliers.

Air New Zealand says it carried just under 1.22 million passengers in August 2023, up 11.1% on the same month last year.

Air New Zealand is extending Covid credit expiry dates to 31 January 2026.

Air New Zealand’s baggage tracking system is now live and available to all passengers using the airline’s app.

The airline also notes increased competition coming from Qantas, and US and Chinese carriers.

Queenstown will be the most popular destination on Air New Zealand’s domestic network during the September school holidays.

More than 311 flights, 112,000 meals and 24,000 glasses of bubbles have been served during the first year of Air New Zealand’s flights between Auckland and New York.

Air New Zealand says it carried about 1.32 million passengers in July 2023, up 7.4% on the same month in 2022.

Air New Zealand has warned of a “significant impact” on its schedule after manufacturer Pratt & Whitney said up to 700 of its jet engines will have their maintenance revised due to a flaw.

Christchurch Airport has scooped the sustainability and supreme gongs at the Air New Zealand Tūhono Supplier Awards.

Liquid hydrogen-fueled aircraft could reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions by up to 900,000 tonnes annually by 2050, according to a report from a consortium that includes Air New Zealand and Christchurch Airport.

The airline is exploring more direct regional connections to be serviced with new aircraft.

Live sport is coming to Air New Zealand’s inflight entertainment from today, in time for the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, 9 September.

There are mixed results from Air NZ and Auckland Airport as they grapple with sustainability while travel ramps up.

But uncertainty and volatility prevents the airline from providing guidance for FY24.

Training in the aviation engineering sector is receiving a boost through a new partnership between Air New Zealand and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology | Te Pūkenga.

Air New Zealand is looking for airports around the country to support the airline’s low-emission test flights.

Air New Zealand says it carried 1.38 million passengers in June 2023, down 7% for the same month in pre-Covid 2019.

Air New Zealand has partnered with Auckland-based beverage business East Imperial to provide a range of seasonal cocktails on its long-haul flights.

Air New Zealand has unveiled a local-product heavy line-up in its new Business Premier menu, while suppliers still await the outcome of its snack menu overhaul.

Air New Zealand and airports at Auckland and Queenstown are bracing for a surge in demand over the two-week July school holidays starting this weekend.

Air New Zealand passenger numbers in May have reached just over 91% of pre-Covid, with 1.168 million carried during the month – down from 1.281 million in 2019.

Air New Zealand is supporting the world of virtual reality for a new photo exhibition in the Metaverse.

Air New Zealand services between Australia’s Sunshine Coast and Auckland are back in the skies.

Air New Zealand has been ranked 19th in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023.

The government and Air NZ are investing $2.265m into accelerating the rollout of sustainable aviation fuel and developing a potential production facility in New Zealand.

Air New Zealand has taken the top spot on the Kantar Corporate Reputation Index for the ninth consecutive year.

Air New Zealand, Qantas and the Board of Airline Representatives of New Zealand have criticised Auckland Airport’s proposed landing fee increases for putting tourism at risk.

The airline said today that it expected earnings to be at least $580m, which is above the $510m – $560m range that it forecast in April.

Air New Zealand has won two accolades at the Crystal Cabin Awards in Germany.

Air New Zealand says it is unfair to be accused of greenwashing because of its environmental messaging and that many of its compostable hot beverage cups end up in landfill.

Air New Zealand has been named the 2023 Airline of the Year by AirlineRatings.com.

Air New Zealand has been named Randstad’s Most Attractive Employer.

Air New Zealand is trialling a new passenger weight survey for more than 10,000 customers flying internationally between 29 May and 2 July.

Tourism Holdings Limited and its financial advisor on its Apollo Tourism & Leisure takeover, Jarden, have won the M&A Transaction of the Year accolade at the Institute of Finance Professionals in New Zealand Awards.

Air New Zealand passenger numbers in the year to April 2023 reached 1.25 million, down just 12.6% on the 1.43 million carried in 2019.

Air New Zealand and Aotea Skincare have partnered to spruce up the airline’s onboard amenity kits with products inspired by Māori herbal practices.

Air New Zealand flights across the country have celebrated Mother’s Day with a floral surprise for customers.