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Christchurch Airport has signed up to buy the world’s first Rosenbauer Electric Fire Truck to operate at an airport.

Christchurch Airport and Tourism New Zealand have formed a three-year partnership to grow tourism in the South Island.

With United Airlines soon to reconnect Christchurch direct to the USA, Christchurch Airport is becoming even more than the ‘gateway to the South Island’, writes Nick Ashley, airline development manager for the airport.

The carrier will fly direct to Christchurch from San Francisco in a new Dreamliner 787 seasonal service.

A stronger than expected recovery at Christchurch Airport helped drive net profit after tax to $16.1m for the six months to December 2022, up 39.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Christchurch Airport has teamed up with Contact Energy and solar developer Lightsource bp to deliver its Kōwhai Park renewable energy precinct.

Project director Michael Singleton says the new airport can fit within NZ’s emissions targets and meet the climate change challenge.

A new Central Otago airport runs counter to building a more sustainable tourism industry, states an open letter from the group.

The appointment is effective 1 January 2023, with Malcolm Johns finishing up after nine years.

Airlines and airports are expecting millions of passenger movements over the summer break as travellers make the most of the first restriction-free holiday period since 2020.

Christchurch International Airport has delayed its decision on the preferred runway alignment for its proposed airport at Tarras in Central Otago.

Christchurch International Airport Limited chief executive Malcolm Johns is one of three business delegates representing New Zealand at the APEC Leaders’ Week in Bangkok from Sunday.

Sustainable Tarras has released its third video in a series investigating the viability of a proposed international airport at Tarras.

Christchurch and Hamburg Airports have embarked on a joint partnership to develop infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen in aviation for both ground vehicles and aircraft propulsion systems.

The departure of Christchurch International Airport chief executive Malcolm Johns could be an opportunity to reset the operator’s Central Otago project, says airport opposition group Sustainable Tarras.

He will leave next year as the operator’s Tarras proposal prepares for potential consent applications.

Christchurch International Airport is calling Sustainable Tarras’ claims that a proposed airport at Tarras is being hastily prepared without consultation as ‘opinions and assumptions’.

The operator is investigating a private placement to help refinance, while boss Malcolm Johns nears the $1m CEO club.

Christchurch Airport has hit back at claims its Tarras airport project is greenwashing its carbon emissions reporting.

A series of videos highlighting issues around Christchurch Airport’s plans to develop an international airport at Tarras in Central Otago has been released by Sustainable Tarras.

The two airports have agreed to work together to convince airlines to fly direct.

The busiest days are expected to be on the 8th, 15th, and 22nd July.

Christchurch Airport has opened a pop-up welcome lounge designed for event organisers to welcome or farewell conference delegates flying into the city.

International services at Christchurch Airport will get a boost later this month with Jetstar restarting its flights from the Gold Coast on 25 June, and from Melbourne a day earlier on 24 June.

Christchurch Airport says it has achieved climate positive operations in a “milestone” achievement, following its Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 4 in 2020.

It’s been a tough six months but there’s much to look forward to in the recovery, says the operator.

Christchurch International Airport will make $30,000 available each year for community projects in Tarras.

Christchurch International Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 4.6% to 289,472 in January 2022 from the 303,564 reported for the same month last year

Christchurch Airport is offering therapy dogs to travellers as it gears up for the influx of Aucklanders and the busy summer period.

Christchurch Airport is committing 400 hectares of its Harewood campus to a new solar farm.

The airport land might support a 3km-long runway allowing large jets to land, according to an analysis from CIAL.

Hundreds of passengers had to evacuate Christchurch Airport terminal after a suspicious item was found at the screening point.

The operator also signalled an intention to pay a dividend for the period but would make a final decision in October.

Christchurch International Airport and its chief executive Malcolm Johns have been named finalists in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards.

Aviation Security has installed new UV light kits at screening points in New Zealand airports with the latest coming online at Christchurch.

It’s also unlikely Wanaka Airport could operate alongside a Tarras airport, says Christchurch International Airport Limited.

Covid-19 has likely delayed the project by up to five years, says CIAL’s CEO Malcolm Johns.

Christchurch Airport says it will see a boost in cargo flights this summer following more Government support for the International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) scheme.

Trans-Tasman travel will bring enough business to keep the sector happy for a couple of years, says the airport operator.

The proposed Otago airport could open around 2030, says Christchurch Airport.

However, NZ remains “a highly desirable and attractive destination”, says the airport operator.

Christchurch Airport will suspend dividend payments until it complies with renegotiated bank covenants.

The operator made its first appearance before locals and was met with concerns and, in some cases, hostility.

The operator has spent $45m already, most of it to buy land near Tarras, south of Wanaka.

Korean Air will launch a new direct seasonal charter service between Seoul and Christchurch.

A new approach to tackling the systemic problems handicapping the tourism sector is get underway next year with the backing of industry leaders Tourism Industry Aotearoa and Christchurch International Airport.

Skyline Enterprises director Sarah Ottrey has been appointed to the board of Christchurch International Airport Limited.

Christchurch Airport is doubling the size of the retail space at its international lounge following the appointment of a new global concessionaire.

South Island regions must join together to develop the mainland’s visitor economy, says CIAL’s Justin Watson.

Christchurch Airport has just been named one of the world’s best at the World Airport Awards in Stockholm.