Media Releases 2012

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May 2012
  • May
    10
    Star Alliance CEO's Question Time on Facebook

    Asking for customer feedback, comments and suggestions.

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  • May
    11
    50% more seats to Hawaii

    Air New Zealand is adding significant new capacity to its Auckland - Honolulu route to meet high customer demand for this popular holiday destination.

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  • May
    9
    Ski-season capacity boost for Queenstown - more Tasman and domestic flights

    Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are boosting direct flights between Australia and Queenstown by 8% this ski season to meet expected high demand from Australian skiers.

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  • May
    9
    Significant capacity boost for Auckland-Perth alliance services

    Air New Zealand and alliance partner Virgin Australia today announced plans to boost capacity on the busy Auckland-Perth route by more than 20% in the upcoming financial year.

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April 2012
  • Apr
    20
    Air New Zealand and Department of Conservation Announce New Partnership

    New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe have today confirmed a major three year commercial partnership between the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Air New Zealand.

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  • Apr
    2
    Fiji Update

    Air New Zealand has cancelled tomorrow morning’s scheduled A320 service Auckland - Nadi - Auckland (NZ752/NZ753) which was due to depart at 7:45am and will replace it with a larger Boeing 777-300 aircraft, more than doubling the number of seats available in both directions.

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March 2012
  • Mar
    29
    Eva Air accepted as future Star Alliance member

    Further Alliance Expansion in Asia

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  • Mar
    28
    Air New Zealand to go daily to Shanghai

    Air New Zealand plans to operate daily services to China within the coming 12 months.

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  • Mar
    26
    Hollywood star takes on New Zealand golfing talent at 30,000 feet

    Hollywood actor Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash, Ocean’s Thirteen) and top New Zealand golfers Lydia Ko and Phil Tataurangi had some unique putting practise this morning ahead of the NZ PGA Pro-Am Championship in Queenstown later this week.

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  • Mar
    22
    Air New Zealand’s 30,000ft in-flight putting challenge tees off

    From today, passengers on board Air New Zealand’s all black A320 will be invited to take part in a world first for in-flight entertainment on selected services between Auckland and Queenstown.

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  • Mar
    20
    Mount Cook ATR fleet - Update 6

    Mount Cook Airline expects to be able to get almost all passengers to their destinations today as more aircraft become operational following its full fleet inspection.

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  • Mar
    19
    14:45
    Mount Cook ATR fleet - Update 5

    Mount Cook Airline says it expects to be able to accommodate around 97% of passengers booked to travel tomorrow as more aircraft become operational following its full fleet inspection.

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  • Mar
    19
    12:00
    Mount Cook ATR fleet - Update 4

    Mount Cook Airline expects to have another three of its ATR72-500 aircraft back in the air tomorrow following an inspection of its full fleet of 11 aircraft.

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  • Mar
    18
    17:30
    Mount Cook ATR fleet - Update 3

    Mount Cook Airline expects to operate approximately two thirds of its normal seat capacity tomorrow with three ATR aircraft in service and additional flying from other aircraft in the Air New Zealand fleet.

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  • Mar
    18
    13:30
    Mount Cook ATR fleet - Update 2

    Air New Zealand has cancelled the majority of ATR services today after hairline cracks were found in the area around windows of the cockpit in one aircraft during routine overnight maintenance in Christchurch.

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  • Mar
    18
    Mount Cook’s ATR fleet being inspected

    Air New Zealand is inspecting its ATR fleet after hairline cracks were found in the area around the windows of the cockpit in one aircraft during routine overnight maintenance in Christchurch.

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  • Mar
    8
    Experience A New You launches in Hong Kong

    Well-known Hong Kong musician and composer Chet Lam is the new face of a campaign designed to attract more tourists from Hong Kong to New Zealand.

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  • Mar
    2
    Australians prefer Air New Zealand - Roy Morgan Australia Customer Satisfaction Awards

    Air New Zealand has been named 'International Airline of the Year' in the inaugural Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards in Australia.

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  • Mar
    1
    Air New Zealand increases capacity to North America

    Air New Zealand is increasing its capacity into the North American destinations of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver.

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February 2012
  • Feb
    27
    Air New Zealand Aviation Institute Adds Basic Maintenance Training Approval to its EASA 147 Certificate

    The Air New Zealand Aviation Institute has added Part 66 Cat B1.1 and B2 approval to its EASA 147 Certificate, enhancing its suite of airline industry training programmes.

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  • Feb
    24
    Air New Zealand Reports Reduced Profit

    Air New Zealand today announced normalised earnings* before taxation of $33 million for the six month period ended 31 December 2011, a 71% decline on the same period last year. Net profit after taxation was $38 million.

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  • Feb
    23
    Air New Zealand’s alliance with Virgin Australia goes direct to Sunshine Coast

    Kiwis will be able fly to the heart of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast this winter with Air New Zealand launching the first international service into Sunshine Coast Airport as part of its trans Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia.

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  • Feb
    23
    Bali from $549 one way

    Kiwis can now book a flight non-stop to Bali with Air New Zealand’s launch special of $549 one way from Auckland.

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  • Feb
    20
    Air New Zealand FY12 Interim Result Announcement

    Media Briefing – 24 February.

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  • Feb
    3
    Who’s the Sceptic now?

    Air New Zealand launches its biggest campaign in the past ten years in a bid to change Aussie opinions.

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  • Feb
    9
    Picture your upgrade competition

    Your personal snapshot showing the Star Alliance Gold benefits could be rewarded with fantastic prizes.

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  • Feb
    3
    Bali is Air New Zealand’s newest international route

    Kiwis will now be able to fly non-stop to the popular holiday destination of Bali with the launch of Air New Zealand’s new twice weekly service between Auckland and Denpasar Airport.

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January 2012
  • Jan
    31
    Air New Zealand CEO Resignation

    Air New Zealand will have a new Chief Executive Officer in 2013.

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  • Jan
    24
    Star Alliance Conventions Plus goes online

    First Alliance Online Booking Tool for Conventions Travel

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  • Jan
    22
    Air New Zealand kicks off 2012 in winning style

    Air New Zealand Airpoints™ customers can win a five-night holiday package for two in Hong Kong or North America - or one of tens of thousands of other great prizes - just by booking a flight before the end of the month.

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  • Jan
    12
    Video of world’s largest black aircraft arriving in Auckland

    Video footage is now available of Air New Zealand’s newest Boeing 777-300ER, the world’s largest commercially operated aircraft to be painted all black, touching down in New Zealand for the first time today at Auckland International Airport.

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  • Jan
    11
    World’s largest all black aircraft to touch down in Auckland tomorrow

    Air New Zealand’s newest Boeing 777-300ER, the world’s largest commercially operated aircraft to be painted all black, will touch down in New Zealand for the first time tomorrow morning (Thursday 12 January) at Auckland International Airport.

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  • Jan
    10
    Air New Zealand wins Oscars of the airline industry - again

    Air New Zealand has won Air Transport World’s prestigious Airline of the Year award for the second time in three years.

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