Livery of the Week: Air New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit’
Air New Zealand, the flag carrier airline of New Zealand, has a history of creating unique and eye-catching aircraft liveries.
Air New Zealand, the flag carrier airline of New Zealand, has a history of creating unique and eye-catching aircraft liveries.
Air New Zealand introduces a new menu for long-haul business class that highlights the unique flavors of New Zealand to the world.
Air New Zealand announced on Tuesday that it will be pausing its service between Auckland and Chicago O’Hare from March 31, 2024 to Oct. 25, 2024.
Air New Zealand’s current paint scheme features a sleek and bold jet-black exterior adorned with the iconic white fern emblem.
Both the Qantas Group and Air New Zealand announced significant profits this week for the first full year of post-Covid operations. Both Australia and New Zealand observe a financial year that runs from 01 July through 30 June. The Australian carrier posted an ‘underlying profit before tax’ of AU$2.47 billion ($1.59 billion) with the Kiwi […]
Air New Zealand has announced that the remaining de Havilland Q300 aircraft still in the teal Pacific Wave livery will feature iconic black and white, the current livery. The Q300 is the smallest plane in the airline’s fleet and the remaining eight aircraft are the only jet donning the teal Pacific Wave livery. The airline […]
After twelve years of consulting with the airlines, Auckland, New Zealand’s Airport will start the biggest redevelopment project of combining its domestic and international terminal. Auckland Airport — the main gateway to New Zealand — has struggled to combine two terminals for years. The pandemic has paused the integration program as a result. The scheme […]
A new Zero Emissions Aviation Consortium was recently launched in New Zealand to help the country become a pioneer in the commercial use of environmentally friendly hydrogen-powered aircraft. Although hydrogen is a difficult gas to handle, it has a high energy density. It must be remembered that on Earth hydrogen is mainly found in combined […]
In response to a speedy recovery, New Zealand’s Auckland Airport has revised its forecast for the financial year 2023. Auckland Airport, the largest international gateway to the country, has seen a strong demand in domestic and international travel, in particular on North and South America, South Pacific and Trans-Tasman routes. The airport sees the recovery […]
This past weekend saw Air New Zealand launch nonstop flights from Auckland to New York City, ushering in nonstop service from New York to New Zealand. There’s much excitement around the launch, it was first announced in 2019 with the expectation that the first flights would start in October of 2020. Unfortunately, a few months […]