Air New Zealand

By Victoria Moores
Air New Zealand head of network planning Ashleigh Walsh said the airline’s growth is currently being limited while waiting on new aircraft deliveries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Iceland and New Zealand both have their sights set on sustainability—and both have terrain that rules out reliance on rail travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
A consortium has released a report outlining how green hydrogen production and aircraft fueling could be developed in New Zealand.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has secured new aircraft deals that will help boost its short-haul international and domestic fleets in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has issued a call for expressions of interest from airports to be a part of its electric flight demonstration program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The airline aims to select an aircraft this year to operate commercial demonstration flights in 2026.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Two companies—Channel Infrastructure and Fortescue Future Industries—intend to start eSAF production at the Marsden Point refinery in New Zealand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
An airline-government working group has selected two proposals to establish a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in New Zealand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Linda Blachly, Alan Dron
Delta Flights Product has created a new personal wheelchair access offering—based on what was just a concept last year.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Aaron Karp
Auckland Airport is raising per passenger charges on domestic flights from NZ$6.75 currently to NZ$10.25.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran says the airline is working to determine which of four shortlisted companies it will choose for an electric aircraft purchase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Customized for Air New Zealand from Safran’s Visa platform, the Business Premier seat can convert into an 81-in. bed.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Willie Walsh, Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is known for his strongly worded statements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand will benefit from a much-needed boost to its long-haul capacity in coming months as it adds two more Boeing 777s to its operational fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jeremy Kariuki
Embraer ended its first quarter of 2023 with the deliveries of seven commercial aircraft and eight executive jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
While many Asia-Pacific international long-haul markets are gaining recovery momentum, airlines are boosting transpacific services to Australia and New Zealand.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Britten-Norman and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have agreed to merge to create an integrated producer of zero-emission aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand expects to reactivate its last parked Boeing 777-300ER in May and another new Airbus A321neo is due to enter service soon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Thermoplastic fuselage; Tailless flight control; Robotic sheet-metal forming; Hydrogen aviation ecosystem.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Airbus and Air New Zealand have formed a consortium to evaluate ways to deploy hydrogen hubs at airports, starting with a case study at Christchurch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Air New Zealand has added Embraer, electric regional aircraft startup Heart Aerospace and hydrogen-electric propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The carrier has reported strong demand for flights to Shanghai.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The carrier has reported strong demand for flights to Shanghai.
Airports & Networks