New Zealand Aviation

Air New Zealand announced a 2% reduction in domestic seat capacity between February and June 2025, as part of its response to softening demand and rising operating costs.

By Expert Briefing
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Wanaka — The increasing popularity of Wānaka Airport for private and commercial users will see it obtaining a Qualifying Aerodrome Operator Certificate by July 2027.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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By Consumer NZ
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Air New Zealand and LanzaJet have today announced the preliminary findings from a study into using woody waste residues and low-value wood products in New Zealand to produce sustainable aviation fuel - a form of alternative jet fuel commonly referred to as SAF.

By Air New Zealand
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Woodbourne — In response to a domestic and global shortage in aviation engineers, NMIT has extended its aeronautical engineering programme.

By Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
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Air New Zealand has announced its purchase of BETA Technologies' electric aircraft, ALIA, for its fleet.

By Briefing Bot
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A partnership of aviation companies has successfully completed test flights in New Zealand of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying beyond visual line of sight in controlled airspace.

By Briefing Bot
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Airways New Zealand has today announced its annual results for the year ending 30 June 2023, returning to profit for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

By Airways New Zealand
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Air New Zealand’s Ron Twine is set to put on his cabin crew uniform for one last time and retire after a staggering 53 years of flying internationally with the airline.

By Air New Zealand
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It’s the end of an era as the last of Air New Zealand’s aircraft in teal blue livery undergo a refresh.

By Air New Zealand
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Universal Hydrogen, Embraer and Heart Aerospace join Airbus and ATR as the long-term partners Air New Zealand is currently working with on its mission to replace its Q300 domestic fleet with a more sustainable option from 2030.

By Air New Zealand
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Auckland City — Air New Zealand is delighted to fly the first wave of visa-waiving visitors into Auckland tomorrow as New Zealand takes an important step in reconnecting with the world.

By Air New Zealand
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Auckland City — Air New Zealand will bring its central Auckland team into the heart of its operation, future-proofing its infrastructure and reducing its property costs via a multi-year investment at its Auckland airport base.

By Air New Zealand
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By Undertow Media NZ
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What can pilot logbook software offer today's pilot? As any pilot out there in the world will tell you, there's a lot to keep track of in a pilot's logbook, even a few logbooks to keep track of.

By Beckie Wright
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New Plymouth — The addition of Jetstar flights to the Taranaki region have smashed passenger records at New Plymouth Airport.

By Community Taranaki
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Auckland — No arrests have yet been made after Jetstar received a 'concerning' security threat to one of its Wellington to Auckland flights.

By Av News NZ
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Why do people compare Air NZ and Jetstar? Jetstar is a low cost carrier, Air New Zealand isn't, states Michael Riley.

By Community Taranaki
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OPINION: When you board your next flight with any airline, you might be having a bad day, for whatever reason.

By Community Taranaki
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Taranaki — Hundreds of Taranaki passengers have been affected by the airport's closure this afternoon due to heavy winds and severe weather conditions.  Flights departing to Wellington and Auckland with Air New Zealand had been cancelled for the afternoon.

By Community Taranaki
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New Plymouth — New Plymouth Airport's 50-year-old terminal is set for redevelopment and design work is under way with a plan to commence construction in 2017.

By Michael Riley
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New Plymouth — OPINION: Jetstar should be proud of their firework like start to their regional services.

By Flight Reviews NZ
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