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Air New Zealand is an international and domestic airline group which provides air passenger and cargo transport services within New Zealand, as well as to and from Australia, the South West Pacific, Asia, North America and the United Kingdom. Air New Zealand also encompasses business units providing engineering and ground handling services. Subsidiaries extend to booking systems, travel wholesaling and retailing services.
ROTORUA — Air New Zealand will tomorrow (Saturday) commence the first direct air services between Sydney and Rotorua, utilising a 152 seat A320 aircraft.
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Air New Zealand will be working with the Government and Antarctica New Zealand over the next month to explore opportunities for more representatives of families lost in the Erebus tragedy to visit the accident scene.
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Air New Zealand has been in discussion with Mike Pero over his plans for a charter flight to Antarctica today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The promise of a great game of soccer is enticing thousands to the Capital for the All Whites’ qualifier game on Saturday night.
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Air New Zealand is to acquire 14 new Airbus A320 aircraft, to replace its current domestic jet fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
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The New Zealand Government’s additional tourism funding announced today will enable the industry to significantly grow tourism numbers and win back market share from other destinations, many of which have had substantial increases in marketing spend.
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Air New Zealand and South African Airways (SAA) have signed a code share agreement, enabling the two carriers to offer a one-stop service between Auckland and Johannesburg via Perth.
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Air New Zealand is slashing its cheapest domestic airfares by up to 23%, while also simplifying its fare structures to two simple options.
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Frequent Flyers on Air New Zealand’s regional services will from next week be able to spend up to 20 minutes less waiting around at airports.
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Air New Zealand’s new blended winglets, which are being fitted to its fleet of Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, are delivering 19 per cent higher fuel savings than forecast.
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Air New Zealand will proceed with a proposal to take five next of kin of those lost in the Erebus tragedy to Antarctica for the 30th anniversary on November 28 this year.
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Air New Zealand today announced the launch of the first new Airpoints Dollars™ banking partner in five years.
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Air New Zealand’s extra flight between Auckland and Samoa tomorrow has sold out within 24 hours of going on sale.
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Air New Zealand is adding an additional flight between Auckland and Samoa to assist the tsunami relief effort on Saturday.
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Air New Zealand has sent basic supplies to Samoa to help those who lost belongings in the tsunami.
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Air New Zealand is adding an additional 150 seats and extra cargo capacity to its scheduled service from Auckland to Samoa this afternoon in the event aid support is required for tsunami struck communities.
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Air New Zealand is inviting families of those lost on flight TE 901 at Mount Erebus to provide feedback on aspects of a proposal to mark the 30th anniversary of the accident on November 28 this year.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Rising stars of New Zealand fashion, Stolen Girlfriends Club and Twenty-seven Names, last night took home the country’s ultimate fashion business prizes in the 2009 Air New Zealand Fashion Innovation Awards.
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Students at Otago and Waikato Universities and Polytechnics are for the next four weeks able to buy $39 standby fares and travel on Air New Zealand to anywhere in the country.
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Air New Zealand has been given another top accolade in a prestigious travel awards.
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Air New Zealand is to operate a special summer charter service to help grow visitor arrivals from Japan into New Zealand.
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Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd is pleased EPMU members that operate on its A320 aircraft have ratified a new collective agreement.
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Air New Zealand today announced normalised earnings* before taxation of $145 million for the year ended 30 June 2009, a decrease of 26% on the prior year.
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Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd and the Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union (EPMU) have reached agreement on a new collective employment agreement covering most flight attendants who operate on the A320 aircraft on the Tasman Pacific routes after long-running negotiations.
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The New Zealand Government’s plan for streamlining trans-Tasman border processes is welcome news for travellers and will further assist tourism growth between New Zealand and Australia.
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Air New Zealand today challenged domestic competitors in New Zealand to start reporting their On-Time Performance (OTP) based on a standard 10 minute window.
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ROTORUA — Air New Zealand is to launch direct air services between Rotorua and Sydney.
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AUCKLAND — Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 767-300ER aircraft fitted with new blended winglets is due to land at Auckland International Airport this morning The airline estimates that it will save more than six million litres of fuel and 16,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually with the installation of the new performance-enhancing blended winglets on its fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft.
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Air New Zealand’s “Bare Essential” in-flight safety video featuring staff wearing nothing more than body-paint has had more than three million views on YouTube in the 10 days since it was launched.
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Air New Zealand has launched a simple-to-use online duty free store in conjunction with DFS New Zealand, enabling international travellers to quickly and easily pre-order tax and duty free goods.
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QUEENSTOWN — Air New Zealand’s ability to fly its domestic and international customers into and out of Queenstown over the busy winter season has been further enhanced with 18 aircraft now fitted with advanced navigation technology.
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Air New Zealand this week celebrates 50 years of operations between New Zealand and Brisbane.
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Air New Zealand today announced further additions to its Tasman schedule into and out of Queenstown, including the launch of a new weekly Brisbane-Queenstown summer service.
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Air New Zealand is taking safety briefings on its domestic jet services to new heights, with body-painted staff set to feature in a revamped version of its in-flight video.
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In response to Jetstar customers asking for help, Air New Zealand is offering domestic Jetstar passengers who are denied check-in or significantly disrupted, a $50 fare so they can get to where they need to go.
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AUCKLAND — Air New Zealand today welcomed Prime Minister John Key’s announcement that Auckland would gain a central place to celebrate and enjoy the Rugby World Cup in 2011.
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Air New Zealand has been recognised as being amongst New Zealand’s most environmentally responsible tourism businesses with its achievement of Qualmark’s Enviro-Gold accreditation.
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AUCKLAND — Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 747-400, registration ZK-NBS, will depart Auckland for the last time today and fly to the USA where it will be dismantled for parts.
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WESTPORT — Air New Zealand is to a launch a new service between Westport and Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND — Scientific testing has found that up to 1.4 tonnes of fuel can be saved on a twelve-hour long haul flight powered by a 50/50 blend of second generation jatropha sustainable biofuel and traditional Jet A1.
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World’s First Recession Free Country The Cook Islands Government today announced that the nation has officially decided not to take part in the worldwide recession, making it the world’s first Recession Free Oasis.
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AUCKLAND — Air New Zealand announces world’s first Matchmaking Flight .
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Getting in behind your local Rebel Sport Super 14 team this weekend could see your region score amazingly cheap grabaseat airfares.
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Air New Zealand tonight (Sunday) launches its latest TV advertising campaign, nothing to hide.
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Air New Zealand is reassuring customers that Tasman and Pacific Island services will continue to operate during the four-day strike by Zeal EPMU members which begins Thursday and runs through Mothers Day weekend.
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Air New Zealand continues to work with the Ministry of Health to monitor the situation in regard to swine flu issues in Mexico and the United States.
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Air New Zealand announced today the appointment of Sarah Williamson as General Manager Mount Cook Airline.
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Zeal has today issued notice to EPMU that it will lock-out Zeal flight attendants who intend to strike around Mother’s Day weekend from 7 May.
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Today’s strike notice from the EPMU is putting in jeopardy pay increases worth thousands of dollars for its members.
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Air New Zealand has today launched a major campaign in Australia designed to get more Australians visiting all parts of New Zealand.
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Zeal management are disappointed the EPMU walked out of mediation late last night.
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Air New Zealand is doubling the number of Pacific Premium Economy seats available on its 777-200ER fleet, with the first of eight aircraft re-entering service next week after being refitted at Technical Operations in Auckland.
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Air New Zealand today welcomed the EPMU’s acceptance that its strike notice was futile.
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Zeal, the company which supplies Air New Zealand with cabin crew for its A320 services on Pacific and trans-Tasman routes, has suspended nine of its staff.
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Air New Zealand welcomes the news Airways New Zealand and the New Zealand Airline Pilots Association have reached an agreement to ensure regional air traffic control towers will not need to be closed during set break times.
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Air New Zealand will be forced to cancel 25 regional services each week as a result of the introduction of the new rest breaks legislation impacting on Air Traffic Control Towers around the country.
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Air New Zealand customers are in disbelief that ZEAL cabin crew claiming a 26 percent pay increase are endeavouring to hold their Easter holiday plans to ransom.
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Air New Zealand expects minimal to no customer disruption as a result of the EPMU’s planned strike action in the lead up to Easter.
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Air New Zealands stand-alone aircraft interiors business, Altitude, has secured a multi-million, five year deal to design customised furniture for up to 20 new Boeing 747-8 aircraft.
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Air New Zealand has gone to the High Court today to stop the Commerce Commission withholding evidence in its air cargo litigation.
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Air New Zealand will spend $2.5 million on a major promotional campaign, matching the Government’s additional tourism funding for Australia.
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More than 1500 Air New Zealand customers embraced the new mPass for the iPhone in the last seven days as the airline continues to lead the market in providing a user-friendly and time-effective check-in experience to its passengers.
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Air New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s job support proposal.
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Air New Zealand’s drive to help halt the decline in international visitors to New Zealand is starting to show the first signs of success.
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Air New Zealand will fly a demonstration Tailored Arrival into Los Angeles International Airport tomorrow morning as part of a trial to prove the viability of the procedure into one of the world’s busiest airports.
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Avis and Budget clients can now make a direct contribution to the Air New Zealand Environment Trust when they book their rental cars.
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Air New Zealand today announced normalised earnings* before taxation of $26 million for the six-month period ended 31 December 2008, a decrease of 84 percent on the same period last year.
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Air New Zealand advises against drawing premature conclusions about the cause of the A320 accident off the coast of France last year following today’s interim report from the Bureau d’Enquetês et d’Analyses (BEA).
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QUEENSTOWN — Weekly direct services from Australia to Queenstown will hit double figures this ski season, with 10 flights per week into the region.
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MASTERTON — Air New Zealand’s new direct service linking Masterton and Auckland takes off on Monday.
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Grabaseat international auctions are this week offering one loved-up couple the opportunity of a lifetime – a quickie marriage in Las Vegas on Valentine’s Day! Grabaseat runs $1 reserve auctions every Thursday and this week marks the most romantic day on the calendar with a fantastic package in the city that’s hosted some of the world’s most talked-about weddings.
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DUNEDIN — Air New Zealand confirmed today that it is suspending its Dunedin-Sydney service from 16 April to 24 October 2009, whilst retaining its scheduled services to Brisbane.
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HAMILTON — Air New Zealand confirmed today that it is suspending its remaining trans-Tasman service into and out of Hamilton.
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Grabaseat is to hold its biggest recession-buster auction yet tomorrow, with more than 350 seats to Air New Zealand’s 23 international destinations on sale with a $1 reserve.
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Air New Zealand has received with disappointment the decision from the ACCC announced today, declining approval of an arrangement with Air Canada.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Air New Zealand welcomes a bulletin from Airbus this morning reminding airlines of maintenance and flight check requirements following the A320 accident in France.
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Air New Zealand fleet and operational specialists will be returning to France this weekend to provide further technical expertise to the investigation into the A320 accident at Perpignan.
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Air New Zealand’s efforts to stimulate tourism and travel are paying dividends with the airline setting a new record for global online sales last week of NZ$34.3 million.
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AUCKLAND — Around 1,000 family members, friends and Air New Zealanders today gathered at Auckland Airport to welcome home four of the New Zealanders lost in the A320 accident in France.
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French authorities have confirmed to Air New Zealand that they still do not know the cause of the A320 accident off the coast of France in November.
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An important step in bringing closure for the families of the men lost in the A320 accident in France in November will take place this week.
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Air New Zealand today welcomed news that data has been successfully extracted from the two black boxes relating to the A320 accident in France.
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AUCKLAND — The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been successfully completed in Auckland.
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AUCKLAND — The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel took-off at 11:30am (NZ time) from Auckland International Airport.
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Air New Zealand has had confirmation from Boeing that it can expect further delays in the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel is ready to go next Tuesday, 30 December 2008.
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More than $409,000 has been raised from the Air New Zealand Kids @ Christmas Charity Auction which finished last evening.
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Air New Zealand has purchased Boeing 787 and Boeing 777-300 full-flight simulators to be based at its Auckland simulator centre.
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New Zealand airports are being urged to help stem the drop off in tourism numbers by following a Singaporean initiative making it cheaper for airlines to operate flights at its international airport.
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One lucky bidder is likely to secure two months of unlimited Air New Zealand Business Premier travel for two people for a real bargain in this year’s Kids at Christmas Charity Auction, with the current bid of $19,000 just over half the amount of last year’s final bid.
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Air New Zealand shares the New Zealand Commerce Commission view that cartels are insidious and anti-competitive and that any price fixing activities should be prosecuted by the appropriate authorities.
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Air New Zealand’s Australian-based aerospace engineering services company TAE has added to its stable of businesses with the purchase of well-known aviation service provider Tenix Aviation Pty Limited.
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Air New Zealand said today it would continue to match employee contributions of up to 4% to KiwiSaver, despite Government changes to the programme that will halve the compulsory employer contribution.
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The world’s first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel will take place on 30 December.
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Air New Zealand announced today that it had acquired a cornerstone shareholding in Australian online tourism specialists V3 (Vcubed Pty Ltd).
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The family and friends of the New Zealanders lost in the A320 accident in France have started the process of travelling home to be reunited with loved ones.
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More than 20 family and friends together with Air New Zealand and government support teams gathered on Canet Beach this afternoon to remember the five New Zealanders and two German pilots tragically lost in the Airbus A320 accident last Thursday, 27 November (French time).
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More than 20 family and friends of the New Zealanders lost in the A320 accident will be in Perpignan by tomorrow.
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Air New Zealand can confirm that French search and rescue divers have found a third body and the cockpit of the A320.
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The Air New Zealand Environment Trust today announced a new programme to assist with restoring the environment for New Zealand school children.
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