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Air New Zealand Callsign 'New Zealand' CEO or MD Mr. Christopher Luxon, CEO Address Pilot Recruitment Flight Operations International, Air New Zealand  Private Bag 92007 Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Telephone No Telephone Calls Please. Website AIR NEW ZEALAND WEBSITE Fleet Types 6 Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners, 7 Boeing B777-300ER Airliners, 8 Boeing B777-200ER Airliners, 29 Airbus A320-200 Airliners. Aircraft Orders 1 Airbus A320/A321 Airliner, 10 Airbus A320neo Airliners (2017 onwards) 6 Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners. Pilot Bases / Domiciles NZAA - Auckland International Airport / Auckland, NZ NZCH - Christchurch International Airport / Christchurch, NZ NZWN - Wellington Airport / Wellington, NZ (B737 only). Notes National Airline of New Zealand. Part of Star Alliance. Known for excellent service and friendly atmosphere. Gradually replacing B737-300s with Airbus A320-200s. B787-9 Dreamliner deliveries started in mid 2014. Alliance...

Airline staff are calling for greater security at New Zealand's domestic Airports amid fears of a possible terror attack. New Zealand has one of the most relaxed Domestic Aviation Security Systems with passengers able to use a self-check-in  kiosk, don't require documentation and aren't searched by security. Airlines Pilot Association Alpa Union security expert Dave Reynolds said pilots don't see the current system as one that  protects them in the air. "They do not know who's flying in the Aircraft they do not know what's in their cargo, that in itself is a very dangerous  situation. It's not just pilots that I say should be worried, it's passengers." New Zealand is one of the few countries in the western world that doesn't require passengers to provide identification  when they check-in, and unless the Aircraft has more than 90 seats passengers won't pass through metal detectors and  luggage screening. ...

Air New Zealand in Top 10 of World's Safest Airlines 2014  A 'Worst Year' For Airlines Otherwise Top 10 of World's Safest Airlines 2014  Qantas,  Air New Zealand,  British Airways,  Cathay Pacific,  Emirates,  Etihad Airways,  EVA Air,  FinnAir,  Lufthansa  Singapore Airlines Air New Zealand has been recognised as one of the world's safest Airlines for passengers. AirlineRatings.com has recently released its list with Qantas taking the spot for the Airline with no fatalities on record. An Air New Zealand plane flies over houses in Mount Victoria as it approaches Wellington Airport, October 7, 2011. The Airline rating website said that Qantas has achieved several records in safety operations in its 94 years in the business. The company was lauded for being the world's most experienced Airline. The list of world's safest Airlines was based on the site's evaluation of the Airline company's history, incident ...

Airport Loses Some Tasman Services Dunedin has lost its only Flights to Sydney and Melbourne with Virgin Australia’s announcement it will no longer be Flying to those cities in the coming summer. For some time Virgin has conducted a twice weekly jet service to Sydney and Melbourne and return over the peak holiday period of December January. The Termination of those services comes as a surprise to Dunedin International Airport CEO John McCall, who says there has been a strong demand for Flights to both cities over the holiday period. He quoted year on year increases of Melbourne 16 percent and Sydney six percent. The service has been conducted for several years as part of the alliance between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand, with passengers Flying to Melbourne or Sydney on both Airlines Aircraft. In 2010, when the alliance was approved, Air New Zealand ceased its Flights from Dunedin to Brisbane as well as Melbourne and Sydney. Virgin Australia does not dispute the f...

The Airbus A350XWB Is Heading For Auckland From Sydney Has Been Frozen The latest Airbus has been frozen, subjected to super hot temperatures, had its brakes jammed on until they reached 1400C and its wings bent to breaking point. Now the new entry in the Fierce battle between Airbus and Boeing the Airbus A350XWB is heading for Auckland from Sydney late tomorrow on a route proving tour before being delivered to its first customer. Its round the world Flight gives Airbus the chance to check the performance before certification and to show it off to potential customers who are being spoiled for choice with new Airbus and Boeing's Dreamliner models in production or about to be launched. The A350 can seat between 300 and 350 passengers and will compete against the Dreamliner and new versions of the Boeing 777. All are twin aisle, widebody planes competing in a cut throat market in which Airlines can play off the plane makers against each other. Of Airlines serving New Ze...

An army of Hobbit fans will soon converge on Middle-earth for a once in a Lifetime Private Screening of The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies with Sir Peter Jackson himself before the Film’s Theatrical Release on December. The Hobbit Fan Fellowship Contest was announced today by Jackson and U.S. late night television host Stephen Colbert at the annual Comic-Con International entertainment and comic convention in San Diego. The competition will see Air New Zealand, the Official Airline of Middle-earth, fly 150 fans to New Zealand for a week to attend the screening and tour some of The Hobbit Trilogy’s filming locations including Hobbiton. Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Christopher Luxon says partnering with New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, and Warner Bros. Pictures along with Tourism New Zealand on the global competition is a huge opportunity to promote Middle-earth as a destination to an unprecedented audience. This global com...