http://virtualairnz.com/rss/vabase.php Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:49:50 -0600 en-us http://virtualairnz.com/rss/vabase.phphttp://virtualairnz.com/images/logo-200.jpg http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/air-nz-s-bodypaint-scores-marketing-award-3384972 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=344 Air New Zealand and supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises were the big winners at the New Zealand Marketing Association awards. The national airline was named the RSVP Grand Prix winner for its Nothing to Hide campaign which featured Air New Zealand staff including CEO Rob Fyfe going about their jobs in body paint. http://kiwiaviationaddict.blogspot.com/2010/02/qf-trans-tasman-changes.html Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=343 Qantas have released their Northern Summer 2010 schedules which includes changes to selected trans tasman flights. These changes signal the end of QF B767-300s flying into NZ, with the last 3 return flights 1x CHC and 2x AKL being replaced with B737-800 flights. These flights will initially be operated by Qantas mainline B73Hs but will eventually be replaced by the yet to be delivered Jetconnect B73Hs. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10628762&ref=rss Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=342 Air New Zealand says it could be three years before it is back on the growth path it was on before the global economic crisis. Chief executive Rob Fyfe said the next 12 months would be one of the most defining in Air New Zealand's history. "There is no question the next year will set the direction and identity of our airline for the next decade." http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/airline-alliances-becomingnew-mergers_444139.html Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=341 The days of airline alliances offering little more than code-sharing agreements are gone. Instead, alliances may well be the new mergers. Limited by restrictions on mergers with foreign airlines and waiting for someone else to make the move within the United States, US airlines are now seeking to expand their alliances and trying to extend synergies within current partnerships. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=4e45d471-b7ca-4554-823a-6f9dde20fbd1 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=340 The $1.545-billion total cost Bradley West Project, as it is known, will create a new world-class terminal that will offer travelers the very best in airport amenities. The project also will position LAX to continue its leading role as an international gateway ready to serve customers and aircraft in the 21st century. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-25/air-new-zealand-profit-rises-as-fuel-costs-lowered-update1-.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=339 First-half profit rose as the company reduced costs in response to declining demand from tourists and business travelers. Net income rose to NZ$56 million ($39 million) in the six months ended Dec The company reduced capacity on its long-haul routes by 8.7 percent in the half year, and by 8 percent overall, Fyfe said. As a result it used less fuel and fired some workers. There were also fuel efficiency gains from better operation of aircraft. Overall fuel use fell by 10 percent from the year earlier period. Full-time staff numbers fell 5 percent and there was an 11 percent reduction in overtime worked, the airline said. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10628582 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=338 Dunedin Airport was closed to jets last night because no air traffic controller was available after one called in sick. Jet flights between 7.40 last night and 6.30am today could not fly to or from the airport. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10627852 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=337 Air New Zealand plans to boost its charter business from Japan to help increase weak tourist numbers in that market. The airline sold out four charters in quick time which brought more than 1000 Japanese tourists here last month. It hoped to double that number next summer, said Chris Myers, the airline's general manager Japan and Korea http://www.glgroup.com/News/Gulf-Air-Follows-Air-New-Zealand-And-Scraps-First-Class-46732.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=336 In just six years, Air New Zealand has become the role model every other airline now clamours to emulate. In the face of collapsing premium traffic, legacy airlines are desperately trying to keep their heads above water and Gulf Air s decision to amalgamate its first and business class into one super business class shows how Air New Zealand s strategy is being followed around the world. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/air-nz-to-miss-target-on-biofuels/story-e6frg95x-1225831888781?from=public_rss Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=335 AIR New Zealand plans to convert its domestic ground handling equipment to use either electricity or biodiesel, but says it may take longer than first thought to reach its goal of replacing 10 per cent of the jet fuel it uses for its aircraft with biofuel. The airline took part in a biofuel test flight at the end of 2008 and spent much of last year focusing on how to introduce the greener energy option to its operations.