Airbus Crash

Two dead, five missing in Airbus crash in France

Toulouse, France – An Air New Zealand Airbus A320 on a test flight crashed into the Mediterranean sea off France's southwest coast on Thursday, killing at least two people with a further five still

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Air New Zealand streamlines domestic check-in and boarding

FORT LEE, NJ and AUCKLAND, New Zealand - On November 3, Air New Zealand made significant changes to its domestic check-in processes including the first of several major terminal improvements around th

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Key asked to help prop up tourism

Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe has called on incoming prime minister John Key to pump more money into tourism to stave off a potential sharp decline in visitor numbers.

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Air New Zealand fits winglets to reduce fuel, emissions

Air New Zealand estimates it will save more than NZ$7.5 million in fuel and 16,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually by fitting performance-enhancing blended winglets on to its five Boeing 767-300ER ai

Airline Aims To Advertise On Bald Heads

Air New Zealand: Few bold heads wanted

Air New Zealand is looking for a few bald-headed frequent fliers. It's all part of the company's new advertising venture.

air new zealand - desperate times and desperate measures

Airline freezes bosses pay

Air New Zealand has frozen salaries of senior executives, halted bonus payments and is considering slashing jobs to compensate for soaring fuel costs and sliding passenger demand, according to an inte

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Air New Zealand's environmentally sustainable fuel aspirations

Air New Zealand has announced that it expects to use at least one million barrels of environmentally sustainable fuel annually by 2013.

Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe says the airline is growing increasingly confident that commercial quantities of environmentally sustainable fuels that meet all the airline's stringent criteria will ... read more

Disability And Air New Zealand Don't Mix

Airline says 'no' to help for tetraplegic

A Christchurch tetraplegic is being forced to pay thousands of dollars for an in-flight carer because Air New Zealand staff cannot help him into his seat.

Alan Pullar said he had to pay for a carer to fly to the United States with him and his wife next month because Air New Zealand would not provide staff to lift him in and out of his ... read more

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Airline justified in dismissing woman over fare discounts

The dismissal of an Air New Zealand worker who had tried to organise discounted fares for personal associates outside company policy has been upheld by the Employment Relations Authority.

Airline on right path to avoid turbulence

Air New Zealand is ready to capitalise on the downturn in the aviation market

(TVLW) - Dark clouds are once again gathering over the airline industry, with a confluence of events likely to spell the end of an almost accidental boom period.