Air NZ operates first 330-minute ETOPS flight for inaugural to Buenos Aires
Air New Zealand has set two milestones with its inaugural service to Argentina. Flight NZ30 took off from Auckland Airport on Tuesday evening, landing at Buenos Aires just over 11 hours later. It was Air NZ’s first scheduled flight to South America and part of the airline’s growth strategy in the Pacific Rim. And from
Propstar takes off in New Zealand
Jetstar’s New Zealand turboprop operations have taken off with the first regional services getting underway on Tuesday morning. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier is taking the fight up to Air New Zealand on regional services with five 50-seat Q300s. The first two routes – Auckland-Napier and Auckland-Nelson – commenced on Tuesday, with Palmerston North-Auckland, New Plymouth-Auckland and Nelson-Wellington
Air NZ appoints chief digital officer
Air New Zealand has appointed a former Google executive and the founder of an organisation that supports start-ups in the Silicon Valley as its first chief digital officer. Avi Golan will start in the new role in early 2016 and is expected to “play a leading role in the strategy to engage digitally with
COMAC delivers ARJ21-700 regional jet
After years of delays, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has delivered its first ARJ21-700 regional jet to launch customer Chengdu Airlines. The low-cost carrier received the aircraft, registration B-3321, at a special ceremony in Chengdu Shuangliu Airport on Sunday November 29 (local time), where it received a traditional water cannon salute after landing from Shanghai.
Jamie Freed Australia’s aviation journalist of the year
Jamie Freed from Fairfax Media has taken out the aviation journalist of the year award for 2015 at the National Aviation Press Club awards, while Australian Aviation managing editor Gerard Frawley, was named runner up in that category. It was a night of double celebration for Freed, also won the aviation news story of the year
Jetstar A320 promotes Snoopy movie
Makers of Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie have taken to the skies to promote the upcoming movie featuring the popular cartoon characters. Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and others are featured the fuselage of a Jetstar Airbus A320, VH-VQG, which made its first revenue flight on Monday with the new decals when it operated
