Air New Zealand, Middle-earth’s precious airline, has begun filming its latest inflight safety video in preparation for its rollout across the Air NZ fleet in late October. The video will celebrate the upcoming release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (due out in cinemas in December), the final film in The Hobbit
NZ govt authorises Air NZ-SQ alliance
New Zealand Minister of Transport Gerry Brownlee has given the go-ahead to a planned alliance between Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines, the final regulatory hurdle for a deal which already has Competition Commission of Singapore approval. “Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have committed to offering 30 per cent more seats every week between Auckland
Remembering Mac Job
Highly-regarded aviation safety author Macarthur ‘Mac’ Job died on Wednesday after battling cancer for a number of years, aged 88. A contributor to Australian Aviation over many years, Mac was perhaps best known as the author of the world-renowned Air Crash and Air Disaster book series (published between 1991 and 2001). He began his writing career in the mid-1960s as editor
Air NZ to introduce international disruption team
Air New Zealand says it will establish a team with expertise in “large-scale international disruption” to be dispatched to international ports in the event of significant flight disruptions, a key outcome for an internal review into the delays that saw over 220 passengers booked on an NZ9 service from Honolulu to Auckland stranded in Honolulu
Aviation/Aerospace Australia calls for nominations for its ‘Airspace Awards’
Aviation/Aerospace Australia is calling for nominations for its first annual Airspace Leadership and Excellence Awards, which will be presented to individuals, teams and companies who have “demonstrated leadership and dedication to the aviation or aerospace sectors in Australia”. The awards will be presented at an industry dinner on October 17 at the Melbourne Exhibition and
A350 visits Auckland
Airbus A350 development aircraft MSN5 has completed the Australasian legs of its round-the-world route proving flight, departing Auckland for Santiage on Wednesday evening. The aircraft, registered F-WWYB, flew into Auckland from Sydney on Tuesday evening, landing at 1839 after a two hour 18 minute trans-Tasman crossing. The aircraft was then shown to media and industry
