http://virtualairnz.com/rss/vabase.php Thu, 23 May 2013 05:54:31 +1200 en-us http://virtualairnz.com/rss/vabase.phphttp://virtualairnz.com/images/logo-200.jpg http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1138802&pagina_chiamante=index.php Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=811 A communication from ATR, solicited by AVIONEWS, states: "At the moment, ANZ is operating 4 ATRs, out of the 11 ATRs which compose its fleet. Three additional ATRs are expected to be operating by Wednesday after a technical adaptation. One A/C is on general visit and the three last ATRs require a frame segment change that should happen before the end of the week. http://www.voxy.co.nz/lifestyle/air-nz-launches-30000ft-putting-challenge/5/118471 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=810 From today, passengers on board Air New Zealand's all black A320 will be invited to take part in a world first for in-flight entertainment on selected services between Auckland and Queenstown. To celebrate Air New Zealand's sponsorship of the NZ PGA Pro-Am tournament, the airline is running the '30,000ft in-flight putting challenge' where passengers will be invited to putt down the aisle of the aircraf http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/jumbos-preparing-for-departure.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=809 The two recently retired Air NZ Boeing 747-400's, ZK-NBT and ZK-NBU, are both at the Air NZ Jet Base undergoing work prior to their last flights which will see them head to the desert and be broken up. Interestingly, as ZK-NBU starts to have its decals removed, its registration has also been removed from the rear fuselage. http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/international/6549898/Meet-Boeings-enemy-No-1 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=808 from Stuff.co.nz - Travel John Leahy, the American super salesman who propelled Airbus from European upstart to the world's largest maker of passenger jets, disclosed he has no plans to retire for several years from a post which has made him Boeing's most visible adversary. http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/press-release-2012-roy-morgan-au-customer-satisfaction-awards Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=807 Air New Zealand has been named 'International Airline of the Year' in the inaugural Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards in Australia. Roy Morgan surveyed nearly 4,000 people who'd used an international airline in the previous 12 months and Air Zealand was rated the Best International Airline for customer satisfaction in 2011, winning more months than any other airline throughout the year. Air New Zealand s average satisfaction rating for the year was 89%. http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/press-release-2012-airnz-increases-capacity-to-north-america Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=806 Air New Zealand is increasing its capacity into the North American destinations of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. The airline will move to 14 return services per week on the Auckland - Los Angeles route from mid June, including three flights on Saturdays and a double daily service most other days of the week. The additional Los Angeles services will be operated with a combination of 304 seat Boeing 777-200 and 332 seat Boeing 777-300 aircraft. http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/6551365/Air-New-Zealand-hits-loyalty-hump Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=805 Air New Zealand has encountered a bumpy ride as it seeks to change the way upgrades are awarded. An announcement last week previewed a new system for upgrades called OneUp has drawn harsh criticism in online forums and in print. http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/air-nelsons-hokitika-service.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=804 Air Nelson s higher frequency replacement service to Hokitika offered 18 flights a week. These departed from Christchurch at 8.50am, 1.40pm, and 5.10pm Monday to Friday, arriving in Hokitika 30 minutes later. Return flights left Hokitika at 9.45am, 2.45pm, and 6pm. http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/facebook-and-nz-airlines.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=803 A number of NZ airlines are going the way of social media and have Facebook or Twitter accounts... the following are Facebook sites I have found. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2073591/Air-crash-safety-2011-safest-year-flights-records-began.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://virtualairnz.com/news.php?id=802 Statistics released by the International Transport Association (IATA) show that, while the number of fatal air crashes has been almost the same as last year (22 in 2011 compared to 23 in 2010), the number of deaths as a result has declined sharply. To date, the number of passengers and airline crew members killed in air accidents in 2011 stands at 486, in contrast to 2010, when the figure was a rather higher 786.