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More than two dozen CEOs of the world’s top airlines will meet in Queenstown this December, following Air New Zealand’s successful pitch to secure the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board meeting in New Zealand.
The annual Star Alliance conference will take place across three days from 12-14 December, combining both Chief [...]

Jetstar will begin direct daily flights between Auckland and Singapore from March next year promising lower fares.
The budget service will use a 303-seat Airbus A330-200 in two-classes including a basic business class.
The Auckland service would connect with flights from Australian parent Qantas in Singapore, providing access to multiple Asian and European [...]

Air New Zealand intends to increase domestic jet capacity by a further 4.2% from September, taking the total number of services on its main trunk routes to more than 750 per week.
Air New Zealand General Manager Commercial Jeff McDowall says the move comes as a result of increasing leisure and [...]

By ALAN KOZIARSKI
FOR the past 40 years the Singaporean government has advocated study hard, get ahead. And it has worked. Exceptionally. But in an economically and environmentally changing world, the government is now highlighting the importance of innovation, implementing a raft of programmes across universities and industries, including the [...]

Air New Zealand Ltd <AIR.NZ> will increase capacity on some North American and Asia services from November in response to improved demand, the national carrier said on Tuesday.
The airline plans to put on more flights to Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles and Japan between November and March next year, raising [...]

Air New Zealand today announced normalised earnings* before taxation of $96 million for the six month period ended 31 December 2009, an increase of $70 million on the same period last year.
The Board has declared a fully imputed interim dividend of three cents per share.
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Normalised earnings* before taxation of $96 million, up $70 million
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AS THE airline industry begins to pick up strength after a prolonged travel slump, carriers are spending millions on new cabin products and services as they compete for returning customers.
Singapore Airlines on Tuesday launched its retrofitted Boeing 777-200 aircraft, with leather lie-flat seats in business class, and bigger personal entertainment screens in both premium and [...]

Understanding customers needs and creating solutions is the main focus of Aviation New Zealand, says its CEO, John Nicholson. He speaks to Charles Alcock, editor at Aviation News International, CNBC’s Martin Soong and Amanda Drury.

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NEW Zealand wants to forge closer links with Asian players to grow its aviation industry.
‘The industry in New Zealand is growing. We may have been bit players in some markets, but now we want to be more substantive,’ John Nicholson, chief executive of industry association Aviation New Zealand, told The Business Times at the Singapore [...]

(WELLINGTON) Air New Zealand yesterday said it will set a new benchmark for longhaul flights by offering beds in economy class, but they come with a catch - passengers need to buy three seats to enjoy lie-down travel.
The airline’s ‘Skycouch’ will use three economy seats, folded flat to the seat-back in front, creating a space [...]