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Air New Zealand’s ‘Sustainability Framework’

Air New Zealand’s ‘Sustainability Framework’

Air New Zealand has launched a new ‘sustainability framework’ in Auckland on Wednesday September 16. “You find the best companies in the world doing well commercially are also doing well in a sustainability sense, they…

Air New Zealand #Wheretonext – Film One

Air New Zealand #Wheretonext – Film One

Discover Air New Zealand’s first #Wheretonext clip and watch “as Kiwis make the most of each new day”.  

53M Views for All Blacks Men In Black Airline Safety Video

53M Views for All Blacks Men In Black Airline Safety Video

Air New Zealand’s new safety video, shown on all domestic and international flights, is featuring the New Zealand All Blacks, who have teamed up with former rugby rivals in the Man In Black-themed safety…

Meanwhile in New Zealand – ‘Conversion’ ‘15’ Teaser

Meanwhile in New Zealand – ‘Conversion’ ‘15’ Teaser

Watch another one of Air New Zealand’s ‘mad about rugby’ teasers on New Zealand’s ski slopes.

Hero of the Skies Gordon Vette

Hero of the Skies Gordon Vette

Alwyn Gordon Vette, a New Zealand pilot whose independent analysis of the 1972 Air New Zealand airplane crash in Antarctica helped to identify an important hazard in Arctic flying, has died in Auckland. He…

Men In Black Safety Defenders – Air New Zealand Safety Video

Men In Black Safety Defenders – Air New Zealand Safety Video

Watch this new Air New Zealand safety clip #CrazyAboutRugby featuring “some very special Men In Black” to brief the passengers.

Air New Zealand’s Safety Safari

Air New Zealand’s Safety Safari

Take a look at the newest Air New Zealand safety video based on some of the world’s most stunning surf breaks. Air New Zealand partnered with some of the…

Air New Zealand’s ‘It’s in the Bag’

Air New Zealand’s ‘It’s in the Bag’

Air New Zealand presents “It’s in the Bag” where some of Air NZ’s passengers get a very special surprise on their 75th birthday. See what unfolded when Air New…

Air NZ Completes Sydney Lounge Refurbishment

Air NZ Completes Sydney Lounge Refurbishment

Air New Zealand has completed the refurbishment of its Sydney Airport lounge with Auckland, Brisbane and Queenstown to follow as part of a $40 million lounge refurbishment program. “The key thing for us though is…

Air NZ All Blacks Lolly Taste Test Prank

Air NZ All Blacks Lolly Taste Test Prank

Watch as Keven Mealamu, Aaron Smith and Ben Smith taste test some lolly flavours for Air New Zealand that have quite unusual flavours.

Air NZ Celebrates 75 Years

Air NZ Celebrates 75 Years

Take a trip into Air New Zealand’s past, present and future at Te Papa. Air New Zealand’s dynamic, interactive exhibition will take you through the decades – from flying…

Air New Zealand Celebrates 75 Years of Flying

Air New Zealand Celebrates 75 Years of Flying

Air New Zealand, turns back the clock to the 1940s and is taking passengers back to where it all began to celebrate their 75 years of flying. “Air New Zealand’s first flight (on…

Air New Zealand One of World’s Safest Airlines

Air New Zealand One of World’s Safest Airlines

Of 449 airlines monitored by the aviation website AirlineRatings.com, Air New Zealand makes the Top 10 safest for 2015 based on aviation governing body audits and airline incident records, among other factors. AirlineRatings.com’s rating…

Meanwhile in New Zealand… A Very Kiwi Christmas

Meanwhile in New Zealand… A Very Kiwi Christmas

Air New Zealand presents “Meanwhile, in New Zealand… A Very Kiwi Christmas” for the children of Portobello, on the Otago Peninsula, a little Christmas Surprise.

Hobbits Fit Their Safety Masks for Air NZ Safety Video

Hobbits Fit Their Safety Masks for Air NZ Safety Video

Ahead of the final instalment of The Hobbit trilogy, and continuing its long tradition of entertaining in-flight videos, Air New Zealand has launched its latest “epic” pre-flight safety demonstration. The airline has done a new…

The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made

The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made

As the official airline of Middle-earth, Air New Zealand has gone all out to celebrate the third and final film in The Hobbit Trilogy – The Hobbit: The Battle…

Air NZ has “Coolest Airline Paint Job in the World”

Air NZ has “Coolest Airline Paint Job in the World”

Air New Zealand has been judged by Business Insider as having the “coolest airline paint job in the world”, ranked first out of 15 international airlines with striking exterior designs. “As airlines and…

Air NZ Boeing 747-400 Takes Final Flight

Air NZ Boeing 747-400 Takes Final Flight

Air New Zealand’s last Boeing 747-400 affectionately referred to by pilots as “Daddy’s yacht” has completed its final flight in teal livery, as the airline ushers in a new generation of long-haul aircraft. The 16-year-old…

Meanwhile in…New Zealand – “Conversion”

Meanwhile in…New Zealand – “Conversion”

Watch 1 of 3 Air New Zealand web series “Meanwhile in…New Zealand”. In this episode, is about New Zealand’s love for rugby and skiing so Air NZ built some…

Air NZ liberating customers, becomes top profit performer

Air NZ liberating customers, becomes top profit performer

Within the airline industry, Air New Zealand has plenty of admirers, and is now the most profitable in Australasia with expectations of a full-year pre-tax profit of at least $300 million in August, which…

Boeing Delivers First 787-9 Dreamliner to Air New Zealand

Boeing Delivers First 787-9 Dreamliner to Air New Zealand

New Zealand will be home to the first Boeing 787-9 plane after Air New Zealand officially acquired the first of the 10 new models yesterday. “Boeing is proud to have contractually delivered the first 787-9…

Antarctica: No Ordinary Place, No Ordinary Assignment

Antarctica: No Ordinary Place, No Ordinary Assignment

Two applicant’s get a chance of a lifetime to document and discover Antarctica with the help of Air New Zealand. Follow the story of Jason Edwards – National Geographic…

Fyfe a Great Fit for Icebreaker

Fyfe a Great Fit for Icebreaker

Rob Fyfe, the man who engineered the turnaround of Air New Zealand after the airline’s Government bailout, is the ideal candidate to take over the reins at Kiwi global outdoor clothing retailer, Icebreaker, says…

Blind Gate Episode 5: The End. Or Just the Beginning?

Blind Gate Episode 5: The End. Or Just the Beginning?

Air New Zealand presents Blind Gate, the world’s first Valentine day dating show filmed live. In the final episode the couples head home after their romantic LA Long Weekend….

Blind Gate Episode 4: Will Cupid Strike in the City of Angels?

Blind Gate Episode 4: Will Cupid Strike in the City of Angels?

Air New Zealand presents Blind Gate, the world’s first Valentine day dating show filmed live. In this episode Daisy and Sean get up close and personal with Richard Simmons…

Blind Gate Episode 3: Feeling the Love in la-la land

Blind Gate Episode 3: Feeling the Love in la-la land

Air New Zealand presents Blind Gate, the world’s first Valentine day dating show filmed live. In this episode Aletheia and Dermot go for a surfing lesson then hit the…

Blind Gate Episode 2: Will it be Love at First Flight?

Blind Gate Episode 2: Will it be Love at First Flight?

Air New Zealand presents Blind Gate, the world’s first Valentine day dating show filmed live. In this episode the two winning couples set off on their Los Angeles Long…

Blind Gate Episode 1: Checking Each Other Out at Check-In

Blind Gate Episode 1: Checking Each Other Out at Check-In

Air New Zealand presents Blind Gate, the world’s first Valentine day dating show filmed live at London Heathrow airport. The show consists of 12 singletons are looking for love…

Dreamliner Flying in the Face of Convention

Dreamliner Flying in the Face of Convention

16 April 2014 – The newly painted, and “stunning”, black Air New Zealand 787-9 is literally flying in the face of convention, according to Los Angeles Times travel editor Catharine Hamm. “The Dreamliner,…

Air New Zealand Presents: A Little Piece of Home

Air New Zealand Presents: A Little Piece of Home

Every Kiwi misses home once in a while. So Air New Zealand helps bring back a little piece of home to 700 homesick kiwis in Perth and one lucky…

Kiwi Sceptics: Hipster

Kiwi Sceptics: Hipster

New Zealand the perfect holiday spot, but that’s not what everyone thinks. Some people would never cross the ditch in a million years, we call them: The Kiwi Sceptics….

Air NZ Soars Above Qantas

Air NZ Soars Above Qantas

The last time Air New Zealand invested in the Australian aviation market, the airline required a Government bail-out to stave off bankruptcy as its subsidiary Ansett fell apart. This time round, it’s Air New…

The Kiwi Sceptics: Bali Girl

The Kiwi Sceptics: Bali Girl

New Zealand the perfect holiday spot, but that’s not what everyone thinks. Some people would never cross the ditch in a million years, we call them: The Kiwi Sceptics….

The Kiwi Sceptics: Aussie Bogan

The Kiwi Sceptics: Aussie Bogan

New Zealand the perfect holiday spot, but that’s not what everyone thinks. Some people would never cross the ditch in a million years, we call them: The Kiwi Sceptics….

Eric Tracey UK New Zealander of the Year 2014

Eric Tracey UK New Zealander of the Year 2014

Eric Tracey has been named the UK New Zealander of the Year 2014 at the New Zealand Society’s Waitangi Day Charity Ball held in London. Announced by the High Commissioner for New Zealand the Rt…

Air New Zealand Plane Gets The Hobbit Dragon Decals

Air New Zealand Plane Gets The Hobbit Dragon Decals

An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300 that the Weta Workshop team in Wellington have fitted with a 54-metre long image of Smaug the dragon from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was unveiled yesterday…

One of the World’s Top 99 Greatest Investors

One of the World’s Top 99 Greatest Investors

Sir Ron Brierley has been included in Swedish hedge fund manager Magnus Angenfelt’s book, The World’s 99 Greatest Investors, which will be released in Australia later this year. The New Zealander is named alongside many…

Just another day in Middle-earth…

Just another day in Middle-earth…

“Middle-earth is closer than you think”. Air New Zealand creates another fantastic ad revealing that New Zealand has all sorts of surprises, and before you know it, everything can…

Air New Zealand Brings Passengers to Middle-earth

Air New Zealand Brings Passengers to Middle-earth

Air New Zealand’s latest short-film sees the airline embrace the magic and whimsy that comes with Middle-earth, with airline crew and airport ground staff sporting features that might only be found in Tolkien’s fanciful…

1987 Air New Zealand Ad

1987 Air New Zealand Ad

Take a step back in time and revisit Air New Zealand’s 1987 commercial advertising their Pacific Class. Promoting their priority check-in, exclusive lounges and world class service.

Air NZ: Betty White – Safety Old School Style

Air NZ: Betty White – Safety Old School Style

Air New Zealand has done it again, another hilarious in-flight safety video. Starring Golden Girl, Betty White, the video proves that age doesn’t matter when it comes to in-flight…

Air New Zealand Staff Have Nothing to Hide

Air New Zealand Staff Have Nothing to Hide

Air New Zealand finds an interesting way to show that have nothing to hide with their customers just using a lot of body paint and Gin Wigmore’s track Under…

Plans for Icy Demonstration Flight South

Plans for Icy Demonstration Flight South

Air New Zealand is planning a demonstration Boeing 767 flight to Antarctica on 5 October, and if all goes well the airline is expected to operate two more chartered flights to “the ice” later…

Behind the scenes of WOW 2012

Behind the scenes of WOW 2012

Air New Zealand presents a peek behind the scenes of the World of Wearable Arts in Wellington on Awards Night 2012. Designers and models talk about their experiences and…

New Zealand Same-sex Couple Ties Knot Up In the Air

New Zealand Same-sex Couple Ties Knot Up In the Air

Air New Zealand invited Lynley Bendall and Ally Wanikau, who have been together almost 14 years, to finally tie the knot in the skies to celebrate same-sex marriage becoming…

First the Cup, Now the Flat-Bed

First the Cup, Now the Flat-Bed

Kiwis aren’t just beating the Americans on the water; they’re whipping them in the air too. Forbes’ travel correspondent Katie Kelly Bell put the new flat-bed business class to the test, comparing the Delta…

Air New Zealand – China’s “Romance Class”

Air New Zealand – China’s “Romance Class”

Fall in love with Air New Zealand’s brand new online-exclusive safety video, launched in China to celebrate the airline’s new “Romance Class”. Romance class was available for passengers travelling…

Air NZ’s Hobbit Plane Lands in Middle Earth

Air NZ’s Hobbit Plane Lands in Middle Earth

Take a look at what happens when Air New Zealand’s brand new Hobbit 777-300 stops in Wellington for a visit ahead of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiere. The…

All Eyes on Air New Zealand at Paris Air Show

All Eyes on Air New Zealand at Paris Air Show

Air New Zealand was the centre of attention at the Paris Air Show with their new black livery on display and world first ‘sharklets’ on display. The airlines new Airbus A320 was officially presented…

New Paint Job for National Carrier’s Aircraft

New Paint Job for National Carrier’s Aircraft

Air New Zealand has unveiled a new livery for its aircraft, which will feature an iconic silver fern, to adorn its entire fleet by the end of 2014. The new look will phase out…

Air New Zealand’s Skycouches Pass ‘GeekDad’ Test

Air New Zealand’s Skycouches Pass ‘GeekDad’ Test

Andy Robertson is the self-styled ‘Chief GeekDad’ of UK Wired magazine.  Recently, he put Air New Zealand’s innovative Skycouch technology to the ‘geek’ test, flying from the UK to New Zealand with his young…

Merleen Thomas, Inspirational Airline Engineer

Merleen Thomas, Inspirational Airline Engineer

‘One of the most satisfying things about my job is seeing an aircraft that you inspected take off and just seeing it fly in the air,’ Merleen Thomas, Air New Zealand aircraft engineer, told…

Air New Zealand: The Bear Essentials of Safety

Air New Zealand: The Bear Essentials of Safety

Bear Grylls goes wild on Air New Zealand’s safety video.

It’s About Flying People

It’s About Flying People

Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe is one of 20 people profiled in this month’s Monocle, in a feature which explores who “would be ideal collaborators.” “Make sure you know who to call…

Fans Flock to Spot the Stars

Fans Flock to Spot the Stars

One hundred thousand Hobbit fans descended on Wellington’s Courtenay Place to catch a glimpse of their favourite Tolkien character strutting the 500m-long red carpet ahead of the world premiere first installment of the trilogy,…

Air New Zealand: Behind the Scenes of An Unexpected Briefing

Air New Zealand: Behind the Scenes of An Unexpected Briefing

Take a look behind the scenes of Air New Zealand’s Hobbit-y safety video, An Unexpected Briefing.