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Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand
An Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
IATA ICAO Call sign
NZ ANZ NEW ZEALAND
Founded26 April 1940 (1940-04-26)
(as Tasman Empire Airways Limited)[1]
Commenced operations1 April 1965 (1965-04-01)
(as Air New Zealand)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programAirpoints
AllianceStar Alliance
Fleet size111
Destinations48[2]
Traded as
HeadquartersWynyard Quarter, Auckland, New Zealand[3]
Key people
RevenueIncrease NZ$2.73 billion (2022)[4]
Operating incomeDecrease NZ$−4 million (2022)[4]
ProfitDecrease NZ$−591 million (2022)[4]
Total assetsIncrease NZ$8.35 billion (2022)[4]
Total equityIncrease NZ$1.68 billion (2022)[4]
Employees8,863 (2022)[4]
Websitewww.airnewzealand.co.nz

Air New Zealand Limited (Māori: Araraurangi Aotearoa[5]) is the flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 20 domestic and 30 international destinations in 18 countries, primarily within the Pacific Rim.[6] The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999.[7]

Air New Zealand succeeded Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) on 1 April 1965. The airline served only international routes until 1978, when the government merged it and the domestic New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC) into a single airline under the Air New Zealand name. Air New Zealand was privatised in 1989, but returned to majority government ownership in 2001 after nearing bankruptcy due to a failed tie-up with Australian carrier Ansett Australia. In the 2017 financial year to June, Air New Zealand carried 15.95 million passengers.[8]

Air New Zealand's route network focuses on Australasia and the South Pacific, with long-haul flight services to eastern Asia and North America. It was the last airline to circumnavigate the world with flights to London Heathrow via Los Angeles and Hong Kong. The Hong Kong stopover was discontinued in March 2013 when Air New Zealand stopped Hong Kong–London flights in favour of a codeshare agreement with Cathay Pacific.[9][10] Flights to London Heathrow by the airline stopped altogether in 2020 due to heavy competition and a lack of demand.[11] The airline's main hub is Auckland Airport, located near Māngere in the southern part of the Auckland urban area.[12] Air New Zealand is headquartered in a building called "The Hub", located 20 km (12 mi) from Auckland Airport, in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.[13]

Air New Zealand currently operates a mixed fleet consisting of the Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo family, Boeing 777, and Boeing 787 jet aircraft, as well as a regional fleet consisting of ATR 72 and Bombardier Q300 turboprop aircraft. Air New Zealand was awarded Airline of the Year in 2010[14] and 2012[15] by the Air Transport World Global Airline Awards. In 2014, Air New Zealand was ranked the safest airline in the world by JACDEC.[16]

  1. ^ "Air New Zealand Limited (104799) – Companies Office". Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Air New Zealand on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Airline Membership". IATA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Air New Zealand Annual Financial Results 2022 (PDF) (Report). Air New Zealand. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Air New Zealand celebrates employees committed to Māori language". Māori Television. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Air New Zealand: Facts & Figures". Star Alliance. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Investor Updates". Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Investor Updates June 2017" (PDF). Air New Zealand. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Does any one airline fly all the way around the world?". Travel-nation.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Air NZ cuts Hong Kong-London service | The National Business Review". Nbr.co.nz. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Air New Zealand decides not to return to London". Business Traveller. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 64.
  13. ^ "We're committed to our environment Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Air New Zealand. 21 (23/29). Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  14. ^ "Awarded ATW Airline of the Year 2010". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012.
  15. ^ Walker, Karen (10 January 2012). "ATW names Air New Zealand 2012 Airline of the Year". Air Transport World. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Safety Ranking 2014 » JACDEC". www.jacdec.de. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

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