Airlines

Air New Zealand - airline information

General information

Air New Zealand was founded in 1940 under the name of Tasman Empire Airways Limited.

Today, the airline is a leading carrier in the southern hemisphere, where it serves 4 dozen destinations and has a fleet of just under 100 planes.

Air New Zealand is part of the Star Alliance, together with Lufthansa, Thai Airways, United Airlines.

In the 1990s, Air New Zealand has experienced severe financial problems, also being half owner of Ansett Australia, which went bankrupt due to lack of funds, inability to modernize fleet and adapt to the new market conditions. Air New Zealand has already overstretched itself, has expanded so much that it could not ensure enough capital injection for the Australian carrier. Air New Zealand had severe losses when Ansett went bankrupt.

After the even, Air New Zealand has relaunched itself and is a successful carrier today.

Fact sheet

General company information...
Official name:	Air New Zealand
Slogan(s):	-
IATA designator:	NZ
ICAO designator:	ANZ
Headquarters:	Auckland, New Zealand
Alliance:	Star Alliance
Destinations...
Hubs:	Auckland International Airport - Auckland, New Zealand Christchurch International Airport - Christchurch, New Zealand
Focus cities, regions, secondary hubs:	Los Angeles International Airport - Los Angeles (California), USA
Number of destinations:	48
Fleet & flights-related...
Fleet size:	97
Aircraft types used:	Airbus A320 ATR-72 Beechcraft 1900D Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 Bombardier Q300 Saab 340
Accidents & incidents:	None
Passengers-related...
Number of passengers:	-
Classes:	-
Frequent flyer program:	-
Other important issues: - Air New Zealand has ordered 4 Boeing 787-9 airplanes, therefore it'll be among the first users of this type of aircraft

Destinations

48 destinations are served, among them are:

Brisbane

Hong Kong

London

Los Angeles

Melbourne

Osaka

Tonga

Tokyo

San Francisco

Shanghai

Sydney

Fleet

The carrier's fleet consists of many long range airplanes, this due to the location of the country and the necessity to connect with faraway destinations.

Today, it is among one of the largest airlines in the World, it has a fleet of almost 100 airplanes, about 2 dozen of them large aircraft used for long haul flights, but there also are smaller planes, such as Beechcraft, Saab 340, ATR models. Many flights are operated to nearby islands, Southeast Asia and Australia.

In 2007, Air New Zealand operated 5 types of Boeing aircraft.

Last modified/updated: October 25, 2007