Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport...

I didn't see this coming...Traditional rivals Air New Zealand and Qantas are planning to codeshare on 115 domestic routes on both sides of the Tasman. The planned agreement means Air New Zealand passengers travelling to Australia will be able to connect seamlessly to Qantas services throughout Australia....

Auckland this avo...

An hour or two at Auckland Internation on 31 May 2018Cathay Pacific's Airbus 350 B-LRA about to depart for Hong KongFiji Airways' Airbus 330 DQ-FJO heading back to NadiArriving in from Papeete, Airbus 340 F-OJGFThai International's Boeing 787-8 HS-TQD off to BangkokMy first photo of Learjet 60...

Opotiki Once had an Air Service

There wasn't a lot to be seen aviation wise on my trip to and from Gisborne this weekend with the excepetion of Opotiki.Opotiki once had an airline service with Union Airways inaugurating an Auckland-Tauranga-Opotiki-Gisborne service . The first flight was operated with de Havilland DH86 Express ZK-AEH...

Golden Bay Air - All Systems are Go

This from the Golden Bay Air Facebook page...Great news - Our 5 yearly re-certification is complete! Online bookings are now available out to 30 November 2019 for all our scheduled flights and shuttles between Wellington - Takaka - Nelson - Karamea - Brown Hut. Other services like on-demand shuttles,...

First International and Growing Domestically

Air Chathams flight 581 to Norfolk Island on the departure boardOff to Norfolk Island today on a charter was Air Chathams' Convair 580 ZK-CIE. This was the first international air service the company has flown. The company is considering to establish a regular service to Norfolk Island and a critical...

Tauranga on the 16th

I managed to get over to Tauranga for three quarters of an hour on the 16th of May. Always a pleasure to catch up with Peter Mole there and of course, the local trafficAirfarm's Fletcher ZK-CRF taxiing before heading back to Matamata. Cessna 172 ZK-DEX was out for a quick local flight.Rotor Work's...

Wanaka a Real Possibility?

I must admit, I was fairly sceptical about Wanaka being on the Air NZ radar but the ODT has been doing some good research... This is obviously under serious consideration.Have a read. The three questions I have from these articles are...If Air NZ started WKA services ould this mark the end of Warbirds...

A Gloomy Day at Taupo

The Bay Trust Rescue Helicopter Aerospatiale Squirrel ZK-HZN at Taupo on 11 May 2018Rotors off - Mid West Helicopters ' Hughes 500E ZK-IFS at Taupo on 11 May 2018Helicopter Management ZK-ISG at Taupo on 11 May 2018Royal New Zealand Navy Kaman SH-2F Seasprite NZ3617 at Taupo on 11 May 2018Piper...

Return to Wanaka?

Air New Zealand is considering restoring flights to Wānaka as part of a plan to grow its regional network by 20 per cent during the next five years. The airline copped flak for its handling of its pull-out from Kāpiti earlier this year, however, chief executive Christopher Luxon in a note to staff said...

Norfolk Island Tours

Pukekohe Travel, which has for a number of years offered tours to the Chatham Islands in conjunction with Air Chathams, is now advertising week long tours to Norfolk Island using Air Chathams. Three tours are currently being offered departing on 25 October, 1 November, and 8 November. For tour details...

5 extra Dunedin-Aucklands

Dunedin's air connections with Auckland have increased again. A further five return flights a week have been added to an already busy flight schedule at Dunedin airport. The flights, announced yesterday, are a big turnaround from just four years ago when flights were being dropped and the city's business...

Air Auckland - the new name for FlightHauraki

FlightHauraki has been officially renamed as Air Auckland. The company's two aircraft, Cessna 172 ZK-MDV and Piper Navajo ZK-JGA were registered to Air Auckland on the 5th of December 2017 but now the company's Facebook page has been changed. As yet a new website has not been launched.Previously FlightHauraki...

Norfolk Island Update

While there has been a lot of focus on a potential Air Chathams' service to Paraparaumu, progress is also being made on a possible service to Norfolk Island. There have been a couple of Norfolk Island Regional Council Mayor's update posts on the Norfolk online news website.On the 29th of the March...

Air NZ not an Option

Reinstating an air service out of Masterton would not necessarily be a panacea for Wairarapa’s transport ills, says Air New Zealand’s regional affairs manager Ian Collier. In Masterton at the invitation of the Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce, Mr Collier encouraged the community to have a conversation...