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Black Magic & its little buddy
Air New Zealand’s newest Boeing 777-300ER and the last of five in its latest 777 order, arrived in Auckland last week after a 14-hour flight direct from Paine Field in Seattle. Air New Zealand Chief Pilot Captain David Morgan was at the controls and on board was Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe and a small group of Air NZ technical staff.
Read the full postDouble-daily double-deckers for AKL
New Zealand, which already gets four Emirates flights per day, one of which is a giant Airbus A380 via Sydney, is to get a second daily
super-jumbo. From October, Emirates is up-gauging its Auckland-Melbourne-Dubai service from the existing B777-300ER service to a doubledecker A380.
Auckland – Rome on an Emirates A380
Emirates has brought Italy into its broadening A380 network after the launch of a superjumbo service to Rome at the weekend, and now provides end-to-end service by A380 between Auckland and Rome.
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Rob Fyfe reassures on London ops
In his latest message to Air New Zealand staff, CEO Rob Fyfe has responded to mounting concerns about the airline’s commitment to maintaining the NZ-London route. He says: “It’s no secret that we are struggling to make London profitable, just as our competitors are also struggling in this task, not just on London but on most ultra-long haul routes. Passenger numbers are flat at best and, when put against the backdrop of economic turmoil in Europe, any pick up in demand for long haul air travel from London looks unlikely in the foreseeable future.
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In his latest message to Air New Zealand staff, CEO Rob Fyfe has confirmed that new routes are likely, given that the airline’s long haul schedule adjustments will result in aircraft availability.
Read the full postMakeover for PureGayNZ.com
New Zealand gay and lesbian tourism website and information site PureGayNZ.com has been refreshed to include user reviews, booking engine facilities with partners Bookit and Tourism Exchange as well as further integration with social media channels.
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