Category Archives: July 2010

Air New Zealand to buy shares in Virgin Blue?

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Air New Zealand have refuted claims they plan to buy shares in Virgin Blue, rumoured to be up to 15%.

Air New Zealand says it has not bought any shares in airline Virgin Blue but a statement to the NZX, made in response to media reports, has not ruled out such a move.

Full article from stuff.co.nz HERE
and article from Sydney Morning Herald HERE

(Reproduced from NZ Aviation Notes by Permission ©2008-2010)

Air New Zealand set RNP record at Rotorua

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Air New Zealand set a world first for Airbus when they operated A320 ZK-OJM into ROT on Saturday 22-May-2010 using RNP level 0.1 with the surrounding cloud base at just 400ft.

The RNP 0.1 value is the lowest level approved by Airbus and authority to operate below RNP 0.3 had just been granted to ANZ the previous day.

Air New Zealand have used RNP technology for their flights into Queenstown for several years now, and are also trialing the use of RNP for services into several other airports including Brisbane and Coolangatta, in Australia.

See the full report at ATW HERE

(Posted in conjunction with NZ Aviation Notes)

Notes for July 01-10

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Saturday 10-July-2010 saw Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OJD operate SYD-ROT-SYD as NZ977/978

Friday 09-July-2010 saw Volcanic Air Safaris AS 350B3 ZK-IKJ operate around the Rotorua zone.  It was also seen parked up at the hanger at ROT.

Tuesday 06-July-2010 saw Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OJN operate SYD-ROT-SYD as NZ977/978

Sunday 04-July-2010 saw NZ2350/2361 AKL-ROT-AKL and NZ2377/2376 CHC-ROT-CHC sectors canceled and the days remaining flights operating with delays.

Saturday 03-July-2010 saw Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OJC operate SYD-ROT-SYD as NZ977/NZ978.

Saturday 03-July-2010 also saw Volcanic Air Safaris De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter ZK-VAS and Cessna U206F Stationair II ZK-FPO operate sight seeing flights around the Rotorua zone.

Friday 02-July-2010 saw Action Aviation Cessna 172M ZK-DNT operate a training flight around the Rotorua zone.

Friday 02-July-2010 also saw Eagle Air Beech 1900D ZK-EAD operate AKL-ROT-AKL as NZ2353/2354.

Thursday 01-July-2010 saw NZ8580/8635 ROT-WLG and WLG-ROT sectors canceled.

Thursday 01-July-2010 also saw Search And Rescue Services AS 350B2 ZK-HZJ operating a medical transfer from Taupo operating on the following route TUO-ROT-TOU.