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Qantas Airways and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (ANZ) hope that an Australian and New Zealand government initiative to streamline travel between the countries will boost passenger traffic.
The two countries say that improvements will be made in the screening and processing of low risk passengers. New Zealand will roll out a 'SmartGate' passenger clearance system and the two countries will launch trials of "direct exit paths for passengers," they add in a joint statement.
"To foster long-term improvements, Australia and New Zealand will explore further streamlining passenger processing through studies on pre-clearing passengers at point of departure and through expanding and integrating SmartGate systems," they say.

Qantas says: "Making it easier to travel between the two countries ...is the only way we can grow the Australia-New Zealand passenger market in the longer-term."

ANZ adds streamlining services "will further assist tourism growth between New Zealand and Australia". "Convenience is such an important motivator for people," it adds.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]'s (ANZ) July RPKs were down 13% from a year before as passenger traffic continued to slide in line with the global economic crisis and concerns over H1N1 influenza.
In actual terms, passenger traffic fell by 8.4% to 1.1 million in July. Capacity, as measured by ASKs, fell by 9.6% and the passenger load factor was down 3.2 percentage points at 80.1%.
"Last year July benefited from the World Youth Day which took place in Sydney, increasing passenger demand," says ANZ.
In the short haul market, RPKs were down 8.5%, ASKs fell by 9.4% and the load factor was up 0.7% points at 78%. In the long-haul market, RPKs fell by 16%, ASKs fell by 9.7% and the load factor was down 6.1 percentage points at 81.6%.

Air New Zealand is in the final stages of a campaign to replace its fleet of 15 737-300s, a number of which come off lease in the next few years.
ANZ is weighing buying additional A320s (it currently operates 12) to replace the 737-300s or replacing both types with up to 30 737-800s. It has considerable flexibility because most of its A320s are leased and will start coming off those leases in 2010. It also holds 20 A320 options at attractive prices, but they will expire next year.
According to CFO Rob McDonald, the carrier is taking advantage of its strong cash position and the depressed aircraft and leasing markets to upgrade its short-haul fleet. He said final offers are being presented and while there is some sentiment among executives for a Boeing solution, he remains impartial.
He added that both manufacturers are offering deliveries for 2010 but said ANZ wants deliveries in 2011 to match the expiration of its 737-300 leases. Its 737s were the last -300s built and originally were intended for Garuda, which cancelled them when the Asian currency crisis struck in 1997. Six of the aircraft are RNP-capable and are used for operations into Queenstown. ANZ's board will review the recommendations at the end of October with a decision expected by early November.

Sandy a écrit:Je dirais GE CF6

But what to power it with?
Being Government owned meant the usuall interference from political lobbiests. This time it would be what would power the aircraft. Air New Zealand naturally wanted to retain the GE CF6 powerplants as used on the DC-10s as this would require almost no re-tooling of the massive engineering base in Auckland. However the pro farmer National Party in government at the time managed to successfully force the airline to choose the Rolls Royce RB211 type powerplant. This was to keep exporters happy and trade of traditional products flowing to a grateful UK, still fighting their own pro EEC factions. Re-tooling was a non issue.

In the end the choice of powerplant proved to be right with the Roll Royce product growing into the most efficient aero engines available.

The new blended winglets being fitted to Air New Zealand's fleet of Boeing 767-300ER aircraft are delivering 19 percent higher fuel savings than forecast, the airline [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Tuesday.
The news brings the airline's expected fuel savings on its fleet of five 767s to more than 7 million liters a year, cutting 18,400 metric tons of carbon emissions, and allowing the planes to fly farther, climb faster and deliver payloads more efficiently.
Four of the airline's 767s have the winglets, while the fifth is being refitted and is scheduled to be back in service with the winglets in early November. Aviation Partners Boeing developed the 3.4 meter-high winglets.
"The installation of the blended winglets is part of Air New Zealand's on-going drive to be the world's most environmentally sustainable airline," David Morgan, the airline's says general manager of airline operations, said in a news release.
Boeing has [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] its proposed 767-based U.S. Air Force aerial refueling [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with winglets.

Le transporteur national Air New Zealand va acheter 14 nouveaux Airbus A320 pour un Coût d'environ USD 1 milliard de dollars SA Verser domestique Remplacer flotte de Boeing 737-300s, Avertir la compagnie mardi.
Les A320 Serait commencent à arriver en Janvier 2011 et être livrés Progressivement jusqu'en 2016 pour coïncider avec l'expiration des baux 737-300, Air New Zealand a dit.
Les actions d'Air NZ, Soit environ 76 pour cent détenue par le Gouvernement néo-zélandais, La Dernière D'UNE transaction cent ou un 0,8 pour-cent à 1,27 $ NZD. Jusqu'à présent cette année, le titre Un environnement gagné 38 pour cent Comparativement Une Hausse de 17 pour cent Dans Le Repère NZSX-50 index.

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Air New Zealand (ANZ) will acquire 14 Airbus A320 aircraft to replace its 15 Boeing 737-300s.
It has also secured purchase rights for a further 11 A320s, says ANZ.
"Subject to final contract," the A320s arrive between 2011 and 2016 as the leases of ANZ's 737s expire. The carrier says that it secured the A320s at a "discount that reflects the current market conditions."

The A320s have 171 seats, versus 133 for its 737s, and will be operated on domestic routes.

The IAE V2500 engine will power the A320s, and will be serviced by a joint venture between ANZ and Pratt and Whitney.

"This is a very good time to buy aircraft," says ANZ general manager short haul airline Bruce Parton. "The industry is at the bottom of a deep cycle, so demand for aircraft is limited, creating favourable conditions for buyers with strong balance sheets like Air New Zealand."
ANZ already operates 12 A320s.

Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe told ATWOnline that the continuing uncertainty of the 787 delivery schedule is a more pressing problem for the airline than the global recession and industry downturn.
Fyfe said yesterday that ANZ has had to hold up key expansion plans "because only the 787 is suited to the new routes." It originally was scheduled to take delivery of the first of 16 787s this year but the current schedule now calls for late 2013 with no firm date established. The Dreamliner flew for the first time last month.
"We have had to substantially modify our plans and we may get locked out of a new route if a competitor launches services first," he said, lamenting the delay to an airplane he claimed would be a recession-beater. "I wish we had them now. They would be the perfect tool to weather the downturn. We could have swapped out a 747 for a 787."
Fyfe said that no airline prefers to operate a route less frequently than daily and that the 787 "would have helped airlines a great deal" during the recession by holding down capacity.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] has unveiled a new economy class seat dubbed the "Skycouch" to provide a lie-flat experience once reserved for premium cabins.
The airline plans to introduce the new seats on its first [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] expected for delivery later this year.
The Skycouch is a specially designed row of three seats engineered to create a lie-flat experience by the extension of a padded foot rest that rotates from a perpendicular position to parallel expanding the seat cushion width to accommodate a sleeping position.

For two adults travelling, the airline hopes to sell both seats and a third vacant seat at roughly half the price. Air New Zealand will detail its pricing plan when the seats go on sale starting in April.
The 777-300ER, intended to start replacing the carrier's 747-400s, will be configured with 340 seats in three classes, including 246 in economy, 50 in premium economy and 44 in Business Premier. Of the 246 seats in economy class, the nine-abreast configuration will create 22 Skycouches in the first 11 window rows.

Along with the Skycouch, Air New Zealand will introduce a new Premium Economy "Spaceseat", which the airline says [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] is considering as a first class offering on the narrow-body 737.

Both the Skycouch and Spaceseat, which were designed by Air New Zealand, "have been licensed to manufacturers Recaro and Contour respectively and have the potential to generate significant license fees for Air New Zealand in the future," says Ed Sims, Air New Zealand Group general manager international airline.
Air New Zealand will equip each of its 777-300ER aircraft with the Panasonic eX2 in-flight entertainment system and will introduce in-seat ordering of meals and drinks.
The airline will introduce the Skycouch 777-300ER starting with selected Auckland to Los Angeles flights beginning in the fourth quarter, followed by dedicated return service on its Auckland to London via Los Angeles route beginning in April 2011.

Air New Zealand also plans to refit its fleet of eight [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft starting in mid-2011 with all Asian, North American and UK services to have the new product by 2012.

Air New Zealand will install lie-flat economy "Skycouches" and premium economy "Spaceseats" in its new Boeing 777-300ER set for delivery in November, the airline announced Monday.
"For those who choose, the days of sitting in economy and yearning to lie down and sleep are gone," airline Chief Executive Rob Fyfe said in a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. "The dream is now a reality, one that you can even share with a traveling companion -- just keep your clothes on thanks!"

Singapore-based BOC Aviation and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (ANZ) have signed agreements for the long-term lease of two new [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft.

Powered by International Aero Engines 2527-A5 SelectOne engines, the aircraft will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2011.

ANZ will operate them on domestic routes, says BOC Aviation, which is leasing to the airline for the first time.

"Our fleet strategy is based on a combination of owned and leased aircraft to give us the flexibility to adjust to market conditions. We are pleased to partner BOC Aviation in our fleet renewal program to deliver the high standards of air travel service that our customers have been accustomed to," says Rob McDonald, ANZ's chief financial officer.

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Air New Zealand says it will fix a corrosion problem on the wings of its Airbus 320 fleet by the end of the year at Airbus' expense. The problem, now well known to airlines around the world, affects the French-built aircraft's wing overhang and also occurs in fastener holes on the wing's top skin. The corrosion is more prevalent in aircraft operating over the sea and coast on short- haul flights. Air New Zealand operates 12 Airbus 320 aircraft and has ordered another 14. The aircraft have a list price of $100 million each. Although the corrosion was not a major safety concern, rectification could be difficult, sources said yesterday. Repairs could be lengthy and had the potential to keep the aircraft out of service for extended periods.

All Black for this Air New Zealand A320

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The fantastic marketing people at Air New Zealand are continuing with the airline's lead-up to next year's rugby World Cup in the country, and its sponsorship of the All Blacks, with this all black themed aircraft.

This will be the livery (still photos below) on the first aircraft in its domestic A320 fleet that will enter into service in January, and it will be operated on several major routes within New Zealand.

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This follows on from their highly popular "Crazy About Rugby" safety video (below) that features players from the All Blacks. And for those who don't know anything about the team, just scroll down even more for one of my favourite moments when the All Blacks take to the field.

I can't wait for the World Cup. Heck, maybe I'll go to New Zealand! Come on All Blacks!

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