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Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 2, 2014

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Visit New Zealand in International Debut

Boeing plans to bring the 787-9 Dreamliner to Auckland in early January to visit launch customer Air New Zealand. The trip, which is contingent on…

Civilian aviation news June 17, 2013

Launch customer Air New Zealand gets its first A320 with Sharklets

Wing tip devices save up to four per cent in fuel Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first A320 equipped with fuel saving…

General Aviation News November 1, 2012

World’s only flying Mosquito in New Zealand

Tech Ops’ Auckland base saw a world first today, welcoming the world’s only flying Mosquito on its maiden flight from Ardmore aerodrome. Most of Tech…

Civilian aviation news October 30, 2012

Air New Zealand receives its first ATR 72-600 airliner

Air New Zealand today took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 aircraft, which is painted in striking all black livery, as part of the airline’s…

Civilian aviation news October 19, 2011

Air New Zealand orders up to 12 ATR 72-600s

The airline is the largest ATR operator in the Pacific region Air New Zealand and European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR today announced the order of…

Civilian aviation news January 28, 2011

ALC takes delivery of the first of 51 Airbus A320 Family on order

Air New Zealand becomes first operator with aircraft in all black rugby livery Blagnac,Â 28 January 2011 Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the aircraft financing and…

Civilian aviation news January 13, 2011

Lufthansa Technik Pooling of rotable components for Air New Zealand

Lufthansa Technik is to provide a Total Component Support agreement (TCSÂ®) for a selected number of components for Air New Zealand with immediate effect. The…

Military Aviation News March 3, 2010

New Zealand Defence Force Awards Lockheed Martin 10-Year Logistics Contract

ORLANDO, Fla, March 3rd, 2010 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded an initial 10-year contract valued at more than $100 million by the New…

Air Races News February 14, 2010

Muroya, training in New Zealand, delights big Auckland crowd

AUCKLAND, New Zealand â€“ Japanâ€™s Yoshi Muroya, who has been training hard through New Zealandâ€™s summer for the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship,…

Civilian aviation news January 26, 2010

Air NZ lets fly with an economy 'skycouch'

AIR NEW Zealand will allow couples and parents with young children to sleep lying down in economy class through a simple innovation that converts a…

General Aviation News December 4, 2009

Spitfire crash landing near Auckland, New Zealand

The owner and pilot of a World War II Spitfire has walked away unhurt after crash landing near Auckland, plane has some damaged. The pilot…

Civilian aviation news November 3, 2009

Air New Zealand orders Airbus A320s to replace Boeing 737-300s

Following an intensive and robust evaluation process, Air New Zealand has ordered 14 Airbus A320 aircraft to replace its existing domestic fleet of 15 Boeing…

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