Air New Zealand
Flag carrier of New Zealand
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| 2025 | Expected implementation of free Wi-Fi service using Starlink satellite Internet across all Air New Zealand routes. |
| April 2025 | Codeshare agreement with Korean Air is set to begin in April 2025. |
| 2025 | Air New Zealand launched a black-purple staff uniform redesign, incorporating tāniko co-created by Emilia Wickstead and Te Rangitu Netana. |
| 2025 | Cabin Retrofit Program begins for Boeing 787-9 aircraft. |
| 2024 | Boeing 787-9 aircraft introduced with a new cabin layout. |
| 2024 | Air New Zealand introduced a new cabin layout for some Boeing 787-9 aircraft. |
| November 2024 | Explored options for returning to London, ultimately being granted daily slots at London Gatwick Airport for summer 2025. |
| July 2024 | Air New Zealand announced the withdrawal of its 2030 climate target and its exit from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), raising credibility concerns about its environmental commitments. |
| June 16 2024 | Air New Zealand diverted a plane to transport a business and media delegation accompanying Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan after an RNZAF Boeing 757 broke down in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Air NZ CEO Greg Foran flew to Japan to apologize to affected passengers. |
| February 2024 | The airline announced the introduction of free Wi-Fi on board service via Starlink satellite Internet across all its routes, with implementation expected in 2025. |
| 2023 | Air New Zealand reversed its previous ban on baggage trackers, lifting the advisory that was implemented in 2022. |
| 2023 | Air New Zealand was named AirlineRatings.com's Airline of the Year for 2023. |
| 2022 | Air New Zealand briefly banned baggage trackers in collaboration with Lufthansa, a fellow Star Alliance member. |
| 2022 | Air New Zealand adopted a target to cut its emissions by almost 29% by 2030. |
| September 17 2022 | Air New Zealand started a 3-weekly service to New York JFK Airport using Boeing 787 aircraft. |
| September 12 2022 | Air New Zealand dropped its facemask requirement in response to the Government ending the COVID-19 Protection Framework. |
| May 2022 | Aircraft ZK-OKN returned to service after being in storage during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 2022 | Aircraft ZK-OKQ returned to service after being in storage during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Air New Zealand resumed services to Hobart, Tasmania and expanded routes in the Asia-Pacific region, including Guangzhou, China. |
| November 22 2021 | Air New Zealand announced the cancellation of over 1,000 flights between Australia and New Zealand due to expected border restriction continuations, potentially affecting 20,000 trans-Tasman travelers during the 2021-2022 summer break. |
| October 3 2021 | Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran confirmed that the airline would require all international passengers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from 1 February 2022. |
| June 18 2021 | Air New Zealand renegotiated the delivery date of the first eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners to 2024. |
| February 2021 | New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to investigate Air New Zealand's involvement with Saudi military equipment repairs. |
| February 8 2021 | 1News reported Air New Zealand's business subsidiary Gas Turbines had been servicing marine engines and a turbine for the Royal Saudi Navy, sparking a political controversy due to the Yemen Civil War. CEO Greg Foran apologized and promised to end the military contract after criticism from political figures including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Green Party spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman. |
| 2020 | Air New Zealand was named 'Best Airline' in the Airline Excellence Awards by AirlineRatings.com. |
| 2020 | The airline terminated several international routes, including those to Buenos Aires, Argentina and London Heathrow, United Kingdom, likely due to global travel restrictions. |
| September 16 2020 | Air New Zealand proposed laying off an additional 385 cabin crew by the end of the year, prompting the trade union E Tū to call for stopping overseas work outsourcing. |
| August 28 2020 | Air New Zealand announced plans to replace seven Boeing 777-300ERs with six Boeing 787-10s, with deliveries starting from 2022, due to reduced capacity from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| June 16 2020 | Air New Zealand announced plans to resume flights between Auckland and Shanghai starting 22 June. |
| May 20 2020 | Air New Zealand announced massive layoffs of 3,500 personnel, including 1,300 cabin crew, 950 long and mid-haul crew, and 300 workers across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. An additional 97 jobs were lost at regional airlines Air Nelson and Mount Cook Airline. |
| April 7 2020 | Air New Zealand began negotiations with the New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association (NZALPA) to lay off 387 pilots as part of cutback measures. |
| March 20 2020 | The New Zealand government agreed to a $900 million loan facility to help Air New Zealand protect essential air routes, with two tranches of $600 million and $300 million at different interest rates. |
| March 19 2020 | Air New Zealand shut down its London cabin crew base, affecting 130 flight attendants. |
| March 16 2020 | Air New Zealand announced a significant reduction of long-haul capacity by 85% and planned to cut 30% of its staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 5 2020 | Air New Zealand chartered a Boeing 777-200ER to evacuate 193 passengers (including 98 New Zealand citizens and residents, 23 Australian citizens, and others from Pacific islands) from Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic, arriving in Auckland in the evening. |
| 2019 | Air New Zealand started operations to Incheon International Airport in South Korea, which was later suspended in 2025. |
| December 10 2019 | Mount Cook Airline was dissolved and merged into Air New Zealand, with the airline acquiring Mount Cook's fleet of 27 ATR 72-600 aircraft. |
| November 19 2019 | Subsidiary Air Nelson was dissolved and merged into the main Air New Zealand airline, with Air New Zealand acquiring Air Nelson's fleet of 23 Bombardier Q300 turboprop aircraft. |
| October 2019 | Announced discontinuation of Los Angeles to London route and plans to launch a non-stop route from Auckland to New York. |
| October 2019 | Greg Foran was named as the new CEO of Air New Zealand, succeeding Christopher Luxon. |
| October 23 2019 | Air New Zealand announced the termination of flights between Los Angeles and London after 38 years of service. |
| September 24 2019 | Air New Zealand officially signed the order for the Boeing 787-10 aircraft. |
| June 2019 | Christopher Luxon announced his resignation as CEO to pursue a career with the New Zealand National Party. |
| May 27 2019 | Air New Zealand announced the purchase of eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft, with the first aircraft expected to enter service in 2022. The order included twelve additional options for Boeing 787-9 or 787-10 aircraft. |
| March 29 2019 | Air New Zealand suspended its route to Seoul, South Korea at Incheon International Airport as of this date. |
| November 30 2018 | Air New Zealand started a 3-weekly service to Chicago using Boeing 787 aircraft. |
| November 23 2018 | First A321neo enters revenue service, operating between Auckland and Brisbane. |
| November 5 2018 | First A321neo aircraft arrives in Auckland. |
| October 2018 | The new code-share agreement between Qantas and Air New Zealand took effect. |
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