Air New Zealand partners with Unilode to enhance ULD management
Air New Zealand will now partner with Unilode Aviation Solutions, to provide the airline with a full service, unit load device (ULD) management solution. The partnership will also allow Air New Zealand to leverage Unilode’s digital containers and pallets, e-ULD app and customer dashboard, gaining access to enhanced data analytics and operational efficiencies. Unilode will […]
Air New Zealand provides update on impact of coronavirus on 2020 outlook
Air New Zealand’s update on its current estimate of the impact of coronavirus on FY 2020’s earnings is expected to show the airline has been adversely impacted as a result of softer demand for travel to and from Asian destinations. Weaker forward bookings for travel on the Tasman and domestic networks have also emerged as […]
Descartes helps Air NZ keep track of its ULDs
Air New Zealand is keeping track of its ULD fleet through the use of the Descartes Core Unit Load Device Tracking solution. The next-generation Bluetooth-enabled solution helps carriers automate freight tracking, increase operating efficiencies and improve asset management by providing real-time visibility. Using mobile technology, carriers scan Bluetooth tags fixed to ULDs prior to loading, […]
ULD firms box clever at IATA awards
ULD solutions are set to dominate the 2019 IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards, will all three finalists coming from the sector. The companies, selected from a 56-strong field, are: Air New Zealand thermally-insulated aeroTHERM ULDs offering better protection of temperature-sensitive shipments; SITA, Safran & CHAMP for their Smart ULD which combines the latest mobile, Internet […]
Air NZ fined for cargo price fixing
The Australian Federal Court has ordered Air New Zealand (Air NZ) to pay A$15 million in penalties after legal action by the ACCC against a global air cargo cartel four years after it initially dismissed the case against the airline. The Court found Air NZ made and gave effect to agreements with other airlines to […]
Codeshare Down Under could benefit cargo
Air New Zealand and Qantas have revealed plans for a reciprocal codeshare agreement that leverages the strengths of each carrier’s domestic networks that could impact cargo ground handling and airfreight activity. Under the codeshare, Qantas intends to add its code on up to 30 routes on Air New Zealand’s domestic network and Air New Zealand […]
MASkargo joins the IAG Cargo Partner Plus programme
IAG Cargo has welcomed MASkargo as the ninth carrier in its Partner Plus programme to interline on each other’s airlines on a commercially booked basis. The partnership comes after Air New Zealand joined the programme in November 2017. The other existing members are American Airlines Cargo, the Avianca Group, China Southern Airlines, Finnair, Japan Airlines, […]
Air New Zealand flies festive fare
European demand for festive New Zealand lamb in the run-up to Christmas accounts for a third of the annual shipment of lamb by Air New Zealand to the continent. Every year, Air New Zealand helps New Zealand farmers send nearly three million kilogrammes of meat to international markets, primarily Europe and the United States. Approximately […]
Asia Pacific remains the perishables sector’s biggest growth market
The perishables sector shows clearly the new conventional wisdom – that China is mightily important – but also sketches out the considerable mileage still to tap. There can be no doubting the scale or the importance of the sector as bigger players in the market testify. “Perishables is a major cargo segment handled at Changi […]
New tracking technology for Air New Zealand Cargo
Air New Zealand is rolling out new tracking technology which will allow it more easily track and analyse the movements of cargo shipments and its cargo equipment worldwide. The airline is currently installing more than 5,500 Bluetooth tags on its cargo containers, pallets and unit load devices as well as more than 100 readers at […]
Court rules price fixing agreements breached Australian law
The High Court of Australia ruled in favour of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that price fixing agreements entered into between Air New Zealand, Garuda Indonesia and other airlines breached Australian competition law. The ACCC took action against Air New Zealand in 2009 and Garuda in 2010 alleging they colluded with other airlines […]
Air NZ joins Unisys CPS to help freight forwarders track and book
Air New Zealand has joined Unisys Cargo Portal Services (CPS) to allow current and prospective freight forwarding clients to book and track shipments online. Unisys says the online portal will enable freight forwarders to interact with multiple carriers via a single website to view availability, make bookings and track shipments, as well as other services […]
ACCC upholds price fixing fines against Garuda and Air NZ
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has upheld surcharge price fixing fines against Garuda Indonesia and Air New Zealand. The ACCC had taken action against 15 airlines, of which, 13 paid fines totalling $98.5 million, while Garuda and Air New Zealand appealed. Proceedings against Garuda and Air New Zealand were dismissed on 31 October […]
Air New Zealand touches down in Texas
Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight between Auckland and Houston in Texas touched down on Wednesday, 16 December. NZ28 departed Auckland International Airport on Wednesday and arrived at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Air New Zealand chief executive officer, Christopher Luxon says the operational launch of the airline’s new Houston service, its fifth to North America, […]
Air New Zealand to fly direct to Vietnam
Air New Zealand has expanded its Pacific Rim presence introducing New Zealand’s first direct bellyhold service to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Air New Zealand will fly three times a week between Auckland and Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on a seasonal basis, operating from June to October in 2016 […]
