Currently, Air New Zealand offers both voice and data communications on two domestic Airbus A320 jets.
Then Brierley hopes sell its own stake in Air New Zealand to Singapore Airlines.
Well, Air New Zealand has used pricing to get this to work better.
Boeing is planning another biofuel demonstration flight later this year with Air New Zealand.
Brierley still owns 47% of Air New Zealand, which in turn owns 50% of Australia's Ansett Airlines.
Air New Zealand said premium economy produces more dollars per square inch than coach or business classes.
The problem is that Air New Zealand has the first right of refusal on Murdoch's half of Ansett.
Because he is a top-tier frequent flier, Air New Zealand automatically increases his bid by 50% at no charge.
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Air New Zealand figures it is selling middle seats at half-price that otherwise would have gone empty on flights.
In fact, he joins in: He even bared all for one of Air New Zealand's first quirky advertising campaigns.
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Air New Zealand said it did not expect delays or cancellations as a result of the eruption, based on current information.
Air New Zealand said it had not cancelled any flights, but was adjusting flight paths to steer aircraft below the ash.
But Air New Zealand couldn't quite figure out how to sell it.
Carter scored 14 points as the defending champions were beaten 22-19 by North Harbour in their opening Air New Zealand Cup match.
Brierley management wants Air New Zealand to buy out rest of Ansett.
Most of the rest are bought by families, Air New Zealand said.
He has put together a database on FlyerTalk.com of 110 winning bids on Air New Zealand, tracking routes and prices shared by travelers.
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Seat manufacturers built mock-ups of Air New Zealand's most promising ideas, and the airline invited some customers and staff to secretly test them out.
Air New Zealand has said that one of its pilots nodded off during a flight between London and Los Angeles, local media reports say.
Air New Zealand, which began offering "OneUp" upgrade auctions last July, says it has seen a high level of repeat bidders on subsequent flights.
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Plans for an earlier alliance between Qantas and Air New Zealand fell through in 2003 after it was rejected by the New Zealand government.
The width of the plane is the same for all airlines, but Air New Zealand puts only six seats across each premium economy row.
Even when there's a big event like the Air New Zealand Cup, we didn't put that on the front page because sales just die.
Since the Asian crisis began, it has signed code-sharing marketing alliances with Germany's Lufthansa and with two Australasian carriers, Air New Zealand and Ansett.
Mr. Fyfe: My strong belief is that the airline business is all about planes, but we wanted to make Air New Zealand all about people.
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On an airline with a "premium economy" cabin, like Air New Zealand, coach customers bid to upgrade to premium economy and premium-economy passengers to business class.
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Last week, two of my fellow international judges from the Air New Zealand Wine Awards visited Waiheke Island, about a 30-minute ferry ride from Auckland.
But clearly some guys have played their way in during the recent Air New Zealand Cup (the old National Provincial Championship) and there are seven uncapped players in the party.
After you arrive on an Air New Zealand flight from Los Angeles, you will be shown to a superior pool room at this lovely beachfront hotel, courtesy of Outdoor Travel Adventures.
Mr Dixon said on Sunday that Singapore Airlines would make a good partner, but added that so would other carriers such as British Airways, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and Air New Zealand.
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