Air New Zealand

Lesson From the Road -- Know the Code for Your Destination Airport

Terry Gardner | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

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Terry Gardner

Air travel is already a nightmare. The last thing any friendly-skies flier needs is to also have to worry about their bags landing where they do.

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Air New Zealand Matchmaking At Altitude and In Auckland

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

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Whether sparks fly or not, a matchmaking flight makes flying coach a lot more fun, especially when the flight is followed by a Matchmaking Ball in the stunning ballroom of the Wharf at Northcote Point in Auckland.

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Air New Zealand Matchmaking Flight - Pre-Flight Party

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

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Last summer, Air New Zealand became the first airline to offer a matchmaking flight, giving passengers a chance to find love at 30,000 feet -- we flew last week.

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Stretching My Heart Across Air New Zealand's Wings

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

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Last February, New Zealand romanced me for three weeks from Northland to Queenstown, and I returned home with less than half my heart. On the evening of October 13, 2009, I'm flying back to visit my cardiac parts.

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Social Media Can Lead to Travel Deals and Discounts

Terry Gardner | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

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Beyond Twitter and Facebook, airlines are connecting and entertaining passengers on Flickr and YouTube.

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Could Love Be in the Air?

Terry Gardner | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

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Is it possible to find love in the air? That's the question Air New Zealand hopes to answer for a group of people departing from LAX on October 13, 2009.

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Air New Zealand's 'Naked' Ad Campaign

Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

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In its latest ad campaign, Air New Zealand has given new meaning to the overused business cliche "transparency." The struggling Kiwi airliner has deci...

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Air New Zealand Flies 747 On Fuel Made From Jatropha Plant Oil

New York Times | BETTINA WASSENER | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

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Air New Zealand tested a jet fuel made from the jatropha plant on Tuesday as the airline searches for an affordable and environmentally friendly alter...

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JATROPHA JETLINER: New Zealand's Biofuel Plane Uses 50-50 Blend

AP | RAY LILLEY | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Air New Zealand has tested a passenger jet powered partially with oil from a plum-sized fruit known as jatropha, in ef...

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