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Emirates opens Edinburgh route – NZ connections

Emirates is welcomed to Edinburgh Airport by a Scottish bagpiper.

New Zealanders now have a convenient new route to Scotland following Emirates celebrating the inaugural flight of its new service between Dubai and Edinburgh last night (NZ time).

Source A Emirates Airline Release

Air New Zealand to launch new, Kiwi designed uniform

Air New Zealand is kicking off the design process for a new uniform for cabin crew and airport staff.

Emirates are rumoured to be considering taking over Etihad, which would form the world’s biggest airline by passenger traffic.

Bloomberg reports “four people familiar with the matter” who asked not to be named, said the Dubai airline was in preliminary talks to consider buying its neighbouring unprofitable Abu Dhabi airline, though negotiations could yet fall through.

Source A Travel Weekly release

Emirates continues its global celebrations with Oktoberfest

From tomorrow (September 22) to October 7, Emirates’ New Zealand customers travelling in all classes between Dubai and Germany will be among those to enjoy a special seasonal menu of Bavarian-inspired food and beverage, marking Oktoberfest.

Source An Emirates release

Five Aviation/Aerospace Stakeholders Launch Global Study on Women in Leadership

Geneva - Five stakeholder organizations in the aviation and aerospace industry will launch a global study - "Soaring Through the Glass Ceiling" - to identify and promote means by which the aviation and aerospace industry can more effectively recruit and advance women into leadership roles. The study is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2019.

Source An IATA release

Air New Zealand Auckland Regional Lounge to triple in capacity

Air New Zealand Auckland Regional Lounge concept design.

Air New Zealand will begin construction next month on a new, much larger regional lounge at Auckland Airport, as part of a $60 million investment in lounges throughout New Zealand over the next two years.

Source A Air New Zealand release

Emirates’ Game-Changing First Class Private Suites Win Gold

Emirates airline’s fully-enclosed First Class Private Suites, launched in November last year on its newest Boeing 777 aircraft, have been awarded gold by Future Travel Experience (FTE) in the “Up in the Air” category.

Source A Emirates Airline Release

Emirates Announces Codeshare Partnership with Jetstar Pacific

Emirates and Jetstar Pacific (BL) have announced a new codeshare agreement, expanding the existing partnership between the Dubai-based carrier and Jetstar Group.

Air New Zealand celebrates a decade as Australasia’s #1 airline

Air New Zealand has been named Australasia’s Leading Airline for the 10th consecutive year at the World Travel Awards overnight in Hong Kong.

Source A Air New Zealand release

Emirates revamps its premium offering in First and Business Class

The airline partners with BYREDO skincare, Bowers & Wilkins and Bulgari for latest amenities

Source A Emirates Airline Release

Typhoon Shanshan - An Air New Zealand release

Air New Zealand has cancelled flight NZ99 from Auckland to Tokyo Narita International Airport due to forecast weather conditions in Tokyo as a result of Typhoon Shanshan.

Source A Air New Zealand release

Emirates A380 continues to capture the imagination of Kiwis after 10 years of operations

Emirates is celebrating 10 years of A380 operations. Since its first flight to New York from Dubai on 1 August 2008, the Emirates A380 has carried more than 105 million passengers, 10.2 million of them being those travelling to and from New Zealand which is the second highest passenger destination for the A380.