Air Nz Essay

Air Nz Essay Air Nz Essay Air New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Air New Zealand /wiki/File:Air_New_Zealand_logo.svg/wiki/File:Air_New_Zealand_logo.svg IATA ICAO Callsign NZ ANZ NEW ZEALAND Founded 26 April 1940 (as TEAL)[1] Commenced operations 1 April 1965 Hubs Auckland Airport Wellington International Airport Christchurch International Airport Focus cities Los Angeles International Airport Sydney Airport Frequent-flyer program Airpoints Airport lounge Koru Lounge Alliance Star Alliance Subsidiaries Air New Zealand Link Fleet size 107[2] (incl. subsidiaries) Destinations 55 (incl. subsidiaries) Company slogan The airline of Middle earth[3] Parent company New Zealand Government (53%)[4] Headquarters Western Reclamation, Auckland City, New Zealand[5] Key people Christopher Luxon, CEO[6] Norm Thompson, Deputy CEO Revenue NZ$4,618 million (2013)[7] Operating income NZ$898m (2013)[7] Profit NZ$262m NET (2014)[8] Total assets NZ$5,612m (2013)[7] Total equity NZ$1,816m (2013)[7] Employees 11,000 (April, 2014) Website airnewzealand.com Air New Zealand Limited (NZX: AIR, ASX: AIZ) is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand.[citation needed] Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 25 domestic and 26 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.[9] The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999.[9] Air New Zealand originated in 1940 as Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL), a flying boat company operating trans-Tasman flights between New Zealand and Australia. TEAL became wholly owned by the New Zealand government in 1965, whereupon it was renamed Air New Zealand. The airline mainly served international routes until 1978, when the government merged it and the domestic-orientated New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC) into a single airline under the Air New Zealand name. Air New Zealand was largely privatised in 1989, but returned to majority government ownership in 2001 after a failed tie up with Australian carrier Ansett Australia (when Ansett suffered financial issues and folded operations during that year). As of 2014, Air New Zealand carries 13.7 million passengers annually.[9] Air New Zealand's route network focuses on Australasia and the South Pacific, with long-haul services to East Asia, North America and the United