The issue for me is making sure whoever chooses to fly here actually, genuinely comes here to support our national interests.

We combine all the revenue that those aircraft generate and then we share the revenue based on how much capacity each of us has contributed to that model.

We wouldn’t consider this transaction if we didn’t believe we had a good chance of getting it approved.

I’m certainly very excited and very proud to be given this opportunity.

You have to get the engine room of the business right so you can make money delivering that proposition.

Air New Zealand will become a nimble and fast moving airline, able to rapidly adapt to change more quickly than its competitors. I am determined to implement the necessary measures to ensure this happens.

By December 2006, the new long-haul product will be on all routes.

Selection of the staff travel system was crucial since it would be one of the few applications to be used by every single employee of the airline around the globe. We are impressed with the...

The code share agreement will allow the airlines to reduce cost by removing some surplus capacity and utilizing aircraft more efficiently, while increasing the number of flights available to … customers.

If the unions and their members are able to commit to extensive across-the-board labor reform, there may be an opportunity to retain some wide body airframe maintenance capacity in-house.

We don’t have a large team on the ground in Australia but they are in the scope for this review.

I thought I’d worked in some challenging industries but I’ve reassessed that now that I’ve worked in the airline industry.

This is a good decision for ANZES [Air New Zealand Engineering Services] and its staff, for Air New Zealand and for New Zealand itself.

If we can’t make money on the Tasman something has to give. We have to reduce services or withdraw. We can’t just sit in a market losing money for ever.

It felt a bit like a morgue.

This is a good decision for ANZES (Air New Zealand Engineering Services) and its staff, for Air NZ and for New Zealand itself.