Transportation Industry

Company Watch - Air New Zealand

AirGuide Business, June 23, 2008

Jun 23, 2008

Air New Zealand passengers flying to and from London Heathrow to Los Angeles, Hong Kong or Auckland will be the first to use a new service which allows access to the in-flight entertainment system from boarding until landing. Previously the entertainment system could not be turned on until the aircraft was airborne and was turned off again when cabin crew prepared to land. Air New Zealand's short haul fleet of Boeing 767 and Airbus A320 aircraft will be fitted with new on-demand touch screen entertainment providing the same boarding to landing entertainment facilities. All Air New Zealand[sup.1]s international short and long-haul aircraft will have personal seat-back entertainment by December. Departure and arrival procedures have been reworked to accommodate safety briefings and in-flight announcements, which pause the entertainment system, as well as other operational requirements. Jun 19, 2008

Air New Zealand this summer will test a Boeing 747 powered by fuel made from from poisonous seeds of the jatropha tree. Meanwhile, Deutsche Lufthansa plans to mix biofuels with conventional jet kerosene. It hopes to use up to 10% of biofuel made from non-food sources such as algae in total kerosene by 2020. Jun 16, 2008

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