Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand is the flag carrier and largest airline of New Zealand, operating scheduled domestic and international services.

= History = Air New Zealand began as Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL), founded in 1939 by an international agreement between New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom. On 1 April 1965 it became Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand absorbed Mount Cook Airline on 9 December 2019.

Air New Zealand in British Columbia
Air New Zealand inaugurated its service between Auckland and Vancouver in 1965. Initially flown with a stop in Honolulu, Hawaii, since 2007 it has been a non-stop service.

= Fleet =

Current

 * Airbus A320-200 - 20
 * Airbus A320neo - 6, more on order
 * Airbus A321neo - 7, 7 on order
 * ATR 72-600 - 29
 * Boeing 777-300ER - 7, to be retired and replaced by the 787-10s by 2027.
 * Boeing 787-9 - 14, launch customer
 * Boeing 787-10 - 0, 8 on order, deliveries from 2024.
 * De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 - 23

Historic

 * ATR 72-500 (1999–2020)
 * Beechcraft 1900D (2001–2016)
 * Boeing 737-200 (1968–2001)
 * Boeing 737-300 (1998–2015)
 * Boeing 747-200B (1981–2000)
 * Boeing 747-400 (1990–2014)
 * Boeing 767-200ER (1985–2005)
 * Boeing 767-300ER (1991–2017)
 * Boeing 777-200ER (2005–2021)
 * British Aerospace BAe 146-200 (2001–2002)
 * British Aerospace BAe 146-300 (2001–2002)
 * Douglas DC-8-52 (1965–1981)
 * Douglas DC-8F-54 (1981–1989)
 * Fokker F27-100 (1960–1980)
 * Fokker F27-500 (1975–1990)
 * Lockheed L-188 Electra (1959–1972)
 * McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (1973–1982)

= Routes = Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services within New Zealand and Australia.

There are codeshare agreements with Inter-Dominion Air Lines and others.