Wamos returning to do NRT
Jun 11, 2025 | 4:43 am
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That would be quite a dramatic change in attitude. Wizz see staff training as a business leverage point. Foran, like most execs that have been tainted by the US business culture, see it as a cost. NZ IRROPS capability might actually improve for the first time in 25+ years!
Jun 11, 2025 | 12:35 pm
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That would be quite a dramatic change in attitude. Wizz see staff training as a business leverage point. Foran, like most execs that have been tainted by the US business culture, see it as a cost. NZ IRROPS capability might actually improve for the first time in 25+ years!
Jun 11, 2025 | 3:31 pm
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Stephen Jones is a name that has been thrown around.. He hasn't popped up anywhere after leaving Wizz Air. He's already got the knowledge of Air NZ operations and was certainly somebody who was pretty well respected within the airline and the industry. He is somebody I'd be happy to see pop up in the CEO role.
Jun 11, 2025 | 4:40 pm
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An 2017 article on Stephen Jones that provides a useful prcis of his time with AirNZ.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...F32HY53QLXILE/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...F32HY53QLXILE/
Jun 13, 2025 | 5:11 am
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Stephen Jones is a name that has been thrown around.. He hasn't popped up anywhere after leaving Wizz Air. He's already got the knowledge of Air NZ operations and was certainly somebody who was pretty well respected within the airline and the industry. He is somebody I'd be happy to see pop up in the CEO role.
Jun 13, 2025 | 5:02 pm
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No new Japanese carrier will be starting any NZL route until either the air traffic rights bilateral is negotiated to allow more than one carrier, or NH drops its codeshare off the NZ flights.
Jun 13, 2025 | 11:12 pm
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Jun 26, 2025 | 3:30 am
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Unconfirmed, on an other site its mentioned the Wamos A333 is ex VS, Coming October this year...
Maybe its EC-OLG - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKEXZXUqIg7/
Maybe its EC-OLG - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKEXZXUqIg7/
Last edited by cavemanzk; Jun 26, 2025 at 3:37 am
Jul 30, 2025 | 3:17 am
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Unconfirmed, on an other site its mentioned the Wamos A333 is ex VS, Coming October this year...
Maybe its EC-OLG - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKEXZXUqIg7/
Maybe its EC-OLG - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKEXZXUqIg7/
Jul 30, 2025 | 3:20 am
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It'll be interesting to see how op upgrades pan out as that's a very premium heavy plane.
Jul 30, 2025 | 6:24 pm
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Unconfirmed, on an other site its mentioned the Wamos A333 is ex VS, Coming October this year...
Maybe its EC-OLG - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKEXZXUqIg7/
Maybe its EC-OLG - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKEXZXUqIg7/