Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific will launch one of its longest non-stop services in December, a thrice-weekly service to Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. The non-stop Christchurch service is set to operate three times a week, with an Airbus A350 aircraft departing Hong Kong on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Subject to…
Aviation enthusiasts like me now have a chance to view the world’s largest passenger aircraft in our own backyard as Emirates begins a daily A380 service at Christchurch Airport. Emirates announced last month it would become the first to offer regular scheduled A380 services to Christchurch replacing the daily B777 service to Sydney and on to Dubai. I managed…
Yesterday my day started at 4.00am with a day trip planed from my home in Christchurch to Auckland, the city of the sales. We had a a number of management and customer meetings planned, nothing too onerous. We got into our work soon after I arrived at the office at 8.00am with the intention of knocking off…
The alarm went at 4am this morning. Wide awake, I leaped out of bed, greeting the new day with anticipation. After a quick shower, I was soon dressed and looking sharp and ready to head off to the airport as I am going to Wellington for a couple of days with work…… Just another day at the office! Well that’s what…
One of the great advantages of getting to the airport in plenty of time is to be able to watch flight movements from the Christchurch Airport Koru lounge. It has one of the best runway and domestic apron views of any airport in the region. A tool that makes this even more enjoyable is an online…
Its actually May the 6th and I still can’t get this particular day out of my mind! I first saw Star Wars 38 years ago and I still get a big chill down my spine when I see an Empire Star Destroyer or an X-Wing fighter flash across the screen. I still wonder if what…
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