STRATEGIC PLANNING – NEW ZEALAND

Air New Zealand doubles down on Houston route

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 24 : 22-Jan-16

Air New Zealand will face competition on the New Zealand-US route from mid-2016, when American Airlines and United Airlines commence flights on the route. Meanwhile, Air NZ has reduced its capacity on the Auckland-Los Angeles and Auckland-San Francisco routes in response to strong demand for airfares for its recently launched flights between Auckland and Houston. The carrier will offer five flights on the route each week from March.

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AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, AMERICAN AIRLINES INCORPORATED, UNITED AIR LINES INCORPORATED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, MACQUARIE EQUITIES LIMITED, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH

A2 Milk shuns Asia as shares hit ASX

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Original article by Tim Binsted
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 31-Mar-15

New Zealand-based The a2 Milk Company has built a significant market share in Australia in the last eight years. The group’s shares will debut on the Australian sharemarket on 31 March 2015, although it has not raised additional capital via the listing. CEO Geoff Babidge has outlined plans for the group to expand into the US and the UK. It will also seek to lift revenue from $NZ110.6m in 2013-14 to $NZ230m by 2015-16

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THE A2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED – ASX A2M, FREEDOM FOODS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FNP, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, PEPSI-COLA COMPANY, PARMALAT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Air NZ ‘adamant’ Virgin stays listed

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 14-Jul-14

Air New Zealand (NZ) is Virgin Australia’s largest shareholder, with a 25.99 per cent stake. The carrier, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways and Virgin Group have a combined stake of 79.4 per cent in Virgin Australia, but Air NZ CFO Rob McDonald has downplayed speculation that they could seek to privatise the airline. He stresses the importance of maintaining a sharemarket listing, while he has ruled out spinning off Air NZ’s frequent flyer program in the near-term

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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED, ETIHAD AIRWAYS, VIRGIN GROUP LIMITED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE INCORPORATED