Irene King
Shower Thoughts: What happens to lost luggage?
Irene King, chief executive at Auckland's Ardmore Flying School joins Mark Leishman to explain. Audio
Shower Thoughts: What happens to lost luggage?
Have you ever been standing in the shower, when suddenly, the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought? That's a Shower Thought. Each Tuesday, here on Nights we're… Audio
NZ seeing a critical shortage in pilots in next 10 years
Aotearoa is facing a critical shortage of pilots, Auckland Pilot Training Group's Irene King talked with Nathan Rarere about what can be done. Audio
Plane passenger read about bomb threat online
A passenger on an Air New Zealand flight stranded in Sydney on Saturday because of a bomb threat says she found out online what was going on. Penny Nel spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Bomb-threatened plane back in service
The Air New Zealand flight grounded in Sydney after a bomb threat on Saturday is now back in service. The flight from Wellington left 154 passengers and crew stuck on the tarmac for more than two… Audio
Blown engine oil seal could have caused engine fire on Air NZ plane
An aviation commentator says a blown engine oil seal could be why a plane made a smoky emergency landing at Wellington on Sunday. Industry commentator Irene King spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Singapore Air changes hot food rules
Singapore Airlines will no longer serve hot meals when the seat belt sign is on during all its flights - after a passenger died and more than 100 were injured during severe turbulance. Aviation… Audio
New Auckland flight school takes off as pilot shortages bite
Two flying schools in Auckland are teaming up to create the country's biggest pilot training organisation. Audio
The Panel with Jenni Giblin and Phil O'Reilly (Part 1)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jenni Giblin and Phil O'Reilly discuss the dud batch of aviation fuel and what that could mean for holidaymakers. Plus, they talk OCR and it's immediate… Audio
Airlines warn to book early as fare prices take off
Air New Zealand is warning travellers to book holidays early as a combination of rising fuel prices, inflation and high demand have forced it to review and hike airfares.
International and domestic… Audio
Airfares rising fast, airlines warn to book flights early
Air New Zealand is warning travellers to book holidays early as a combination of rising fuel prices, inflation and high demand have forced it to review and hike airfares. International and domestic… Audio
Expert on Russia being voted out of International Civil Aviation Organisation
Russia has been voted off the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization.
It's seen partly as retaliation for bombing airports in Ukraine and violating other international aviation… Audio
Competition as Qantas launches AKL-NYC direct flights
A big red kangaroo has bounced right into Air New Zealand's parade, with Qantas launching direct flights from Auckland to New York in direct competition with our national carrier.
From mid-2023… Video, Audio
Air NZ announces more job cuts
Air New Zealand has announced it will slash staff numbers again. The airline is cutting almost 880 more international crew jobs, and is looking to make several hundred other workers on leave without… Audio
Air NZ records record $454 million loss
Air New Zealand says it will be years before it gets back to where it was before the pandemic devastated its business.
The airline made a loss of $454 million for the year ended June.
It wrote down… Audio
Air NZ admits being unprepared for Covid-19 disruption
Air New Zealand has admitted it was unprepared for the disruption wrought by Covid-19 and overwhelmed by the number of people seeking refunds.
A select committee at Parliament this morning heard the… Audio
Calls for quarantining international travellers to be canned
The International Air Transport Association wants governments to stop quarantining international travellers as borders open up and instead adopt a different layered approach. Aviation commentator… Audio
Our national airline - up in the air?
As domestic travel takes off in alert level two, as of tomorrow, what confidence can customers have in our national airline? And what is the likely cascade effect on the wider tourism industry of… Audio
Air New Zealand loans
An aviation commentator says the loans being guaranteed to Air New Zealand from the government will inject some market confidence in the national carrier. Audio
Government loans $900 m to Air NZ
The government is moving to shore-up Air New Zealand with a loan of $900 million. Kathryn speaks with aviation commentator Irene King. Audio
