DAY TWO:
Hard News On Air NZ - We, the public, have conflicting interests over the Air New Zealand-Qantas deal. The proposal is presently the best - well, the only - option for New Zealand taxpayers who do not wish to spend the next decade
spending money to support their 86 per cent shareholding in an international minnow, in order to avoid the fate of the
Swiss in losing our national carrier. See… Southern Skies
Air NZ Should Put Up The Dollars - United Future New Zealand leader, Peter Dunne, today challenged Air New Zealand and Qantas to back their words with
real action should the merger of the airlines go ahead. See... Dunne Calls For Air NZ To Put Money Where Mouth Is
ALSO:
- NZ First - Air NZ/Qantas Proposal Too Early To Determine
- United Future - Copeland presents business case against the Qantas/Air NZ prop
DAY ONE:
Flying Kangaroo And Koru To Become One - The government today received a proposal for Air New Zealand to enter a strategic alliance with Qantas under which
Qantas would take a minority stake in Air New Zealand. See... Government response to Air-NZ Qantas proposal
MORE ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT:
- Air New Zealand - Air NZ and Qantas To Form Major Airline Grouping
- Fact Sheet - Air NZ Strategic Alliance With Qantas - Fact Sheet
- Comparison Chart - Air New Zealand & Qantas - Facts At A Glance
- Govt. Timeline - Timeline for consideration of the Air NZ Qantas
- Qantas - Qantas Alliance With Air New Zealand
National Vows To Fight Qantas Announcement - Australia has just achieved its biggest win over New Zealand. We have been done over and it is a very dark day for
travellers, exporters and tourism groups, National Party leader, Bill English, said today in reaction to the Air New
Zealand/Qantas announcement... See... Kangaroo tramples over Koru
MORE REACTION:
- ACT - Qantas Has Its Cake And Eats It
- EMA (Northern) - Business offers qualified support on Air NZ deal
- ACT - Qantas Deal Anti-Competitive
- More From National – Passengers lose choice in Air New Zealand deal & Earlier…. National wants to clip the wings on airline deal
- NZ First - Air NZ/Qantas Proposal Too Early To Determine
- United Future - Dunne: welcome to the future, it looks like NAC
- United Future - Dunne Calls For Air NZ To Put Money Where Mouth Is
- Greens - Greens oppose Air NZ sell-out