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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2009) - Be in charge of your own flight and jet off to exotic destinations with " Jump Seat ", a new Facebook game launched by Air New Zealand this week. The interactive game tasks Facebook players with various missions and fast-paced adventures to be completed en route. Jump Seat players can upload pictures to create their very own avatars as Air New Zealand Flight Attendants or First Officers.  

Relatives of the New Zealand crew who died in the Air New Zealand A320 crash in France a year ago head to France next weekend for the unveiling of a plaque in their memory. The Airbus A320 crashed into the sea near Perpignan, killing all five New Zealanders and two German crew on board. The crash occurred while the plane, which had been leased to German airline XL Airways, was undergoing acceptance trials before being handed back to Air New Zealand.  

To discover a part of the planet reduced to its raw elements. "The Antarctic is to the rest of the world as the Abode of the Gods was to the ancient Chaldees," wrote Apsley Cherry-Garrard: "A precipitous and mammoth land lying far beyond the seas." That description is taken from his book The Worst Journey In The World, which chronicles Robert Falcon Scott's heroic failure to be first to reach the world's southernmost point.

The Antarctic is to the rest of the world as the Abode of the Gods was to the ancient Chaldees   -Apsley Cherry Garrard

 

The rocket designed to launch New Zealand into the space race was unveiled today. Called Manu Korere - which translates as bird messenger - the rocket was designed by private company Rocket Lab, headed by former crown research scientist Peter Beck, 32. At six metres long and 150mm in diameter the rocket is designed for scientific sub-orbital 'sounding' missions.  

TV3 has offered to pick up any Air New Zealand Cup matches that Sky does not wish to screen - but only if it remains a 14-team competition. In a further indication that a six-team, second-tier competition is a potential broadcasting wasteland, MediaWorks chief executive Brent Impey said his network probably wouldn't have an interest in it. "If the competition was going to stay at 14 teams and if Sky was only going to broadcast five games, we would have an interest in two games a week if that was the c  

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Be in charge of your own flight and jet off to exotic destinations in " Jump Seat ," a new Facebook game launched by Air New Zealand. The interactive game tasks Facebook players with various missions and fast-paced adventures to be completed en route. "Jump Seat " players can upload pictures to create their very own avatars as Air New Zealand Flight Attendants or First Officers. Once en route, players answer trivia questions, pl  

Most airlines have eliminated meals, free pillows and magazines. They've reduced snacks to a miniature bag of pretzels. But there's one frill many refuse to skimp on in their cost-cutting drive to be profitable: wine.

I'm impressed with what many airlines are offering   -Dan Berger

 

Rotorua residents have the chance to participate in aviation history next month with an announcement today that four scenic flights in an historic DC3 aircraft will be available to the public as part of the 12 December Let's GO Rotorua Lakefront Air Show. The airshow and on-the-ground carnival celebrations are to mark the arrival of Air New Zealand's inaugural direct trans-Tasman flight from Sydney at 2.35pm on 12 December. However Events & Venues Rotorua general manager Peter McLeod is warning Rotorua

Between 1935 and 1945 nearly 11,000 DC3s, and its military version the Dakota, were built. But only a few hundred remain in service today worldwide - and one of those will be with us in Rotorua on 12 December.   -Peter McLeod

 

The nominees for this year's Steinlager Rugby Awards, New Zealand's premier rugby awards, have been announced. The Steinlager Rugby Awards recognise and acknowledge the achievements of New Zealand's teams, coaches, players, referees and volunteers in 2009. The ceremony will be held at the SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland, on Thursday 17 December and broadcast live on SKY Sport and The Rugby Channel.  

But there's one frill many refuse to skimp on in their cost-cutting drive to be profitable: wine. The world's airlines annually buy about 4.3 million gallons of wine, and some spend at least $15 million on wine each year, the airlines and wine experts estimate. Some airlines pour wine that retails for $50 to $220 a bottle.

I'm impressed with what many airlines are offering   -Dan Berger