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Air New Zealand's $100m do-up

2014-10-28 21:54:07| Airlines - Topix.net

Air New Zealand is ripping the interiors out of eight of its widebody Boeing 777-200s and refitting them with new seats, new cabin furniture and the very latest inflight entertainment systems. The work, which will cost around $100 million, is aimed at bringing the older planes up to the standard of newer ones and has given more than 100 engineers who faced being laid off work for up to 18 months.

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CAE to support New Zealand's SH-2G (I) helicopter training equipment

2014-10-23 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has awarded a contract to CAE to support its SH-2G (I) Super Seasprite helicopter synthetic training devices.

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New Zealand's Anzac frigates to be equipped with Thales' SMART-S Mk2 radar

2014-09-22 01:00:00| Naval Technology

Thales Nederland has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Canada to deliver SMART-S Mk2 radars and 3D surveillance radar for integration into Royal New Zealand Navy frigates.

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Snow missing from New Zealand's ski slopes at a time when scientists say glaciers are melting

2014-08-05 00:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Winter has rolled into its third month in New Zealand, and Nick Jarman says he's going stir crazy as he stares out at the driving rain on the small ski area he manages in the Southern Alps. The Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is one of several areas that haven't opened for a single day this season, and some fear there may not be enough snow to open at all this year -- something Jarman says has never happened during his 30 years carving turns on the mountain's slopes. Ski operators throughout New...

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