International Airlines Serving New Zealand up to 2013

New Zealand International Airlines

  Air New Zealand (NZ)(1940-) - name changed from Tasman Empire Airways (TEAL) in 1965 (TE) - includes Zeal 320

Foreign Airlines Operating Aircraft to New Zealand 

  Air Caledonie International (SB)(1987-)

  Air Tahiti Nui (TN)(2000-)

  Air Vanuatu (NF)(1989-)

  Cathay Pacific (CX)(1983-84, 1984-)

  China Airlines (CI)(2000-2001, 2011-)

  China Southern Airlines NEW (CZ)(2011-)

  Emirates Airline (EK)(2003-)

  Federal Express (FM)(1989-19??, 2012-) - took over from Flying Tiger Line

  Fiji Airways (FJ)(1974-) - Air Pacific was renamed in 2013

  Hawaiian Airlines (HA)(1987-1990, 2013-)

  Jetstar Airways (JQ)(2005-) - a subsidiary of Qantas

  Korean Air (KE)(1993-)

  LAN Airlines (LA)(Code-share 1996-2000, 2002-) - name changed from LanChile

  Malaysia Airlines (MH)(1989-)

  Virgin Australia Airlines (SE Asia) NEW (DJ)(2005-) - formerly Pacific Blue Airlines (Aust), a subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings

  Virgin Samoa NEW (2005-) - formerly Polynesian Blue

  Qantas Airways (QF)(1961-)

  Singapore Airlines (SQ)(1976-)

  Singapore Airlines Cargo (SQ)(2001-)

  Tasman Cargo Airlines (HJ)(1997-) - (formerly Asian Express) an Australian cargo airline working for DHL

  Thai Airways International (TG)(1987-)

International Airlines Serving New Zealand on a Code-Share Only Basis 

  Air Canada (AC)(1998-) - on UA and NZ aircraft

  Air China (CA)(Own aircraft 2000-2001, Code share 2007-) - on NZ aircraft

  All Nippon Airways NEW (NH)(2012-) - on NZ aircraft

  Asiana Airlines (OZ)(Own aircraft 2003-2005, Code share 2005-)

  Austrian (OS)(2003-) - on NZ aircraft

  British Airways (BA)(1963-) - on QF and CX aircraft

  China Eastern (MU)(2008) - on QF aircraft

  Continental Airlines (CO)(Own aircraft 1979-1993, Code share 2010-) - on NZ aircraft

  Etihad Airways NEW (EY)(2009-) - on DJ aircraft

  Japan Airlines (JL)(1980-) - on NZ aircraft until 2012 then QF aircraft

  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL)(2000-) - on MH aircraft

  Lufthansa German Airlines (LH)(Cargo own-aircraft 2001-2003, Cargo code-share 1991-2005, Pax. codeshare 1995-)        - on NZ, SQ and TG aircraft

  Scandinavian Airlines System (SK)(2007-) - on TG aircraft

  United Airlines (UA)(Own-aircraft 1986-2003, Code-share 2003-) - on NZ aircraft - took over from Pan American

  US Airways (US)(2007-) - on NZ aircraft

  Virgin Australia International Airlines (VA)(2009-) - on DJ aircraft - formerly V Australia, a subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings

  Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS)(2011-) - on NZ aircraft

The following airline has New Zealand Government approvals to operate air services from New Zealand to Fiji and Australia (IATA two-letter code):

   Airwork (??) 

The following international airlines served New Zealand in the past (IATA two-letter code)(period of scheduled service):

Past New Zealand International Airlines (Draft)

  Freedom Air International WBM (SJ)(1996-2008) - an Air New Zealand subsidiary

  Kiwi Travel International Airlines (KC)(1995-1996) - based in Hamilton

  National Airways Corporation (NZ)(1947-1955)

  Southern World Airlines (5L)(1991-1991) - a cargo airline based in Auckland

  Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) (DJ)(2004-2015) - formerly Pacific Blue Airlines, a Single Aviation Market (SAM) airline and subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings

  AirAsia X (D7)(2011-2012)

  Royal Tongan Airlines WBM (WR)(1991-2004)

  Solomon Airlines (IE)(1990-1998, Code-share 2004-2005) - on NF aircraft

  Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (TI)(1957?-1965?) - taken over by UTA

  UTA (UT)(1965?-1993) - taken over by Air France

  Delta Air Lines (DL)(2003-2011) - on KE aircraft

  Mandarin Airlines (AE)(1992-2000) - on NZ aircraft

  Mexicana (MX)(1999-2010) - on NZ aircraft

  Shanghai Airlines (FM)(2007-2010) - on NZ aircraft

  Trans World Airlines (TW)(1998-2001) - mail on NZ aircraft

International Airlines that Once Operated on a Non-Scheduled Only Basis to New Zealand (Draft)

   All Nippon Airways (NH)(February 2004) 

  Britannia Airways (BY)(1990-2000) - summer only - now renamed ThomsonFly

  China Eastern (MU)(2 December 2003 - 31 January 2004)

  China Southwest Airlines (SZ)(1999) - operated three non-scheduled flights

  Pegasus Airlines (PG)(1999-2000) - services marketed by K2000

  Canada 3000 (2T)(1998-2001) - summers only - was approved for 4 November 2001 - 30 April 2002