Awards

2012 Awards

Air Transport World

2012 Airline of the Year - WINNER

Wanderlust Readers' Travel Awards 2012
Bronze - Top Airline

2011 Awards

The ALB - Australasian Law Awards 2011

New Zealand In-house legal team of the year

Aviation Week global MRO of the Year Award

Winner - Air New Zealand Technical Operations

Skytrax World Airline Awards

Winner - Best Airline Australia / Pacific
Winner - World's Best Premium Economy Class Airline [B777-300]
Winner - World's Best Premium Economy Class Airline Catering [B777-300]

Business Traveller

Cellars in the Sky Award - Best Business Class Red
Cellars in the Sky Award - Best Presented Wine List

New Zealand Best Design Awards

Gold - Furniture - SkyCouch
Gold - Furniture - SpaceSeat

Red Dot Awards (GER)

Winner - Red Dot Product Design 2011 - SpaceSeat
Honourable Mention - Red Dot Product Design 2011 - SkyCouch

IDSA (IDEA) Awards (US)

GOLD - long-haul Design Research
SILVER - SkyCouch - Industrial furniture, fixtures and lighting
BRONZE - long-haul Cabin Interior - automotive interiors and exteriors

Crystal Cabin Awards (GER)

Winner - Passenger Comfort - SkyCouch

Designweek Awards 2011 (UK)

Winner - Best Furniture Design - SkyCouch

Wallpaper* Design Awards

Winner - Best Air Style: Premium Economy - Spaceseat
Aviation Awards Asia:
Winner - Full Service Airline category

Air Transport World

Winner - Ad Award 2011

RSVP

Silver - Sales Generation / Promotion: Airpoints Magazine
Silver - Customer Engagement: Airpoints Magazine

Nexus Awards

Gold - Production and Fulfilment: Airpoints Magazine
Bronze - Media and/or Channel Utilisation: Airpoints Magazine
Bronze - Media and/or Channel Utilisation: Air New Zealand on Foursquare
Silver - CRM and Data Management: Airpoints Magazine

2010 Awards

Air New Zealand voted Favourite Long-Haul Leisure Airline in the 2010 Condé Nast Traveller Reader's Awards

Air New Zealand voted Best Airline in the 2010 Which? Awards

Air New Zealand wins two Skytrax Awards for the Best Airline Australia/Pacific and the Staff Service Excellence Award for the Australia/Pacific region

Air New Zealand receives Air Transport World 'Airline of the Year' [5]

Rob McDonald awarded Ernst & Young CFO of the Year 2010

2009 Awards

Chief Information Officer Julia Raue was named 2009 Computerworld Awards CIO of the Year [1]

Air New Zealand was named overall winner of the 2009 Loyalty Awards for the most innovative frequent flier programme [2]

Air New Zealand achieved Enviro-Gold accreditation, the highest rating under the Qualmark Green responsible tourism criteria [3]

Airline Business 'Airline Strategy Award - Technology' received for redefining the domestic airport experience [4]

Grabaseat won the Philips Innovation Award at the Tourism Industry Awards [6]

Air New Zealand receives Air Transport World 'Public Relations Award' for the management of external communications during a challenging year. This is only the second time the award has been given in eleven years. [7]

Judges' Choice Trophy awarded for an outstanding frequent flyer programme at the Loyalty 2009 Awards [8]

2009 Readers Digest Most Trusted Airline Brand

Top Airline for Innovation 2009 - The World Traveller – China

Best Transpacific Airline at the 26th OAG Airline Industry Awards

Voted "Best Airline" by Vacation.Com in the USA

Chief Executive Rob Fyfe awarded Deloitte/Management magazine Executive of the Year 2009

John Palmer awarded QBE Insurance Chairperson of the Year 2009

2008 Awards

World's best passenger service - Air Transport World

Best Business Class Red Wine, UK Cellars in the Sky Awards 2007

Most Informative Wine List, UK Cellars in the Sky Awards 2007

Joint Runner-Up Best Business Class Wine Cellar, UK Cellars in the Sky Awards 2007

3rd in Business Class White Wine, UK Cellars in the Sky Awards 2007

Tourism Media Award, Tourism British Columbia

Tomorrows Workforce Award - EEO Trust Work/Life Awards 2008

Supreme Award - EEO Trust Work/Life Awards 2008

2007 Awards

Winner: Best Web Ad Campaign - MTV Pimp My Plane, Netguide Web Awards 2007

Tourism Marketing Award for Shanghai launch, NZ Tourism Industry Awards 2007

Best Business Class Red, UK Cellars in the Sky awards

Best Business Class Cellar, UK Cellars in the Sky awards

Most Original Business Class Cellar, UK Cellars in the Sky awards

2nd in Best Long Haul overall, Conde Nast Traveller Awards 2007 (UK)

Best value long haul, Conde Nast Traveller Awards 2007 (UK)

Australasia's Leading Business Class Airline at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards

Experimentation Award, TUANZ Business Internet Awards 2007

The Best of The Best, TUANZ Business Internet Awards 2007

e-Commerce Award, TUANZ Business Internet Awards 2007

Best Star Alliance Business Class product and service, Star Alliance quarterly survey (Dec 07)

Best Airline to the South Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand, Business Traveler Magazine (USA)

Air New Zealand Brand TV Commercial and Soundtrack - Phoenix Awards (Singapore)

Silver Award; Best Music Composition

Air New Zealand Brand TV Commercial and Soundtrack - AXIS Advertising Awards 07

Bronze Award; 30" commercial

Silver Award; Soundtrack - Best original Music

GrabaSeat - Media Awards 2007

Gold Award; Best Response

GrabaSeat - EFFIE Awards 2007

Bronze Award; Paradigm shift (only winner in a category with 7 finalists)

Bronze Award; Small budget

Air New Zealand Fashion Week, Sponsorship - The 2007 TVNZ & NZ Herald Sponsorship Awards

Creative New Zealand Best International & National Arts Sponsorship

The 2007 TVNZ & NZ Herald Sponsorship Awards Supreme Winner

New Zealand Rugby Union Sponsorship - Harvey Cameron Long Term Sponsorship

Auckland to Shanghai Launch - Media Awards 2007

Silver Award; Best use of research and consumer insights

Air NZ Cargo – San Francisco - CAPLES 2007

Bronze Award; Direct Marketing

3D Special Offers Campaign - CAPLES 2007

Silver Award; Multimedia campaign

Silver Award; Collateral/Alternative media

Best Other Communication - Air NZ KoruSaver.  ASFONZ Communication Awards 2007

Excellence in Communication - Air NZ KoruSaver.  ASFONZ Communication Awards 2007

Best Kiwisaver Communication - Air NZ KoruSaver.  ASFONZ Communication Awards 2007