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Airlines Operating in New Zealand

The following international airlines currently serve New Zealand (IATA two-letter code)(period of service):

New Zealand International Airlines

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

Pacific Blue (DJ)(2004-) – a Single Aviation Market (SAM) airline and subsidiary of Virgin Blue

Foreign Airlines Operating Aircraft to New Zealand

Aerolineas Argentinas (AR)(1985-) – the airline also has a New Zealand site

Air Caledonie International (SB)(1987-)

Air Pacific (FJ)(1974-)

Air Tahiti Nui (TN)(2000-)

Air Vanuatu (NF)(1989-)

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

Cargolux Airlines International (CV)(1999-)

Cathay Pacific (CX)(1983-84, 1984-)

Emirates Airline (EK)(2003-)

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-)

Pacific Blue Airlines (Aust) (DJ)(2005-) – a subsidiary of Virgin Blue

Polynesian Blue (DJ)(2005-)

Qantas Airways (QF)(1961-)

Royal Brunei Airlines (BI)(2003-)

Singapore Airlines (SQ)(1976-)

Singapore Airlines Cargo (SQ)(2001-)

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

American Airlines (AA)(1970-1974, 1990-1992, 1995-) – on QF aircraft

Austrian (OS)(2003-) – on NZ aircraft

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

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

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

Etihad Airways NEW (EY)(2009-) – on QF aircraft

Japan Airlines (JL)(1980-) – on NZ 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

Mexicana (MX)(1999-) – on NZ aircraft

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

Shanghai Airlines (FM)(2007-) – on NZ 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