Is Air New Zealand Safe?

We track reported incidents for Air New Zealand. This page lists 8 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.

Most recent listed incident: 27 November 2008

Date: 27 November 2008

Flight: Flight 888T

Aircraft: Airbus A320-232

Location: off Plage

Summary: Maintenance error, loss of control

Date: 8 February 2008

Flight: Flight 2279

Aircraft: British Aerospace Jetstream

Location: near Woodbourne Airport

Summary: Hijacking

Date: 8 December 2002

Flight: ZK-NBC

Aircraft: Boeing 767-219ER

Location: near Brisbane

Summary: Uncontained engine failure

Date: 9 March 1991

Flight: ZK-NBC

Aircraft: Boeing 767-219ER

Location: Nadi International Airport

Summary: Turbulence, runway overrun

Date: 19 May 1987

Flight: Flight 24

Aircraft: Boeing 747-200

Location: Nadi International Airport

Summary: Hijacking

Date: 28 November 1979

Flight: Flight 901

Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Location: Mount Erebus , Antarctica

Summary: Pilot error, CFIT

Date: 17 February 1979

Flight: Flight 4374

Aircraft: Fokker F27-500

Location: off Auckland

Summary: Weather, optical illusion, CFIT

Date: 4 July 1966

Flight: ZK-NZB

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-52

Location: Auckland International Airport

Summary: Loss of control