After ordering ATR72-600s, Air New Zealand looks for synergies with Virgin Australia

Having ordered, subject to contract finalisation, seven ATR72-600s with options on an additional five in order to fuel significant domestic regional expansion, Air New Zealand is now considering what synergies it can achieve with fellow ATR operator Virgin Australia, who it has a 20% stake in.

"We are the largest ATR operator in the region so it does give us the opportunity to clearly propose to other operators opportunities where they could leverage or benefit from our scale and infrastructure. We'll certainly be exploring those alongside ATR, who also has been very helpful in assisting to facilitate those conversations and relationships," ANZ CEO Rob Fyfe says in Auckland.