New Zealand start-up Kiwijet has once again postponed the start of operations. Last September the airline had announced plans to lease four Avro RJ100s from BAE Systems for low-fare operations from Christchurch, with a November start. By October, the beginning of operations had been pushed back to “late 2007.” The […]

New Zealand start-up Kiwijet has announced that it intends to lease four Avro RJ100s from BAE Systems for low-fare operations. Formed in May, Kiwijet initially planned to operate 140-seat Boeing 737-300s, closely following the Southwest Airlines model. When this proved too ambitious, the airline switched its plans to the much […]