Air New Zealand trials its first electric aircraft

ZK-NZH, which returned from its refit in Singapore last month, will fly from Auckland to Brisbane on 19 May before taking off for its first long-haul flight, from Auckland to San Francisco, later in the evening on the same day.

The route, last attempted months before COVID began, will be the only direct flight between the two destinations and will cut out an often-lengthy layover that can involve changing airports in Tokyo.