Adrian Littlewood
Auckland Airport boss wants overseas Kiwis allowed home
Auckland Airport's outgoing boss has run out of patience and is urging that stranded New Zealanders overseas be allowed to return home.
Chief executive Adrian Littlewood says scientific advice should… Audio
Green light given to import rapid COVID-19 tests into NZ
The green light has been given to import 300,000 rapid COVID-19 tests into NZ. Some of our largest companies will be able to introduce rapid antigen testing to their critical worksites this month The… Audio
Covid-19: Giveaways to incentivise vaccinations for young people
Auckland Airport is trying a new tactic to convince young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
The company is teaming up with others to offer 20 to 35-year-olds $70,000 worth of prizes if they… Audio
American Airlines scraps plans to fly NZ routes from end of 2021
An aborted take off - American Arlines has abandoned plans to fly New Zealand routes from the end of this year.
The US' largest airline had earlier committed to flying Auckland to Los Angeles, as… Video, Audio
Auckland Airport CEO hopes for vaccine coverage by December
Auckland Airport is predicting its fortunes will take off early next year, but it all depends on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
The country's biggest airport is expecting a loss of between $35 million… Video, Audio
Auckland Airport ready for resumption of quarantine-free international travel
New Zealand airports are preparing to throw open the gates on Monday to quarantine-free arrivals from Australia.
It's been a while since international terminals here have seen throngs of visitors -… Audio
Trans-Tasman bubble: Auckland Airport on separating passengers
The Trans-Tasman bubble will bring a surge of passengers into airports not seen for more than a year.
It will mean a complete separation of airline staff, passengers and processes to limit the risk… Audio
Auckland Airport ready to separate travellers
After months of work, Auckland Airport is ready for the opening of a travel bubble with Australia.
The airport has made plans to segregate at-risk and no-risk travellers - dividing the international… Audio
'We're ready' as businesses hang on for trans-Tasman travel deal - Auckland Airport CEO
Hundreds of businesses are hanging on for New Zealand and Australia to establish a quarantine-free travel arrangement, Auckland Airport's chief executive says.
There have been months of negotiations… Video, Audio
Business News for 19 Februray 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Covid-19: Auckland Airport CEO responds to drop in profits
Covid-19 has meant a hard landing for Auckland Airport with an after tax drop in profits of 63 percent for the year.
The pandemic has all but grounded the aviation industry, meaning the airport has… Audio
Aviation sector responds to new alert levels
NZ Aviation Coalition Co-chair Justin Tighe-Umbers and Adrian Littlewood CEO Auckland Airport join Kathryn Ryan. Audio
Auckland Airport plans to split terminal for safe travel bubble
Auckland Airport has announced it will split the international terminal into two separate zones in preparation for safe travel bubbles.
But the Prime Minister this afternoon said with the escalating… Video, Audio
Trans-Tasman bubble blueprint given to Prime Ministers
A blueprint for a trans-Tasman travel bubble is now on the desks of both the New Zealand and Australian prime ministers.
The safe border group, made up of business and government representatives from… Audio
Auckland Airport welcomes plans for trans-Tasman flights
A draft blueprint for a trans-Tasman bubble is expected to be with the NZ and Australian government's by next month.
Over the past two weeks a team of 40 has been working on a detailed proposal to… Video, Audio
Level two, a path to recovery?
Domestic travel could begin as soon as mid-May. What will it mean for our crippled tourism industry, and regions facing soaring unemployment? And what will air travel look like once it resumes… Audio
Coronavirus: Auckland Airport CEO on trans-Tasman bubble
Adrian Littlewood is the chief executive of Auckland International Airport. He chaired the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum for five years.
That's the group now overseeing the group of experts… Audio
Business News for 16 March 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Auckland Airport drops earnings outlook by $50m
Auckland Airport has lowered its earnings guidance in response to the massive disruption in international travel as the Covid-19 virus spreads through Europe and North America. Audio