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Chinese visitors driving faster NZ skydive recovery for Experience Co 5th March 2024 /

Chinese visitors driving faster NZ skydive recovery for Experience Co

The Australasian adventure operator says it saw the most pronounced recovery in Queenstown during the Chinese New Year at its NZONE skydive business.


Skydive Mt Cook employee who died following accident named 27th October 2023

Skydive Mt Cook employee who died following accident named

Police have named 43-year-old Carlos Gabriel Obaid Haddad as the skydive cameraman who died in an accident near Aoraki Mt Cook.


Skydive Queenstown appoints national sales manager 18th May 2022 /

Skydive Queenstown appoints national sales manager

Skydive Queenstown has appointed Martin Langford to the role of national sales manager.


Fatality has “significant impact on our skydiving family” – Skydive Auckland 11th March 2022 /

Fatality has “significant impact on our skydiving family” – Skydive Auckland

Skydive Auckland says it is “deeply saddened” by the loss of a skydiver, who died on Thursday evening.


NZONE: “Full confidence” in safety procedures following fatality report 11th June 2021 /

NZONE: “Full confidence” in safety procedures following fatality report

The TAIC releases its report into the fatal skydive accident that killed American tourist Tyler Nii.


Skydive Auckland to host 2021 national comp 24th March 2021 /

Skydive Auckland to host 2021 national comp

The New Zealand Parachute Federation National Competition will take place at Skydive Auckland this month.


Tauranga Skydive staffer dies after skydiving accident 22nd March 2021

Tauranga Skydive staffer dies after skydiving accident

Man dies after a skydiving accident in Mount Maunganui on Saturday 21 March.


Experience Co: Queenstown tourism business hardest hit 23rd February 2021 /

Experience Co: Queenstown tourism business hardest hit

The Australasian operator’s New Zealand skydiving business was among its worst performers, according to the company’s half-year report.


Experience Co’s NZ operations suffer, one jump site mothballed 28th August 2020 /

Experience Co’s NZ operations suffer, one jump site mothballed

Revenue from the operator’s NZ jump sites has been hit hard by the pandemic.


Experience Co goes with IBIS Tech for skydiving operations 4th June 2020 /

Experience Co goes with IBIS Tech for skydiving operations

Experience Co has selected Queenstown-based IBIS Technology as its tourism business systems software provider for the company’s skydiving operations in both New Zealand and Australia.


GCH Aviation, Skydiving Kiwis partner in jump site expansion 15th May 2020

GCH Aviation, Skydiving Kiwis partner in jump site expansion

Ashburton-based Skydiving Kiwis is set to expand its operations to two new Canterbury jump sites comprising Sumner Beach and Hanmer Springs.


Experience Co: Poor weather impacts NZ operations 21st February 2020 /

Experience Co: Poor weather impacts NZ operations

Experience Co’s New Zealand jump sites saw tandem volume fall to 23,414 for the six months to 31 December 2019, down 14.4% on the same period a year earlier.


Skydive Tauranga commits to carbon neutrality by 2025 29th October 2019 /

Skydive Tauranga commits to carbon neutrality by 2025

Skydive Tauranga entered into a partnership agreement with conservation charity Trees that Count, as it commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2025.


INFLITE secures Pukaki skydiving approval 18th October 2019

INFLITE secures Pukaki skydiving approval

INFLITE has been given the go-ahead for its Skydive Mt Cook operation at Pukaki Airport but had to apply for resource consent to land its parachutes.


INFLITE CEO: We could start skydive operations without council approval 4th October 2019

INFLITE CEO: We could start skydive operations without council approval

Proceeding with skydive operations without council approval or getting the case heard in court are options being considered by INFLITE after it delayed the launch of the country’s newest skydive operation.


Skydivers scramble after dispute over parachute stops jump site 3rd October 2019 /

Skydivers scramble after dispute over parachute stops jump site

Operators seek legal advice after INFLITE is forced to delay NZ’s newest skydive venture.


INFLITE snaps up Skydive Fox Glacier  10th September 2019 /

INFLITE snaps up Skydive Fox Glacier 

The deal sees the operator control the most jump sites in NZ after entering the skydive market only last year.


INFLITE snaps up jump sites, operators in southern spree 10th May 2019 /

INFLITE snaps up jump sites, operators in southern spree

More staff and aircraft planned as the Auckland-based business expands its skydiving and scenic flight interests.


INFLITE jumps into skydiving with multi-million dollar acquisition 23rd April 2018 /

INFLITE jumps into skydiving with multi-million dollar acquisition

Aviation tourism operator INFLITE has entered the New Zealand skydive sector with a multi-million dollar purchase of Skydive Franz Josef Glacier.