mPass article on NZ Herald

My Google Alerts just turned up this very nice article about mPass on the NZ herald site.

It is always nice to get good press about things you have worked on.

I like the comments too:

I downloaded the Air New Zealand mPass a couple of months ago and have used it successfully a number of times. It is a fantastic application and has sped up the already fast check in process with Air NZ. its great to see “our” airline is right up there with technology and has made the whole tiresome process of checking in simple and enjoyable. PS – the iphone rocks. just a shame about the data charges.

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Excellent idea ! Keep it up, Kiwi’s – show the world we can make things better, faster and more convenient.

mPass for iPhone is live!

mPass for the iPhone is now available. If you are a lucky iPhone owner then you can download the application here or visit the AppStore and search for “mPass”

For those of you who are iPhone-impaired (like me), here are some screen shots:

Happy holidays from Air New Zealand

This animation was put together by a couple of the guys in my team here at Air New Zealand.

Happy Holidays everyone…


Air New Zealand Saves Christmas — cartoon from Photon Studios on Vimeo.

BTW see if you can find the easter egg @ http://www.happyholidaysfromairnz.com there may be something in it for you :)

mPass is live !

I’m quite pleased with this bit of work: mPass allows you to download your boarding passes for Air New Zealand flights onto your mobile phone. It generates a bar code that you can then scan at their kiosks to check-in or at the gates to board. Pretty cool if I must say so my self.  Its all part of Air New Zealands new domestic travelling experience.

If you want to download mPass then visit http://airnz.mobi using your web browser on your mobile phone and click on the “Download mPass” link.

Here are some screen shots of the application running that captured off my Nokia N73:

Also if you are at the airport and use the new gates try and get a look-see at the application with all the pretty coloured cells (which show the status of passengers on a flight) that is attached to the gate, I worked on that one too :)

If you are an Airpoints member then check out http://myairnz.com this was put together by some of my team mates. It gives you instant access to your bookings, airpoints info, weather, news, arrivals and departure times, events and much more.

Got my ugly mug in the press

Why do I always look so silly in photographs ? Sigh…..

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