Roger Ludbrook: Why we feel grounded by Air NZ
John Key's supportive soundbites for Air NZ are going down in the Far North like a cup of cold you-know-what, writes Roger Ludbrook.
John Key's supportive soundbites for Air NZ are going down in the Far North like a cup of cold you-know-what, writes Roger Ludbrook.
Qantas is serving up what could be the first course in a transtasman food fight, with new offerings to economy class passengers from later this month.
Why discontinue services to centres such as Kaitaia and Whakatane? The bitter truth is that New Zealand does not have a national airline with network obligations.
A Tauranga-based operator is poised to take over Air New Zealand's cancelled regional air services from Whakatane and Kaitaia but will charge similar prices.
Prime Minister John Key says plans to scrap some regional flights around the country is generally good news, a point many of the affected communities dispute.
Christopher Luxon was brought in to put the foot down and drive profit, writes Grant Bradley. He's not about to let historic ties to some towns influence cold, hard business decisions.
Airbus is strengthening its presence in Asia - a market which is shaping up as a key battleground for competition with rival Boeing.
Nearly three-quarters of New Zealanders on long-haul flights like to break their journey with a stopover.
Aviation Security staff are on heightened alert following the raised terror threat level and on the lookout for a range of new risks.
Millions of departing travellers could be spared the chore filling in departure cards following work done by Customs and Statistics New Zealand.
An airline catering company has been ordered pay its rival $25,000 after the Supreme Court threw out an appeal over holiday pay and other staff entitlements.
A top Malaysia Airlines executive who is in NZ this week is urging relatives of those lost aboard MH370 to be patient as the carrier works to pay compensation.
Kiwis on waiting lists for commercial space flights remain determined would-be astronauts, although one admits to losing some confidence in Virgin Galactic's programme.
London's Heathrow airport says airlines are using more giant wide-body super jumbos to escape the constraints of capacity curbs.
Singapore Airlines is carefully picking its battles as it faces increased competition from Middle Eastern carriers and budget airlines.
The line of passengers taking pictures of the plane they'd just stepped off at Auckland Airport this week was proof that big aircraft make a big impression.
Trailblazer for women flyers had just landed new Air NZ jet when she suffered suspected aneurysm.
Air NZ is ripping the interiors out of eight of its widebody Boeing 777-200s and refitting them in a $100m project.
Travel Editor Winston Aldworth checks out the creature comforts aboard the airline's newest addition to the local fleet.
Martin Aircraft is looking to raise A$25m in an ASX listing to fund plans which it says would make it the world's first commercial jetpack manufacturer.
Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380 superjumbo has landed at Auckland Airport twenty minutes ahead of schedule as it starts a five-month summer service.
Queenstown wants airlines to put on extra planes from Auckland and Christchurch to soak up an expected summer surge in Asian tourists.
New Zealand-founded LanzaTech's quest to commercialise its biofuel has taken another step with one of the world's biggest banks.
Auckland International Airport has confirmed it’s likely to deliver an underlying net profit of between $160m and $170m this financial year,
The cast of The Hobbit star in the latest Air New Zealand safety video, released today.
Singapore Airlines will start A380 services to Auckland in what is Australia's loss and New Zealand's gain.
A pilot who lost his job after an accusation that he sexually harassed a flight attendant has won a legal battle to be reinstated to his former position.
As Qantas prepares to put more flights into New Zealand over summer, international sales boss Stephen Thompson is clear about what needs to be done at the airline as it battles through a painful....
Malaysia Airlines says a compensation offer of US$50,000 to the families of MH370 victims is only "part of" the final payment it intends to make.