Air NZ will benefit from a weakened Qantas as the Australian airline battles to turn around big losses by slashing jobs, axing routes and grounding planes.

The disastrous results and huge job-shedding announced by Qantas yesterday is battering at the door of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

A Queenstown businessman wants the town's airport relocated to vacant land on a 907m hill overlooking the existing site.

Aviation writer Grant Bradley with some thoughts on why Air NZ is doing so well right now...

Air NZ has this morning unveiled a record interim financial result for the first half of the 2014 financial year.

Revenue at Flight Centre's New Zealand business has surged in the past half-year, contributing to a record result for the Australian-based travel agent.

Australia's Government is moving to allow struggling national airline Qantas to be majority foreign owned.

Fiji Airways says the steep rise in departure tax from its home base is not putting off travellers as the airline embarks on an ambitious five-year plan to increase revenue.

Jetstar says it's committed to NZ, amid speculation parent company Qantas is set to axe nearly 5000 jobs.

They have superyachts, choppers and personal staff at their disposal - and New Zealand tops their list as a holiday destination. Ultra-wealthy travellers.

Auckland Airport has boosted full-year profit guidance and says it has renewed focus on becoming the "southern hub airport" for the Pacific Rim.

The country's main gateway boosted first-half profit 12 per cent as new routes and increased capacity stoked passenger activity.

Air New Zealand's long-haul service has come out on top in a survey by Britain's largest consumer magazine.

The reason the Australian national airline is in such a deep funk comes down to the failure of its own business strategy and tactical manoeuvring, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

The number of passengers travelling in premium cabins on international markets grew by a solid 4.2 per cent last year, according to International Air Transport Association figures.

Air New Zealand has launched a campaign to attract Japanese travellers by offering special fares 30 per cent below the standard lead-in fares.

Our national airline's new safety video is far removed from the New Zealand I care about, writes Pam Corkery. Hell, it's not even about New Zealand.

Air New Zealand's alliances in Asia could help open the door for flying to South America, a region it says is a blank on its route map.

Passengers on Air New Zealand flights to the Cook Islands and elsewhere will be urged - for their safety's sake - to watch a video featuring cavorting swimsuit models.

A 20 per cent dive in Virgin Australia's share price has prompted a regulatory probe and a forecast of continued big losses by the airline, whose biggest shareholder is Air New Zealand.

Airlines claim legal measures to deal with violent passengers outdated, jeopardising safety and call for revamp.

Time lapse footage from Emirates' Dubai paint hangar of the mammoth job behind stripping, then re-painting a Boeing 777-200 aircraft.

Air NZ and Singapore Airlines say their planned strategic alliance would result in greater access to lower fares and more strength in the face of growing competition from the Qantas-Emirates partnership.

Emirates yesterday announced a sponsorship agreement for the Rugby World Cups 2015 and 2019 which will be held in England and Japan, respectively.

There's a new battleground in the fight between airlines and it's on the ground, writes Grant Bradley.

Just eight years ago, Air NZ was pulling out of Singapore, and the island state's government was urging Singapore Airlines to pursue links with Qantas.