Former Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe is catching up with old friends at the global meeting of aviation leaders in South Africa but he's not looking for a job in the industry.

Air New Zealand is doing a top-to-bottom review of service and looking to forge new alliances.

Bank bigness may be an over-rated quality, according to financial research firm, Canstar, writes David Chaplin."If a bank does start to bleed seriously, a government transfusion will not be guaranteed."

Jetstar has been reprimanded for a "misleading" airfare sale that it sent to customers in promotional emails, promoting an Easter holiday deal that wasn't over Easter.

Two companies that designed and installed custom aircraft interiors were back in the High Court yesterday in a dispute involving the 'VIP' fitout of a Boeing business jet .

Former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden has apologised to China, its people and Government for telling an audience never to trust the Chinese.

Prime Minister John Key says he is surprised by Air New Zealand's refusal to hire a woman with a traditional Maori tattoo.

Claire Nathan says she had her dreams of being an air hostess dashed after Air New Zealand turned her away because of her ta moko.

Travellers are likely to be hit with an increase in air fares following a hike in air traffic control levies, a group representing major airlines says.

Travellers on Qantas and Emirates are set to benefit from a new alliance between the airlines that analysts see as a "medium" competition risk for Air New Zealand.

A meeting with Sir Richard Branson looks set to pay dividends for Auckland video conferencing start-up FaceMe.

Analysts at Macquarie say further details in today's Budget of a possible government sell-down of Air New Zealand could help push the airline's share price.

A senior Airways Corporation manager who won her job back after she was sacked for a boozy night has been awarded $7000 as a contribution to her legal costs.

The Commerce Commission is sticking to its guns in the long-running air cargo cartel case against Air NZ, which yesterday renewed its bid to have the case dropped.

Air New Zealand is calling on the Commerce Commission to end its long-running cargo price-fixing action - on the eve of a key hearing in the case.

New Zealand business travellers are more worried than others about flying economy but they're far more relaxed about airport security and immigration.

The Commerce Commission says it cannot comment on whether it has reached any resolution in its long-running air cargo proceedings against Air New Zealand.

Airports around the country are actively courting Jetstar in the hope it will fly to the regions and increase competition.

An alliance between Qantas and Emirates has been given the green light by Australian regulators but part of the deal still needs approval in this country.

A top ranking Cathay Pacific executive is upbeat about the airline's New Zealand route and its global strategy despite flying into a rough financial patch in the first half of the year.