Local bio-fuels company Lanzatech is accelerating its path into the aviation fuel market by partnering with a Swedish company to convert ethanol to aviation bio-fuel for Virgin Atlantic and Boeing.

Thousands of Qantas passengers are expected to face flight cancellations and delays today, even though a union has called off a nationwide strike.

The most dysfunctional business relationship in aviation took another bizarre turn yesterday, writes The Independent's Simon Calder.

Jetstar is selling limited $7 fares today to promote its new Wellington-to-Queenstown route.

Profits have fallen at national airline Air New Zealand, with the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes hitting the company hard.