Qantas hopes 350 - or five per cent - of its cabin crew will take up voluntary redundancy.

To infinity and beyond ... Kiwi ingenuity is alive and well and flying a jetpack 5000 feet above sea level.

The High Court in Auckland has ordered Qantas Airways to pay a $6.5 million penalty for breaches of the Commerce Act.

The cheapest-ever return fare to Europe -$1465- may now be on the market.

Consumers already under stress from rising prices are about to face another double whammy from two of our biggest companies.

Air travel in economy class is rarely comfortable but, for some unlucky travellers, it's especially rough.