Auckland International Airport is now the owner of 24.9pc of Queenstown Airport, in a $27.7m deal with Queenstown Lakes District Council.

New commercial property projects worth $29 million have been confirmed for the business district at Auckland Airport.

Six Australian mining executives, including one of the country's richest men, breached protocol by boarding a plane that has gone missing in West Africa.

Remuneration for top executives continues to grow faster than for ordinary workers.

Jetstar's planned Auckland-Singapore service is set to slash fares on the route and could mark the start of increased no-frills long-haul flying out of NZ.

Low-cost airline Jetstar is launching a new daily direct service between Auckland and Singapore in time for the Rugby World Cup.

Virgin Blue is reviewing its entire airline network, including its New Zealand domestic operations that are rumoured to be losing money.

Air New Zealand is increasing its international capacity by 4.9 per cent and domestic capacity by 3.8 per cent as it starts to see a recovery in air travel.

Claims from travelers disrupted by the Iceland volcano have topped half a million dollars, one of NZ's leading travel insurance companies says.

Air New Zealand climbed from eighth-best in the world last year's to fifth in this year's annual world airline awards.

Plastic cutlery on some Air New Zealand flights is re-used up to 10 times before being thrown away.

Air NZ has taken an unusual approach as it defends itself from claims an alliance with Virgin will mean an inevitable downgrade of its services.