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Record breaking: Air NZ's $663m profit
The airline produced its best result in its 76-year history and is rewarding staff with a $2,500 bonus.

NZ's $1 billion travel spend up
Travel agent Flight Centre's New Zealand operation has achieved record sales although around the world faces headwinds in some areas.

New Auckland heliport for rich tourists
The luxury travel boom is fueling demand for helicopters based at Auckland Airport

Air NZ training flaws found in oxygen emergency
A report into a potentially dangerous cabin pressure problem on board an Air New Zealand plane found training issues

New Chinese airline swoops into Auckland
Chinese regional carrier Tianjin Airlines will start flying three times a week between its base in northern China and Auckland.

Qantas profits soar 80pc - $500m payout on the way
Staff and shareholders are in line for a big payout after profits head through the roof at Australia's national carrier.

Queenstown hits air-passengers record
Queenstown Airport Corp posted a 7 per cent decline in full-year profit, while growth in passenger numbers drove up revenue.

Dolls, spitting staff: Acting up on board
Video and photos of Air New Zealand staff posing with an inflatable doll in the cockpit and an air hostess spitting water have been posted online.

Drone scare at Queenstown Airport
A pilot had to carry out a "go-around" to avoid a possible collision with a drone.

Flying getting riskier in India, incidents surge
It's getting increasingly unsafe to fly in the world's fastest-growing aviation market.

Martin jetpack CEO steps down, China tech-share deal
Martin Aircraft is to enter a technology-sharing agreement with KuangChi, seeing its chief executive step down.

NZ firm sells skydive planes to China
Hamilton plane maker Pacific Aerospace has sold its biggest order of its P-750 planes to a Chinese government sports agency.

Report slams runway expansion
Wellington's airport runway extension initiative fails on grounds that travellers are flying to long-haul destinations through Auckland or Christchurch.

Jetstar NZ boss bails out
Jetstar boss Grant Kerr has quit the airline and will leave at the end of the month after three years at the top.

Shares fall from record high
New Zealand shares fell,from a record high, as SkyCity Entertainment Group profit missed some analyst forecasts

MH370 took catastrophic dive, analysis reveals
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has been found to have taken a catastrophic dive, analysis by defense scientists reveals.

Air NZ soars - Jetstar dives in poll
Air NZ has been rated one of the world's top three carriers alongside Emirates and Singapore Airlines.

Google's project wing delivery drones to be tested
Google's Project Wing drone delivery services will be tested at a US site, the White House has announced.

Virgin Australia posts $225 million loss
Virgin Australia will post an annual loss of $224.7 million due to the impairments and charges.

Air NZ reveals new wine list
Air New Zealand has narrowed down top wines it will serve in its business premier cabins.

'30 to 40 minutes to serve one passenger'
Kiwi passengers on a new flight route direct to Auckland from Los Angeles were forced to spend a night at the terminal when the flight was delayed by 16 hours.

Want to skip airport queues? Pay up
Passengers wanting to skip airport arrival queues will have to pay for the privilege.

Behind the scenes of Air NZ's latest safety video
Air New Zealand reveals the thinking behind its latest safety video, the latest of a series of off-beat films stretching over the last seven years.

Watch: Is this the best Air NZ safety vid?
Rhys Darby and Scary Movie star Anna Faris are the latest to promote the safety message aboard Air New Zealand.

Air NZ traces cause of Dreamliner alert
An air conditioning system fault has been blamed for forcing an Air New Zealand Dreamliner to return to Auckland, the second incident in two weeks

Flying golf cart keeps jetpack dream alive
The Martin Jetpack's potential to become an airborne golf cart is helping keep founder Glenn Martin's dreams for flying machine alive

Air NZ relaxes rules on Bluetooth
Air New Zealand is relaxing its ban on using Bluetooth devices on all international and domestic flights.

Air NZ's $10 flights gone within minutes
More than 150,00 people visited Air New Zealand's Grabaseat webpage today as the site turned 10.

Air NZ offers $10 domestic flights
Flying within New Zealand just got cheaper as Grabaseat offers 1000 seats on domestic flights for $10.