Air New Zealand are creating 45 new jobs in Christchurch after landing an agreement with Honeywell Aerospace.

A Lower Hutt pensioner with a deadly disease is stunned an airline refuses to waive fees after a shock diagnosis.

AmEx is hoping to grab a bigger share of the credit card market with the launch of a new card offering the highest Airpoint dollar earn rate for purchases in NZ.

New Zealand has reaped $14.5 billion from overseas visitors and a tourism group wants the government to reinvest more of the tax they pay.

Air New Zealand is this morning offering hundreds of cheap seats to Taranaki.

Air New Zealand has been named one of the best airlines in the world by readers of luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.

The shake-up in loyalty card schemes continues with Mitre 10 switching from Fly Buys to Air New Zealand Airpoints.

Queenstown has been named the top destination in Australasia and Air New Zealand named the best way of getting there in global travel awards.

Qantas and Jetstar have followed suit from other airlines, banning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices from its aircraft.

An Air NZ "flight from hell" sent passengers and crew flying from their seats, with people and food hitting the roof, after plane hit severe turbulence.

Four people, including three crew, have been injured after an Air New Zealand flight hit turbulence 40 minutes into a Vietnam-Auckland flight.

A new charge on airline passengers entering the terminal at Tauranga Airport looks set to be introduced next year. Tauranga City

A thunderstorm warning remains in place as violent electrical storms pounded Auckland overnight leaving many without power for hours.

Northland, northern Auckland and Taranaki were buffeted by thunderstorms and high winds last night, as much of the rest of the country

Air New Zealand is set to join the growing list of airlines offering inflight WiFi.

Air New Zealand is launching a raid into its Australian rivals' home patch targeting the long haul market across the Pacific.

Air New Zealand is looking for biofuel suppliers, but warns replacement for jet fuel is some way off.

A scheme combining supermarket savings with discounts at the petrol pump is "following our lead", says displaced market leader Fly Buys.

Air New Zealand's latest safety video won praise in a review by film guru Russell Baillie in these pages a few weeks back - but it seems the Civil Aviation Authority is not a fan.

Travellers are enjoying prices less than a quarter of what they paid 30 years ago.

Why is it still so expensive to fly the short distance to New Zealand's regions?

As competition grows Air New Zealand has restructured its sales operation to ensure it is working with the ''right partners in the right markets''.

Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn

Airline bosses have had their pay bumped and a top director says the trend to greater disclosure is welcome.

Air NZ and Singapore Airlines will codeshare on the ''Capital Express'' a new service linking Wellington, Canberra and Singapore.

Engine problems in ANA Dreamliners have grounded some flights, forcing Air NZ to put in place proactive systems for its fleet.

In a big shake up in the loyalty scheme market Fly Buys and Air NZ's Airpoints are parting company.

The Air New Zealand flight attendant snapped in a snapchat video spitting water is blaming a friend for "hacking" her account and leaking the footage.

Air NZ is warning of a sharp drop in underlying earnings in the current year as competition intensifies.

Air New Zealand's record profit has been achieved with capacity growth being met by demand, containing costs and cheaper fuel.