Christchurch Airport is blimmin' enormous, and all shiny and flash.

The Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve - which ought to have been quite pleasant - was warm.

Chinese firm's buy-in to Oz airline struck without Kiwi carrier's involvement and is tipped to complicate its selldown.

Airbus has confirmed it's pitching its new A350XWB to our national airline - and it can fly a very, very long way.

Air New Zealand will suspend all flights between Whanganui and Auckland, and Blenheim and Christchurch, at the end of July.

Fonterra's moved quickly to reject Australian media reports that Spierings is preparing to step down.

Air New Zealand has partnered with Christchurch-based company Invert Robotics to trial robotic inspections of its planes.

Watch: Go behind the scenes and see the Clothes Hangar, where Air New Zealand staff get their uniform sorted.

The first evening flight from Auckland to Queenstown will touch down on Monday night.

Air NZ says the flood of foreign carriers coming into the country is good for its domestic business and it's still getting a big share of a growing inbound market

Watch what happens in the 90 minutes between when an international flight lands and then takes off again.

Chengdu is rumoured to be the next Chinese city serviced by Air New Zealand.

A Texas woman claims United refused to honour the US$450 return flight to NZ she tried to book through its website.

Air NZ has opted to settle a US price-fixing case for $51 million in the latest of a series of cargo cartel actions it has been fighting around the world.

Fifty-eight not-so-lucky youngsters had a day to remember yesterday - enjoying a scenic flight above New Zealand.

Fifty-eight sick and disadvantaged children are taking a scenic flight around New Zealand today.

Air New Zealand says 2017 earnings won't match the $800m forecast for 2016.

Ever wondered how the toilets on board planes flying 9000m in the air are emptied?

New rival flights from Air New Zealand aren't worrying Philippine Airlines - more kiwis visiting the country will be good for tourism.

Australian media has reported Luxon resigned from the Virgin board after a bid to replace the Virgin CEO.

The imminent arrival of Cyclone Zena has led to Air New Zealand cancelling today's flights.

Air New Zealand has announced it will fly direct to the capital of the Philippines starting from December.

COMMENT: There's a certain irony that the two biggest shake-ups in the Oz domestic aviation market over the past two decades have been caused by Air NZ.

The best of NZ Herald Business for 2016: Aviation romantic David Morgan is Air New Zealand's greatest problem-solver.

Air New Zealand was one of many companies around the country playing April Fools' Day jokes today, but theirs came with a twist.

Our national carrier has topped the latest list of most-loved corporates - beating Toyota and The Warehouse to head 2016 NZ Corporate Reputation Index.

Air New Zealand is set to bail out of its 26 per cent stake in Virgin Australia just over a week after agreeing to lend it close to $150 million.