Air New Zealand is launching a fresh near half-billion dollar push into the United States with services to Houston from Auckland this year.

Air New Zealand's Auckland-Houston flights will be the longest on the airline's network.

Air New Zealand and a global aircraft parts supplier AJW Group have done a deal to service components of Tigerair Australia planes.

Air NZ and Canadian analytics company Aimia have bought Waikato University spinoff 11Ants Analytics for an undisclosed sum.

Air NZ has implemented new rules requiring two people, including at least one pilot, to be in the cockpit at all times.

Real estate firm Bayleys yesterday joined Air New Zealand's Airpoints programme and the airline is on the lookout for more partners.

Competition for air travel between New Zealand and China is set to intensify with plans by Air China to fly daily direct flights between Auckland and Beijing this year.

Thousands of BNZ customers are set to lose the ability to earn airpoints on credit card transactions, though the bank is offering a new cash-back incentive.

Air New Zealand is dropping BNZ in place of Westpac as its official Airpoints partner.

Passengers who flew across the Pacific during the last 15 years are being urged to apply for funds from a price fixing class action against airlines, including Air NZ.

Three Hells Angels members were grounded yesterday after becoming aggressive with Air New Zealand staff over their gang patches.

Critics have attacked move they say will nearly double the value of international travel perks for former MPs.

Air New Zealand has been issued with a formal warning by the Commerce Commission and will stop pre-selecting travel insurance for passengers buying tickets online.

The results for the six months to December 2014 has been fairly lacklustre, with one notable exception, Brian Gaynor writes.

Auckland Airport is resisting pressure from a community group to soundproof homes under new flight paths north of Manukau Harbour.

A surging Air New Zealand stands to benefit from lower fuel prices next year by up to $249 million but must now fend off growing competition from other airlines also enjoying lower oil prices.

Air New Zealand is promising more discounted fares as it adds hundreds of thousands of extra seats to its network where travel agents say price competition is already fierce.

Air NZ says a big surge in its capacity this year should lead to lower airfares.

An Air NZ sponsorship deal has hit headlines in a tit-for-tat row between two of Britain's most influential newspapers over the integrity of their editorial content.

Lower oil prices mean the less efficient carriers with older aircraft than Air New Zealand are back in the game, writes Grant Bradley.