Simon Challies of retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare has been named executive of the year and Air New Zealand company of the year at the Deloitte Top 200 Awards.

Air New Zealand is poised to fly deeper into the United States, possibly Chicago, which travel experts say should result in good deals for travellers.

Air New Zealand is poised to make a decision to fly to a new destination in the United States.

In 1940 Air New Zealand started life as Tasman Empire Airways Ltd and launched with a nine-hour flight across the Tasman aboard a flying boat.

Pressure is mounting on Air New Zealand to lower its fares in and out of Tauranga.

Freshly shucked New Zealand oysters could soon be served on aircraft flying to China, following a partnership with Al Brown.

An Air New Zealand flight attendant caught importing methamphetamine into the country stitched into his uniform has avoided a jail term.

John Key's supportive soundbites for Air NZ are going down in the Far North like a cup of cold you-know-what, writes Roger Ludbrook.

Why discontinue services to centres such as Kaitaia and Whakatane? The bitter truth is that New Zealand does not have a national airline with network obligations.

Christopher Luxon was brought in to put the foot down and drive profit, writes Grant Bradley. He's not about to let historic ties to some towns influence cold, hard business decisions.

Air New Zealand has bowed to public pressure by changing its regional fare structure and faced up to financial reality by shutting its loss-making Eagle Airways, pulling back from several towns.

Air New Zealand will cut services from three towns and shut down subsidiary Eagle Airways as part of a revamp of its regional services.

Hobbit fans and media have descended on New Zealand for an exclusive Hobbit tour and screening of the final film in the trilogy.

Air NZ will send its third and final flight to Mt Erebus this month - upsetting family members who have missed out.

The line of passengers taking pictures of the plane they'd just stepped off at Auckland Airport this week was proof that big aircraft make a big impression.

Captain Ann Barbarich had just landed Dreamliner plane full of passengers at an Australian airport when she suffered an medical emergency.

When an Auckland midwife turned up to the airport 19 minutes before her flight and was told she could not check in she said: "I'm going to cause a ruckus".

An Air New Zealand flight to Hawaii has been forced to return to Auckland this afternoon.

The cast of The Hobbit star in the latest Air New Zealand safety video, released today.

An Air New Zealand pilot caught riding a scooter without a helmet and more than two and a half times the alcohol limit has avoided conviction.

A Waikato woman was amazed when a last-minute airfare to travel from Taupo to Nelson cost her $445 - more than a return flight to Sydney.

China Eastern Airlines is to start regular scheduled services to Shanghai from Auckland over summer in a challenge to Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand has again defended what the airline charges on its regional routes, saying profits are falling on its provincial network.

Air New Zealand has sold its cabin interiors and corporate jet fitout business, saying it has "divested at the right time".

Air New Zealand has sold its cabin interiors and corporate jet fitout business to a British-based company for an undisclosed sum.

More New Zealanders are set to head to the United States with 56,000 more airline seats next year and predictions fares will fall on increasingly competitive routes across the Pacific.

Ancillary revenue on top of airline ticket prices has soared by 1200 per cent in the last seven years.