Air New Zealand will spend up to A$116 million (NZ$130 million) buying into a rights issue by Virgin Australia to maintain its shareholding in the Australian carrier to 25.5 per cent.

Air NZ's share sell-down is likely to be priced at a small discount due to demand, and its success will be greater than power company share floats, an analyst says.

The Government is being tipped to sell down its stake in Air NZ early next week ahead of a referendum asking Kiwis if they support partial sales of state-owned assets.

Air New Zealand has unveiled a cabin mock-up of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner and has revealed it will debut on the Auckland-Perth route.

An Air New Zealand employee who emailed senior executives comparing his boss's leadership to Saddam Hussein's regime was justifiably disciplined.

A year-long trial change in the landing approach for some flights to Auckland's airport will end today after months of residents complaining of increased noise.

Air New Zealand is shaping up as the pick of the Government-owned companies on sale after Meridian Energy's low offer price and Mighty River Power's languishing shares.

The airline battle over flying to Hawaii is stepping up with Air New Zealand adding more flights to the increasingly popular holiday destination.

The Dreamliner Gallery - where airline execs go shopping...

An Air NZ flight from Auckland to Wellington was cancelled this morning after a problem with the aircraft's nose wheel emerged while it was taxiing from the gate to the runway.

Armed with the traditional Aboriginal greeting of a gum leaf, Jon Bridges is set to discover Melbourne on two wheels.

Air New Zealand's plan to boost its stake in Virgin Australia is a smart, strategic move that will protect and strengthen its transtasman alliance with the Aussie airline.

Air New Zealand has confirmed it is cutting back its services between Wellington and Australia, a move which is expected to deliver a blow to the capital's economy.

Air New Zealand shares surged nearly 4 per cent yesterday as it announced it was extending its share buyback scheme for another year.

Air New Zealand could have scope to drop fares on long-haul routes to fend off competition when its fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliners come into service.

A test pilot who flew the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its maiden flight today said it went according to plan.

As San Francisco still buzzes with America's Cup excitement, now is a good time to chart a course for Sonoma.

The Government is still working through the best way to sell down its stake in Air New Zealand but says it will be a faster sales process than the power companies.

Mike Van de Elzen samples the boutique breweries of South Australia.

Air New Zealand has received approval to lift its stake in airline Virgin Australia to nearly 26 per cent.

The actions of an engineer who'd checked the engine of an Air NZ 747 after it caught fire on approach to San Francisco were not inappropriate, an investigation finds.

According to my (child-free) colleague, budget airline Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, are on to a good thing.