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.

An elderly woman who stopped breathing for about five minutes on a transtasman flight was just seconds from death when an Auckland doctor revived her.

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.

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.

A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who was forced to hand over her bank records and Facebook page for an employment investigation has won her case.

New Zealand shares rose as Air New Zealand and A2 Corp posted earnings growth, and Fonterra Shareholders' Fund gained a day after the dairy group's whey protein tested free of a bacterium that could cause botulism.

A World Cup-winning All Black has been named as one of 13 victims in an alleged credit card scam run by a 20-year-old.

What Air New Zealand's success should tell us is that our peculiarly New Zealand way of doing things has a real value, writes Bryan Gould.

The aviation community is angry Air New Zealand is looking offshore for its pilots.

Air New Zealand says Boeing has kept it updated on the Ethiopian Airways incident last week.

Nici Wickes is delighted by the amazing choice of quality eats on offer in San Francisco and by the ethical commitment to the food produced there.

More than half the people who responded to a Herald-DigiPoll survey think airlines should accept employees with visible tattoos.

A flight attendant who was sacked by Air New Zealand for disruptive and uncooperative behaviour on a flight has been ordered to pay more than $10,000 in costs.

A world-first trial involving Air New Zealand flights aims to boost biosecurity at the border.