Air New Zealand climbed from eighth-best in the world last year's to fifth in this year's annual world airline awards.

Over 17.9 million passengers have cast their vote for the world's top airlines in a Skytrax survey.

Plastic cutlery on some Air New Zealand flights is re-used up to 10 times before being thrown away.

Air New Zealand has begun hiring new cabin crew - but is not offering jobs to any of the flight attendants made redundant in last year's downturn.

Air NZ has taken an unusual approach as it defends itself from claims an alliance with Virgin will mean an inevitable downgrade of its services.

An Air NZ flight attendant has been sacked after mistakenly sending a "highly derogatory and offensive" email about an Air NZ manager to the man himself.

A partnership between Air New Zealand and Australian airline Virgin Blue that could result in up to 80 more flights across the Tasman each week is unlikely to deliver cheaper fares, aviation experts say.

A proposed Tasman alliance between rivals Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue has both companies promising lower fares.

The first flight back from London after disruptions from volcanic ash has landed at Auckland airport.

The Govt is considering taking over Safe Air in Blenheim so the air force can finish having its five C-130 Hercules upgraded.

The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.

NZ passengers trying to fly to Europe are expected to be stranded here for at least two weeks.

Air traffic could return to half its normal level in Europe if clouds dissipate overnight, EU officials have said.

Air NZ has started flying passengers home from stopovers if they are unwilling or unable to wait for ash to clear over Europe.

It may have become apparent from my first half dozen blogs, that I am a fan of puns in my headlines.