Fourth fuel fiasco: New botch-up outrages airlines
Fuel delivery problems to Tauranga mean Air NZ must tanker in stocks.
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Air NZ to offer live luggage tracking in app in battle with mishandled bags
Passengers will be able to track their luggage via an app by the middle of the year.
Why are planes almost always painted white? Apart from in New Zealand...
Black paint can be third lighter than white paint. Why aren't more planes painted black?
Air NZ bunk beds: What travellers need to know
The Skynest sleeping pods are set to take off as soon as September 2024.
Sleep pods, longer-haul flights, new snacks: The big changes coming to air travel
Optimism remains high in the travel and tourism sectors.
Lost luggage: Inside Air NZ’s plan to roll out bag tracing for passengers
The lost luggage crisis over summer accelerated development of tech.
Airfare war: Jetstar launches cut-price domestic flights
The low-cost carrier made the announcement after Air NZ was accused of price gouging.
The price of sleep in Economy: Air NZ reveals what a snooze in Skynest pod will cost
Airline outlines details of how its Economy class lie-flat option will work.
Back from an 855-day sleep: Air NZ brings last big jet back from the desert
The return of the big plane adds much-needed capacity to the airline's stretched schedule.
Air NZ’s new approach to baggage travel
Air New Zealand's Chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar talks on the ways the airline are trying to improve the customer experience and how going paperless bag tracking is apart of that. Video / NZ Herald
Dirty aviation fuel: Oil companies must clean up their act
Opinion: Our editorial on the latest imported fuel problem hitting airlines.
The Plane Cabin of the future: Economy bunk beds and passenger privacy masks
Passengers have been given a glimpse of the air cabins of the future at design awards.
More bad aviation fuel: Airlines demand answers over forced rationing
New fuel debacle: ExxonMobil rations fuel to airlines which must carry gas into the city.
No more makeup? Air NZ crew promised grooming rules makeover in review
The Air New Zealand grooming guide is a closed book to outsiders.
Air NZ's new uniform: Gender neutral, informal or high fashion?
Air New Zealand staff will soon be arriving on the runway in new-look uniforms.
National Erebus Memorial site in Auckland scrapped after safety concerns
Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern strongly supported a National Erebus Memorial.
Hangi pies and hemp chocolate: Air NZ reveals absurd snack suggestions
The airline has shared 13 of its most 'inventive' suggestions.
The Americans are coming, so are cheaper airfares!
US carriers announce more seats to LA, bringing lower airfares for summer.
On The Ground In The USA: Local Favourites in Chicago
Explore Chicago’s unique food, entertainment, and culture options.
Thousands of passengers affected after Air NZ grounds two planes
Almost 150,000 passengers will be impacted between June and October.
United-Air NZ alliance: How it works
Airlines can co-operate on pricing - what does that mean for airfares?
United Airlines announces new summer services from US to NZ
Air NZ commercial partner flying new route to meet strong demand.
National reveals new farming policy, feral cat hunt killed & airfare price surge | Focus Morning Bulletin: 19 April, 2023
National want to double RSE workers and add residency pathways, Canterbury feral cat hunt called off after backlash and Kiwis spending $1,700 more on travel over the past year in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
What is your fave? Air NZ on hunt for greatest Kiwi snacks
What's the fate of the Air NZ lolly?
Inside Air New Zealand's biggest build
After pushing pause the airline has started work on its massive maintenance base.
Watch: Air New Zealand's 2028 Masterplan
Watch: Air NZ's massive new Auckland hangar at Auckland Airport. Video / Supplied
Kiwi artists say Air New Zealand playing less NZ music on planes
NZ Artists' representatives and APRA notice drop in Kiwi music on national carrier.
Watch: Onboard the first direct flight to Bali since 2019
Onboard the first Air New Zealand direct flight to Bali since 2019. Video / Sarah Pollok
Air NZ facing 20,000 ‘unacceptable’ outstanding refunds
The airline is facing extended handling delays and 10 times the volume of claims.
On board Air NZ's first direct Bali flight in three years
From visas to vegan meals, we reveal what's in store for travellers on the direct flight.
Air NZ passenger alleges crew member was caught 'vaping' on plane
'If a member of the public was caught vaping, they’d be met by police'.
Air NZ woos workers with pay raise in bid to fill 400 airport vacancies
The national airline has upped its entry level wage to $30 per hour.
Air NZ’s Skynest: Details of how new sleep pods will work
Air NZ’s Skynest sleep pods are in the running for a top global innovation award.