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Air NZ flight lands safely in Auckland after hydraulic issue
Flight ANZ538 was travelling from Christchurch to Auckland.

Teen claims Air NZ ghosts her after storm-diverted plane lands at ‘dead’ US airport at 2am
A bunch of Kiwis banded together to make their own way to New York after disruption.

Air NZ flight to New York diverted due to thunderstorms, others cancelled
Some travellers have had to spend an unscheduled night in Washington DC.

'Toxic management': Air traffic strike causes mass flight cancellations
Ryanair cancels 170 flights as French workers' strike affects about 300,000 passengers.

Pacific airlines team up, four countries sign new trade and food deal
Airlines from two small nations have big plans for unique, sometimes challenging region.

Qantas cyber attack: Airline says scammers active but systems secure
No contact from hacker, Qantas says, despite claim attack had notorious group's hallmarks.

'Time to lead': Airline founder hands over to son after 40 years
Craig Emeny founded Air Chathams in 1984, alongside his wife Marion.

Husband’s oversight grounds Auckland woman’s 60th Hawaii holiday – but he still goes
The would-be holidaymaker was left in tears after an automated form bungled her info.

American Airlines brings fancy option to Auckland-Texas route
Auckland is one of four global cities getting attention from the airline.

Sydney flights cancelled as 'bomb cyclone' looms over NSW coast
Sydney Airport has activated a ground delay programme, reducing landing capacity.

The button you don’t want to bump: Flying Air New Zealand Business Premier to Vancouver
What's it like in the good seats on Air New Zealand's long-haul flight to Vancouver?

Hop out of NZ and into these sunny destinations on a deal
Leaving NZ sounds better with a discounted getaway.

Spain court suspends huge Ryanair 'abusive practices' fine
EasyJet, Volotea, and Vueling were also fined for similar 'abusive practices'.

Tinder for airlines: 'Matchmaker’ service created for sustainable aviation fuel
Air NZ says matchmaker service likely to be a positive move.

Behind the chaos: How Qatar Airways managed a missile crisis and 20,000 affected passengers
Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer called the event an 'operational crisis'.

Air NZ braces for busy fortnight as 745,000 jet off for school holidays
The mid-year break is one of the busiest travel periods for the airline.

Alaska Airlines 737 blowout: Probe points blame at Boeing, federal officials
A 737 Max fuselage panel broke free shortly after takeoff in January 2024.

How Middle East conflict disrupted Kiwi dad’s journey to Fern's new German football club
Peter Hahn expects to wait over five hours in Doha airport's kilometre-long queue.

‘Pilots are very concerned’: The invisible threat that risks devastating air travel
Telegraph: Warfare tech is increasingly drowning out the GPS data passenger jets need.

Back from bankruptcy: Virgin Australia soars on ASX debut, up 7.6%
Virgin Australia lists on ASX after five years away from the sharemarket.

Air NZ ramping up summer flights to Australia, Pacific Islands
The summer expansion sees two new aircraft and a demand for more Aussie destinations.