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Airline offers pre-flight tests in bid to beat quarantine
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Covid fears: Air NZ international crew treated 'like pariahs'
Union says staff are working under difficult conditions to bring stranded Kiwis home
Air NZ: Green shoots in domestic network some good news for jobs
Domestic capacity has built more quickly than expected and that's better job news
Air NZ passenger says cabin crew too relaxed during global pandemic
An Air New Zealand passenger was shocked most of the crew weren't wearing masks
Virgin Australia gets a second chance after Bain buyout
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Pilots warn new isolation rules could risk flight cancellations
Work being done to make the restrictions work for airline operation and public safety.
Air NZ boss' plea over Covid fears - Give airline crew a break
International crew on Auckland-LA route unjust target of Covid-19 fears.
Pakistan finds 30 percent of pilot licences to be fake
The ministry's report found that 260 of the country's 860 pilots were void.
Qantas is cutting deep - how does it compare to Air NZ?
Both airlines are cutting thousands of jobs as they fight for survival amid the pandemic.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce gives update on NZ, Australia travel bubble
Qantas boss Alan Joyce has poured cold water on the hyped Aussie travel bubble.
Airways pushes ahead with closing Rotorua tower - review for some others
Rotorua Airport boss stresses safety fears; more study done at three other centres.
Qantas cuts 6000 more jobs, grounds A380s for 'foreseeable future'
The jobs going are across Qantas and Jetstar and represent about 20% of the workforce.
Border bottleneck: Singapore Airlines to bring Kiwis home
More options for Kiwis who didn't make it home before lockdown as border strained.
Air crews on flights from Covid hotspots must go into isolation
The Government is stepping up New Zealand's Covid-19 testing system at the border.
Dozens of puppies found dead on cargo plane
Investigation under way after 500 pups discovered on a plane, many sick, some dead.
Worried about Covid on planes? Private jet operators get busy
A NZ private jet business says it is getting inquiries about flying here almost daily.
Airline deplanes defiant passenger for not wearing mask. Twice
Just 48 hours after introducing the requirement the airline has shown it is serious.
Another way home: Emirates returns to NZ
The airline will issue passengers with masks and gloves for flights.
Airline reboot: How NZ could get left behind
Now for the Govt and airlines the hard part - how to reconnect NZ to the world safely
Bubble trouble: Ministers at odds on transtasman travel
Govt ministers have different views on how quickly freed up travel could resume
Qantas grounds international flights to all but one country
International flights will not resume until late October, with one notable exception.
Air NZ resumes Auckland-Shanghai flights
The flights are aimed at nationals returning to their home
Another top level departure at Air NZ - what it means for rebuilding the brand
New faces will reshape the image of Air NZ after its finances and brand have been battered
Reverse thrust: Air travel back to where it was 14 years ago
A decade and a half of passenger growth will be lost around the world
New route out of NZ: Singapore's Changi opens transit option
But it is only one-way out of NZ and Singapore Airlines warns of tight restrictions.
Singapore Airlines crew 'kept like prisoners' during NZ layover
Airline says it is simply adhering to directives from both Singapore and NZ authorities.
Konichiwa: Air NZ returning to Japan
A skeleton service will begin this month as air travel gradually recovers.
Hello level 1 - Dining, clubbing, weddings, funerals and flying without restrictions
Many tourism businesses won't return to normal until the borders reopen.
Air NZ refunds: Airline and Consumer NZ going head to head
The consumer rights group wants to know more about Air NZ's plans for customers.
Welcome back! Jetstar resumes flights with fares from $21
Jetstar will return from July with about 60 per cent of its network.