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Global air traffic's big bounce, Emirates airline back in NZ

Airlines have 21% more planes in the air this week - the challenge is filling them.

Europe's carriers return to dry skies without drinks trolley

It remains to be seen if this call for temperance will only be temporary.

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

Private equity firm wins after rival pulls out at late stage

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.

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.