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Hailstorm shreds A380 cockpit
Pictures show the plane nose blunted and the glass badly cracked and pitted by flying ice.
Watch: White-knuckle landing in windy Wellington
A classic windy landing at Wellington International Airport has been caught on camera.
Watch: Incredible aerial footage of Airbus family of planes
The European plane maker showed off its range in the skies above France.
Air NZ cuts domestic flight frequency - warning over fares
After years of rapid growth Air NZ will cut its domestic capacity and fares could rise.
Best of 2019: Air NZ's big decision on planes - here's how it made the call
The new planes will help set the airline up for the next 10-15 years.
Air NZ warns of $60m profit hit as fuel costs bite
Air NZ tells investors profit will be at low end of earlier revised projections
Focus Live: Air NZ ordering new Dreamliners to replace its 777-200s
Focus Live: Air NZ ordering new Dreamliners to replace its 777-200s
Akl-New York direct: Air NZ to buy bigger, revamped Dreamliners
Passengers will get new interiors and destinations in planes with a $4b price tag.
Air NZ set to make big plane call today
Air NZ's new widebody aircraft pick will help shape the look of the airline's next decade.
$20 trick to get into Qantas first class
Qantas is letting savvy flyers score first and business class flights for insane prices.
Airfares 'will definitely be higher', expert warns
Brace yourselves, the cost of flying is about to rise.
Wait for it... Air NZ confirms when it's making big call on planes
The airline will reveal its biggest call on planes for the last 15 years next Monday.
Revealed: The NZ air operation that's buying 10 Boeing 757s
The Auckland-based company is getting 10 Boeing 757s to expand its global operations.
Qantas accused of 'fat shaming' man in exit row
Darren Beales specifically booked exit row seats then was 'bullied' by a flight attendant.
Big mistake you're making at the airport
If you've ever done this at an airport, you might want to think again.
Intoxicated airline passenger faces 20-year sentence
A passenger faces a maximum 20-year prison term after a drunken disaster in the skies.
Air NZ's big call: The plane with the inside running
Air NZ is days away from unveiling its new long-haul plane and it may be more of the same.
'Devastation' as airline makes small change to service
"Devastated" passengers have vowed to boycott an airline after it made a unpopular change.
Auckland Airport to start 260,000-tonne paving project
Taxiways covering the area of 30 rugby fields will be half a metre thick
Air NZ goes for Boeing over Airbus for new longhaul fleet: Reports
A leap to Airbus for long haul flying was seen as less likely
'Drunk' passenger lashes out at cabin crew, breaks flight attendant's leg
A man's drunken rampage has landed him a flying ban and possible jail time.
The whisky whack that ended Air NZ hijack drama
Hijacker who wanted to crash an Air NZ plane into Suva was foiled with a bottle of scotch.
Being Air New Zealand's numbers man when the equation changes
Air NZ is still growing, but not as fast as it was - and that's just part of the cycle.
Before Ethiopian crash, Boeing resisted pilots' calls for aggressive steps on 737 Max
NYT: Pilots pressed Boeing for an urgent fix after Lion Air crash. Executives resisted.
'Economy plus' - Air NZ's new plan to ease the squeeze
The airline is working on a new layout and will charge for more legroom in bank of seats.
Pay freeze for top Air NZ bosses as costs bite
Latest move part of plan to carve out 5 per cent of overhead costs.
Qantas: Mid-air 'explosion' shuts down plane engine
Passengers describe 'scary' moment their jet was forced to divert after 'loud bang'.
Pilot's miracle emergency landing, missing front wheels
Bystanders witnessed the miraculous emergency landing at Mandalay airport.
Ryanair passengers tackle ranting man: 'I'll kill you all'
The man threatened everyone on board, while also trying to open the door mid-flight.
Here's how you can claim $20k for your lost aeroplane luggage
Airlines face bigger lost baggage payouts and obligation to spell out passenger rights.
Emirates profit tumbles to lowest in a decade
Weaker regional demand and higher oil prices have hit the biggest international airline
Russian airport staff joke as plane burns on runway, killing 41
The video shows people laughing as they watch the plane burning on the runway in Moscow.
Passengers ejected for refusing to watch Air NZ safety video
The passengers refused to watch Air NZ's 'Rachel Hunter ice cream ad' safety video.