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![Branson slams 'dirty tricks'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Branson slams 'dirty tricks'
The fight over Air New Zealand and two other airlines taking a bigger stake in Virgin Australia is intensifying with the deal now in line for further regulatory scrutiny.
![Infratil sells airport for $2](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Infratil sells airport for $2
Infratil, the Wellington-based infrastructure investor, has sold its unprofitable Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the Scottish government for 1 British pound (NZ$1.98).
![Pilot collides with cow near Feilding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pilot collides with cow near Feilding
A pilot has been forced to make a hasty landing after colliding with a cow at a rural airstrip this morning.
![Air NZ beats Buffett theory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ beats Buffett theory
Among the many things Warren Buffett is famous for is his view that airlines are a lousy investment. Just last May, he was at it again.
![Air NZ announces improved performance for October](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ announces improved performance for October
Air New Zealand says its group wide yields, after removing foreign exchange impacts, were up by 1.9 per cent in October.
![More Dreamliner flights for Chinese New Year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
More Dreamliner flights for Chinese New Year
China Southern Airlines is putting on extra Dreamliner flights to Auckland to meet high demand over Chinese New Year.
![Air NZ share price dips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ share price dips
Air New Zealand shares have fallen 2c to $1.63 in early trading, according to Bloomberg.
![Labour's sell-down alarm absurd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Labour's sell-down alarm absurd
Air New Zealand has frequently been a political football for politicians of all stripes.
![Emirates boosts superjumbos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Emirates boosts superjumbos
The world's largest passenger plane will live to fight another day. Airbus's A380 superjumbo got a fresh 50-jet order from Emirates Airline.
![Air NZ sale raises $365m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ sale raises $365m
The Government has made $365 million from selling down its 20 per cent stake in Air New Zealand after pricing the shares at $1.65 a piece.
![Aviation business Airwork tipped for NZX float](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Aviation business Airwork tipped for NZX float
Auckland aviation business Airwork is being tipped to announce plans to list on the share market tomorrow morning.
![Why is Qantas hopping mad at Air NZ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why is Qantas hopping mad at Air NZ?
Qantas has launched a scathing attack on the stake that Air NZ have built in Virgin Australia. Grant Bradley looks at why it's got the Flying Roo in a such a flap.
![Plane crash: Horrifying new footage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Plane crash: Horrifying new footage
Within five seconds, a dot of light that Russian authorities say is a Boeing 737 appears in the sky over the tarmac and plunges to the ground in a near-vertical crash.
![Qantas attacks Air NZ plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Qantas attacks Air NZ plan
Qantas has launched an attack on Air NZ's commercial strategy behind its investment in Virgin - saying it's a foreign bid to destabilise Australian aviation market.
![Air NZ share sale: The big questions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ share sale: The big questions
The Government will sell 20 per cent of its stake in Air New Zealand today and tomorrow. The Herald tells you the 11 things you need to know.
![Don't lump Air NZ with the rest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Don't lump Air NZ with the rest
Business editor Liam Dann on why the Air NZ share sale is a very different prospect from the SOE partial privatisations.
![Russian airliner crashes killing 50](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Russian airliner crashes killing 50
A Russian passenger airliner 'hit the runway and burst into flames' near Kazan this morning, killing 50 people - but officials say no children were among the dead.
![Air NZ shares sell before referendum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ shares sell before referendum
Opposition parties are warning of higher fares and even a second taxpayer bailout after the Government put another slice of Air NZ on the block.
![Longest non-stop flight ... stops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Longest non-stop flight ... stops
The world's longest non-stop flight will soon be history, discontinued because "it's no longer worth it".
![NZ firm's flight simulators sell in US, China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ firm's flight simulators sell in US, China
A New Zealand flight-simulator maker has cracked the United States and Chinese markets.
![Private jet visits booming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Private jet visits booming
Growing numbers of private jets are coming to New Zealand, prompting corporate aircraft handlers to build a new terminal in Queenstown.
![Virgin takeover not on says Air NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Virgin takeover not on says Air NZ
Air New Zealand says it has no intention of taking Virgin Australia private, a scenario which has been reported in Australia.
![Air safety training threatened](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air safety training threatened
Life-saving training for flight nurses is under threat unless a sponsor can be found for mandatory helicopter training.