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![Air NZ scoops three Skytrax awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ scoops three Skytrax awards
Air New Zealand been named best airline in the Australia-Pacific region for the second year running.
![Ash cloud: Air NZ up, other airlines down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ash cloud: Air NZ up, other airlines down
The Chilean volcano's ash cloud appears to be settled over the country today, and possibly tomorrow.
![Frustration as stranded passengers seek information](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Frustration as stranded passengers seek information
Chilean Claudia Sandoval has been trying to get home from Auckland for one and a half weeks.
![Jetstar, Qantas cancel NZ flights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jetstar, Qantas cancel NZ flights
Flights over New Zealand are again being disrupted by volcanic ash from Chile's Cordon Caulle, with Jetstar and Qantas cancelling flights in and out of the country tomorrow.
![<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Travel future looks brighter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Travel future looks brighter
After returning from a five-week overseas trip I'm filled with renewed bile about the business of having to stand around for ages in poorly air-conditioned rooms juggling shoes, backpack and laptop, supposedly in the interest of security.
!['Hypersonic' jet: London to Tokyo in under 3 hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Hypersonic' jet: London to Tokyo in under 3 hours
By 2050, seaweed-powered space-liners will fly from London to Tokyo in two-and-a-half hours.
![Flights resume, but ash threat to stay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flights resume, but ash threat to stay
A towering volcanic-ash cloud which dropped to just 3000m above the South Island could disrupt...
![Qantas cancels all flights to and from NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Qantas cancels all flights to and from NZ
Qantas has cancelled all flights in and out of New Zealand today, dashing the hopes of thousands of stranded passengers.
![<i>Jim Eagles:</i> The shape of things to come](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Jim Eagles:</i> The shape of things to come
The first time I ever flew must have been about 1960 in a Grumman Widgeon amphibian, piloted by the famous Freddie Ladd.
![Volcanic ash cloud could disrupt flights all week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Volcanic ash cloud could disrupt flights all week
Flights over New Zealand could be disrupted for days as ash from the Chilean volcanic eruption...
![Air NZ flights unaffected by ash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ flights unaffected by ash
Air NZ would adjust flight routes and altitudes to ensure aircraft remained clear of ash.
![Lost no longer, the NZ pilot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lost no longer, the NZ pilot
Seventy years after an Auckland bomber pilot was shot down, his final resting place has been identified.