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Qantas Twitter fiasco: 'Getting from A to B without being grounded'
A Qantas social media campaign has crashed and burned, following a backlash from consumers still angry...

Christchurch Airport buys Antarctic Centre
Christchurch International Airport has announced that it has bought the International Antarctic Centre.

Dreamliner lands in Auckland (+video)
Pilots are giving the thumbs-up to Boeing's new Dreamliner plane, which touched down at Auckland Airport this morning.

World's biggest airport planned for Thames Estuary (+map)
Plans have been unveiled for a four-runway airport on a sparse strip of land on the Isle of Grain in Kent.

New tax on flight upgrades
Passengers who upgrade to business class for flights out of London will have to fork out an extra $160 under a new tax.

Air NZ unveils $340m plane spend-up
Air New Zealand said today it would spend up to $340 million on 12 new ATR72-600 aircraft for its regional fleet.

Dreamliner coming to NZ next month
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be making its first visit to New Zealand next month, says Air New Zealand.

Emergency landing at Christchurch Airport
A plane with 38 people on board had to conduct an emergency landing in Christchurch this morning after it was feared its landing gear had malfunctioned.

Lanzatech links with Swedes, Virgin and Boeing on bio-fuels push
Local bio-fuels company Lanzatech is accelerating its path into the aviation fuel market by partnering with a Swedish company to convert ethanol to aviation bio-fuel for Virgin Atlantic and Boeing.