Air NZ shares tumbled 7.5 per cent after it told the stock exchange that the impact of the Christchurch earthquake and Japan's devastating quake and tsunamis will wipe out its profit in the second half of the year.

Air New Zealand is to increase fares for all flights from March 18 because of rising fuel costs.

Air New Zealand has announced it is upping its domestic and international air fares due to the rising cost of jet fuel, following a similar move by Qantas this morning.

Qantas has announced that its international fuel surcharges will increase again next week.

Air NZ is prolonging an offer of "compassionate" discount fares to and from Christchurch as Qantas faces criticism for sticking with normal pricing.

Auckland Airport lifted half year underlying profit after tax 14 per cent to $61.5 million.

Air New Zealand has reported a 75 per cent rise in half year net profit to $98 million, as passenger numbers, cargo volumes and yields all increased from a year earlier.

Air NZ's code-share deal is part of a trend towards a super era in air travel, says exec

Air New Zealand will be adding two new direct services each week to China from December, meaning it will have a direct service to China every day.

The manufacturer of a plane forced to crash land without its nose wheel in Blenheim has defended its safety record.

A plane carrying 44 people has safely made an emergency landing at Blenheim Airport, despite a nose wheel failure.

I was most excited to be flying home from Los Angeles on the second flight of Air New Zealand's brand new Boeing 777-300ER. I had read glowing reviews of first, business and even cattle class.