The British star is taking flying lessons and hopes to have a helipad installed at her home so she can fly off at a moment's notice.

If you've flown Air New Zealand and found yourself on the new Airbus A320, you'll have had the chance to use your mobile at 5000m, or to listen to your neighbour doing important business by phone.

In just four weeks, Air New Zealand's earnings outlook has turned to custard.

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.

So passengers are going to be able to make mobile phone calls on domestic flights on Air New Zealand's new A320s. Fantastic. Hurrah. Yippee. Not.

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.

A Soviet-era MiG-21 jet fighter sits idly outside a commercial building in Onehunga four months after it was to have been hoisted on to the roof of the building.