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Air NZ staff asked to volunteer extra hours to plug July gaps
Airline staff are being asked volunteer extra hours to keep flights on track.
Travel squeeze: When pinch point at Auckland Airport will ease
Building work during school holidays adds to terminal congestion.
Stop separating families on planes, US government tells airlines
An investigation is being reopened into claims airlines split up families for profit.
Jarden Brief: Airline soars massively in US overnight
Jarden Brief: Carnival time for some, but health and tech are laggards.
'I was tormented': Pilot grounded after false allegations he was flying drunk
The pilot wants the informant who made the false complaints ousted so he can sue them.
Why passengers flock to the world's shortest runway
Around the size of an aircraft carrier, landing on the strip is legendary.
'I felt completely devalued as a customer and a human': Irate Qantas passenger
Qantas believes the decision to divert was made after the aircraft was airborne.
The airline insider: What sector head saw from fuel crisis to Covid
And why he's changing lanes after five years.
Return of international airlines: What it means for travellers
Think more direct routes, more times and possibly cheaper fares.
One Australian airport prepares for biggest crowds since 2020
Today, 100,000 people are expected to move through its terminals.
Auckland-based Airwork reveals six planes stranded in Russia
Wealthy Chinese owner forced to pump in more money.
Moment Qatar flight dodges hot air balloon
Disaster was narrowly avoided thanks to the pilot's swift maneuver.
Flight attendant slammed for 'extremely inappropriate' mask PA
The crew member was blasted online for their unprofessional request.
Cockpit woe sees 13-hour detour from Christchurch to Auckland
It took 12 hours and 20 minutes to make the trip of 750km - as the Boeing flies.
'Airmageddon': The man being blamed for 17,769 delays
The individual has been condemned by both his own political party and the public.
Up close with the giant hole in Emirates A380 plane
It remains unclear what caused the large hole.
The reason French airport staff have brought airports to a standstill
Planning to fly through a French airport? Bonne chance.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 4 July, 2022
How changes to a popular working visa could see more young people off to Europe, why foreign staff shortages are damaging NZ’s tourism reputation and Sydney hit with more rain and flooding in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'It was my livelihood': Pilot accused of being stalker, danger to passengers
Graham Lindsay has finally received an apology from the CAA and is pursuing compensation.
Revealed: NZ military quietly buying dozens of recon drones in $100m project
Weaponised drones don't seem part of the package, but the NZDF is not ruling them out.
Hercules makes emergency landing at Whenuapai Air Force Base
An engine had to be shut down following a "technical problem".
Focus: Bacteria could be the answer to aviation fuel crisis
Scientists may have found a way to make an alternative aviation fuel produced by bacteria commonly found in soil. Video / NZ Herald
Ryanair flight attendant reveals the stupidest things passengers have asked
Turns out you can't open the plane window if you're too hot.
Dutch government axes 60,000 flights from Schiphol Airport
Understaffed and overrun, the country's busiest airport just can't catch a break.
Jennifer Lopez caught wearing PJs on a flight
Celebrities are just like us, except with private jets and $2500 pyjamas.
Revealed: Sleep pods, help-yourself food - Air NZ's biggest cabin overhaul in decades
Long haul travel will be different aboard Air NZ - but passengers are in for a wait.
Focus: Air New Zealand show off their revamped cabins
Cheree Kinnear talks to Air New Zealand's Head of Aircraft Programmes Kerry Reeves about the exciting changes coming to their cabins. Video / Jed Bradley / NZ Herald / Air NZ
Screams, then silence: The story of flight 243's miracle landing
April 28, 1988, one of the most shocking moments in aviation history occurred.
Watch: Passengers clash with Jetstar staff after flight cancelled
Family says flight canned at last minute and staff didn't want to help book new flights.
Chocks away: Air NZ restarts 14 international routes
Soaring demand for travel means Air NZ is pouring capacity into its network.
Air NZ offers cash incentives to attract workers
Thousands of Air NZ jobs were shed when Covid 19 reached New Zealand.
All four engines gone: 40 years on, passengers recall aviation 'miracle'
Forty years ago this week on a flight from London to Auckland the unthinkable happened.
Two injured after small plane crash lands and catches fire on Hamilton farm
The crash was reported to emergency services at 2.43pm.