New Zealand's first electric plane flight crosses Cook Strait
The first attempt to fly an electric aircraft across Cook Strait is set to happen today.
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No travellers to the UK will have to isolate at quarantine hotels.
Flight attendant attack forces emergency plane landing
An American flight has been diverted after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant.
MIQ changes: What they mean for aviation and tourism
Small step welcomed but tourism and travel sectors need more certainty.
How the Delta outbreak has hit Air NZ
Before lockdown domestic capacity had been tracking in excess of 90% of pre-Covid levels.
Mandatory vaccination for domestic Air NZ passengers 'on the table'
Airline chiefs also respond to question over how latest flight cancellations were handled.
Aviation restart: Where New Zealand ranks now
"I don't think we will be turning back this time" - Qantas boss Alan Joyce.
Traffic lights: Airlines, tourism, hotels worried they'll be left in the dust
Lack of any detail on border re-opening fuels fears tourism will "go down the gurgler".
Auckland Airport boss says 'revenge travel' will fuel recovery
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Airlines won't budge on one-way bubble until December
Aviation experts condemn one-way bubble as impractical and confusing.
Auckland Airport: Daily passenger levels half those of 1966
Company says nearly more risk of catching Covid in the community than at the NZ border.
Gardener 'splattered' by falling waste from Heathrow plane
The incident left the man "splattered in a very unpleasant way".
Singapore opens quarantine-free travel to 10 countries
Countries around the world are easing restrictions.
Protesters disrupt start of construction works for Erebus memorial
The memorial honours 257 people who died in the country's worst air crash.
Landed: New Waiheke helicopter pad application
'There are 48 existing helipads. The cumulative impacts are already intolerable.'
Comment: One-way bubble leaves airlines deflated
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Fiery engine malfunction on JAL flight
A dramatic flaming engine cut the flight short over LAX.
Back to boom times: Private jet use soars to pre-GFC levels
While most planes are grounded in NZ, the sector is expected to roar back here too.
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NZ's best boss? Digger driver on $7900 one-way Aussie plane ticket today
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Green light given to businesses for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests
Big businesses have been granted an exemption to import and introduce rapid antigen tests.
Jab on a jet: Air New Zealand reveals Dreamliner vaccine clinic
A Boeing 787 will be used as a drop-in vaccination centre for Aucklanders.
British Airways drops 'ladies and gentlemen' for gender-neutral greetings
BA's decision to change announcement has been called a 'sign of the times'.
Russian plane carrying skydivers crashes killing 16
A Russian plane crash has left 16 dead and 6 critically injured.
Police called after man flies from Whangārei to Queenstown
Man took a commercial flight to Wellington and then flew on to Queenstown on Sunday.
No jab, no job: Airport security officers let go after refusing to get Covid jab
Workers took their case to Employment Relations Authority - but lost.
Italian holiday cancelled after couple take Covid test 40 minutes too early
One couple mistimes their pre-flight Covid-19 test and misses out on an Italian holiday.
Airfare warning: Just as the world opens up price pressure grows
Air NZ boss says suppliers already raising prices as hard hit airlines try to recover.
Google reveals NZ's greenest airfares in sustainable search shakeup
Flights, hotels and driving routes are part of a drive for more greener travel choices.
Opinion: It's about time we tackle sexism in the skies
One European airline has ditched heels for sneakers. It's time other airlines follow suit.
Airline bosses on board with soaring airfares
Airline bosses wave goodbye to the era of dirt-cheap airfares.
Into the sunset: Why global airlines could leave NZ off the radar
As other markets open up airlines may exit for good.