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Air NZ takes top global ratings award - where other airlines ranked

The Kiwi carrier is back on top of a ratings site's list.

Astonishing electric plane gives 160km on an hour and $8 charge

This plane of the future is more cost efficient than most cars, and with zero emissions.

With Boeing in cross hairs, Lion Air gets a pass on poor safety record

New York Times: The focus on two Boeing fatal crashes gives cover to another airline.

Erebus Flight 901: 'Whiteout - that's what killed them'

Mate of aviator killed in crash says Air NZ declined Air Force briefing on whiteout.

Hundreds gather at Erebus 40th Anniversary Service

Hundreds gathered to honour those killed in flight 901 40 years ago this week.

Seoul searching: Why Air NZ canned some existing Dreamliner routes

Airline exec explains how it decided which routes to cancel over summer.

How Air New Zealand decides where to point its planes

Airline explains why it is returning to Korea and what other routes are on the radar.

Pilot dies in plane crash at Lake Ellesmere

The pilot was a member of Canterbury Aero Club and no one else was on board the plane.

Air New Zealand Senior Manager of Customer Care, Doug Grant, on why they are cancelling some flights over December

Air New Zealand Senior Manager of Customer Care, Doug Grant, on why they are cancelling some flights over December. Video / Supplied

Erebus Flight 901: 'I realised they were headed straight for the mountain'

A US navigator reveals his panicked alert to the crew of the doomed Air NZ flight.

No refunds for Qantas passengers diverted to air base

Passengers delayed from reaching the capital city for eight hours.

Airline signals end to economy class perk we all took for granted

But one airline says it's good news.

'Call them back now!': Airman's warning to doomed Air NZ Erebus flight

A US navigator reveals his panicked alert to the doomed Air NZ flight to Erebus.

The day Air NZ flight TE901 crashed into Mt Erebus

It was a normal day, then an Air NZ sightseeing plane went missing in Antarctica.

What Qantas has learned from its non-stop flight from London to Sydney

Airline celebrates flying into 100th year with milestone experimental flight.

Sydney to London non-stop: A new frontier for Kiwis

Ultra long haul flying is growing with Qantas testing the viability of London-Sydney.