Air New Zealand has just released its first fares on its new Auckland - Houston service, with introductory prices of $699 one-way.

Auckland Airport has teamed up with TripIt to introduce an app it hopes will help visitors move through the airport.

A tourist industry group wants more thought given to where Budget funding is spent rather than wanting more direct cash.

Air NZ says it is being approached by movie makers wanting to do partnership deals over its safety videos.

Aviation writer and surfer Grant Bradley says Air NZ is onto a winner getting onboard with some of the world's top surfers.

Air NZ's latest safety video features some of the hottest surfers in the world - meet the cast of the new inflight movie here.

Air New Zealand has teamed up with some of the world's hottest surfers for its latest safety video, launching today.

Air NZ's latest safety video features some of the hottest surfers in the world - meet the cast of the new inflight movie.

Shares in Qantas surged to their highest level in more than six years after it said the global drop in oil prices would help cut its fuel bill by A$550 million ($593 million) this year.

Chris Greive's history with the Flight Centre goes back to its Top Deck roots in early 1980s London.

Air New Zealand's chief of sales and revenue Cam Wallace has a big challenge ahead - hundreds of thousands of extra seats to fill.

Airbus forecasts the volume of traffic through New Zealand's top three airports will almost double to 45 million passengers a year within the next 20 years.

Competition for new flight attendants is heating up with Emirates on a recruiting drive in New Zealand.

Emirates Airline has topped two customer surveys in the last week including the Roy Morgan Research award as the best international airline for customer satisfaction in New Zealand for the third year....

Intense competition and more airline services have led to sharp falls in prices that are now being reflected in the latest consumer price index.

Air New Zealand is on the hunt for hundreds of extra flight attendants as its growth surges for the rest of the year.

US airlines are spending heavily to find wines that work in the harsh gustatory environment of a dry, pressurised cabin at 35,000 ft.

New Zealand travellers joined the jet age 50 years ago today when Qantas began Boeing 707 flights to Christchurch.

Air NZ has implemented new rules requiring two people, including at least one pilot, to be in the cockpit at all times.

Flight Centre's currency exchange business is for a limited time offering a parity deal with the Australian dollar.

Blair Haeata says his Maori heritage has helped him fit into marketing roles at a number of Chinese businesses, including his latest job at China Southern Airlines.

The organisation representing tourist operators says that bed taxes can work, but only in some places.

A team is in New Zealand scouting shore experiences for the latest boutique cruise ship operator to arrive in this region.

Cathay Pacific plans to fly the latest widebody plane from Hong Kong to Auckland later next year.

AirAsia is keen to fly from New Zealand to Australia to connect with services to Asia, which could mean more bargain fares for holidaymakers.

An Emirates-commissioned study of the airline's contribution to Europe finds it has contributed 6.8 billion ($10 billion) of the EU's gross domestic product and spends 175 million on sponsorships....

Airlines have welcomed plans to build a third runway at Hong Kong Airport but are worried about how it will be paid for.

Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan is the face of a new campaign to attract United States cycle tourists to New Zealand.

High demand is driving up hotel prices in New Zealand but for Kiwis travelling overseas, Asia is offering the best bargains and Australian hotels are more affordable.