Are we in the golden age of air travel?
Airlines are flocking to New Zealand and piling on new capacity to serve a travel boom in what's being called a new golden age in air travel.
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Why Emirates' flight is game changer
Emirates has changed the aviation game in New Zealand by announcing it will fly to Dubai without stopping in Australia.
Emirates rips out first class seats
Emirates unveils new Airbus A380 with a record 615 seats after ripping out first class to pack in more passengers.
Emirates flight diverted for emergency landing
A flight from Auckland to Dubai via Sydney has reportedly been diverted to Colombo.
Used A380s pose threat to Airbus' sales
Airbus Group is about to face a fresh challenge in reviving sales of its A380 as used aircraft hit the market.
Airways NZ to train controllers in Dubai
Emirates Aviation University and Airways New Zealand have opened a purpose-built air traffic control training facility in Dubai.
The hunt for flight attendants
Competition for new flight attendants is heating up with Emirates on a recruiting drive in New Zealand.
Emirates crosses 20,000 cabin crew
This Emirates corporate video features Performance Standards Purser Don Godamune's journey of his career as cabin crew with Emirates as the airline crosses the 20,000 cabin crew milestone. Supplied by Emirates.
Emirates wins fresh round of awards
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....
Emirates contributes billions into EU
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....
Emirates rollout free wi-fi
Emirates is spending millions of dollars to retrofit its fleet to provide free wi-fi for passengers.
Emirates invests in NZ wines
Emirates has unveiled details of its more than half a billion dollar "liquor investment" programme.
Emirates head pushes for summit
A call by the chief of Emirates for a global summit of carriers to tackle new threats to planes has been met with a muted response from the body representing airlines.