Jetstar's just fired another shot at Air NZ - now it's trying to lure passengers away from its highly prized loyalty scheme.

A regional air fare war is looming as Jetstar starts services to provincial cities where Air New Zealand has had a stranglehold.

Jetstar plans to start flights to new regional destinations later this year in what will be a major shake-up for domestic air travel.

The national carrier's shares dropped 10 per cent ahead of an impending Jetstar announcement.

Jetstar is about to make a significant announcement on the expansion of its domestic operations.

Air New Zealand shares fell by nearly 5 per cent after news that it could face competition on its lucrative direct routes to the United States.

Qantas and American Airlines have announced a significant expansion of flying across the Pacific - opening up the possibility of new flights.

The man who was evicted from a Jet Star flight for unruly behaviour on Friday evening has not been arrested, police say.

Jetstar say they are not alone in using an “opt-out” pricing regime on their booking website after the company came under fire from Consumer New Zealand.

Jetstar is under investigation by the Commerce Commission over its use of "opt-out pricing" on the airline's website.

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

Today (April 10) marks the 50th anniversary of Qantas' jet service to New Zealand. This supplied video shows an old TV advertisement urging travellers to fly to New Zealand.

"Feels like home" may be Qantas' latest advertising slogan, but it doesn't apply to the airline's lounges, where a "smart-casual" dress code means a ban on jandals.

Qantas will cut fuel surcharges but will replace them with higher base charges as the airline tries to improve margins.

Qantas has been named the world's safest airline, and Air NZ is in the top ten, according to a new report which also noted 2014 was a bad year for airline safety.

Air New Zealand's flights to Buenos Aires will be more than a third filled with passengers from Australia, an analysis of the service says.

Eighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".

A fourth Qantas plane has been forced to turn back mid-flight, marking a second day of trouble for the airline - but its boss says "it happens all the time".

It was a bad day for Qantas. The airline was hit by a barrage of problems yesterday, with incidents on three flights forcing unplanned landings.

Qantas engineers are examining an A380 jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in Perth.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says fuel prices falling more quickly than the Australian dollar are helping revive the airline's international division but he's not putting a date on when it will be out of financial trouble.

Qantas has unveiled its retro inspired 1970s livery on one of its brand new Boeing 737 aircraft.

Qantas is serving up what could be the first course in a transtasman food fight, with new offerings to economy class passengers from later this month.

A 700-litre flood of water that forced a Qantas plane to turn back to Los Angeles mid-flight may have been caused by the mops used to clean the aircraft.

As Qantas prepares to put more flights into New Zealand over summer, international sales boss Stephen Thompson is clear about what needs to be done at the airline as it battles through a painful....

Ancillary revenue on top of airline ticket prices has soared by 1200 per cent in the last seven years.

Struggling Australian flag carrier Qantas has posted a huge annual net loss but CEO Alan Joyce insists better days lie ahead.

Qantas has reassured passengers it's still safe to fly over Iraq, despite network partner Emirates' deciding to steer clear of the conflict-torn nation.