Airlines take aim at energy companies, grateful for $5.7 million Govt funding; should NZ subsidise airlines?
“They can charge what they like.” Sounds Air managing director Andrew Crawford. Photo / Sounds Air He said…
Auē! Air New Zealand crew perform Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi at 33,000 feet to celebrate Māori Language Week
Air New Zealand staff performing on the flight from Rarotonga to New Zealand. Passengers could be heard singing…
Ryanair boss apologises for calling competitors ‘rapists’
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Qantas partners with Condor, famous for stripey aircraft, in new frequent flyer scheme
Condor describes itself as “one of the world’s leading leisure airlines” and said it had about 70 destinations.…
Rob Fyfe says Christopher Luxon’s Air New Zealand criticism was not ‘cool’
“If I’m brutally honest, I suspect the engines that have been causing Air New Zealand so much grief…
All Blacks v South Africa jet flyover in Cape Town: Airline hands flight data to aviation officials
The flyover has led to a polarised debate about the safety margins involved and whether they were breached.…
Air New Zealand CEO targets return to profit in 2027 financial year – unless jet fuel prices have other ideas
But he indicated there were several ways to claw back some of those losses. The first involved hedging,…
Air New Zealand’s Beta Alia electric aircraft trial puts social licence to the test – Sarah Churstain
For any business, concerns about being seen to do right will partly be matters of values and aspiration.…
Air NZ chief on whether regional airline links can be saved
As the office of Regional Development Minister Shane Jones pointed out a few hours before the ceremony, $465,000…
Qantas selling Jetstar Japan stake, new airline to take over
The Development Bank of Japan will acquire an equity interest, entering as a new shareholder. The share buyback…
Kiwi wings clipped? The confusing new rules around dual passports
At the check-in counter, the airline representative hunched behind the computer pauses momentarily from her furious tapping in…
Budget carrier EasyJet accepts US firm’s beefed-up takeover bid
According to the Financial Times, Castlelake is a major player in aircraft leasing, with a fleet of 375…