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…
Small airline has ‘horrific’ year amid soaring jet fuel prices
The last year had been “horrific” he said, and the business had been “decimated” since Covid-19. “Just as…
Tiny Anvil founders on swapping airline careers for garden design success
What inspired you to start the business? Paula: It was born out of something that we couldn’t find…
Air NZ says breakthrough reached on engine drama, IATA boss tells engine makers: ‘Stop gouging us’
Ravishankar said his airline’s relationship with Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney had improved, and the fleet was approaching…
World airline summit: Should NZ carriers get handouts to save routes?
“Airline margins are very tight, and the economics are even more challenging when it comes to regional connectivity.”…
Lufthansa Boeing jet tips onto its nose at German airport
Another Lufthansa spokesperson told AFP on Thursday evening that the wounded, which included two of its crew members,…