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Air NZ's attempt to convert true-blue Aussies
Air New Zealand has launched an online campaign to persuade Australia's most staunch Kiwi critics that a trip across the Tasman is worth their while.
Airlines need 33,500 new planes by 2030: Boeing
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Global airlines will need 33,500 new planes valued at $4.
Hanmer Springs - the warm chill-out
The cars I followed into Hanmer Springs seemed to travel faster than the ones I followed back to Christchurch. Spa treatments, lying around in thermal pools and alpine walks slow you down.
Fight over woman gets 16 men booted off cruise ship
An overnight brawl thought to have been sparked by an argument over a woman resulted in 16 men being kicked off a P&O cruise.
The Duke and Duchess's mid-air terror
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on a passenger jet that narrowly avoided ploughing into another plane, it's been claimed.
Amsterdam airport disrupted by bomb scare
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A man who locked himself in a toilet at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and phoned police to say he had a bomb was arrested after forcing the evacuation of hundreds of passengers and delaying dozens of flights, officials said.
'Overreaction' to airline flu scare
Students from Japan quarantined at Auckland Airport following an Air New Zealand flight were only suffering the common cold and have all been released.
Auckland flu scare passengers released
Some of the passengers on board an Air New Zealand flight from Japan, which sparked a health scare at Auckland Airport, have been released.
Series of pilot errors risks Qantas flight
Two pilots operating a Qantas flight made a gross miscalculation of the plane's weight and then failed to follow procedure when warned of a stall, a report has found.
Passenger assaults pilot, forces emergency landing
A Brazilian passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a man went on a rampage, got into the cockpit and assaulted the pilot.
Steering issue hits Qantas A380
SYDNEY, Feb 12, 2012 (AFP) - A Qantas A380 flight was delayed for safety checks after a steering problem during takeoff from London which saw the superjumbo veer off course, a spokeswoman for the airline said Sunday.
Abusive flyer convicted over tray table
A Hamilton man who swore at airline crew and refused to fold away his tray table on an international flight has been convicted of two aviation charges.
See how dignitaries fly on Air Force Two
If you're the US vice president or Secretary of State, travelling is an entirely different experience to what you'll find with a commercial airline.
Close call: Airliner flies into RAF 'war games'
A passenger jet approaching a Scottish airport found itself in the middle of an RAF war game involving 14 military aircraft.
Cathay Pacific launches paperless boarding
Passengers travelling on Cathay Pacific between Auckland and Hong Kong can now check-in and board without a single piece of paper.
Air NZ named 'Airline of the Year'
Air New Zealand has won Air Transport World's prestigious Airline of the Year award for the second time in three years.
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