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Gareth Evans has been chief of the Jetstar group since early last year. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

What's next for Jetstar - the airline that changed flying around NZ

14 Jun, 2019 6:05pm
9 minutes to read

You may not get many extras but the Qantas-owned airline has changed the way we travel.

The Government is replacing its existing Hercules with later model Hercs. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Has the Govt got the $1b Hercules replacement right?

11 Jun, 2019 6:25pm
5 minutes to read

COMMENT: Replacing Hercules with Hercules - was it the only option?

Sydney Heremaia has welcomed the Air NZ move after being turned down for a job earlier this year. Photo /Michael Cunningham

BUSINESS

Air NZ spells out what sort of tattoos won't fly

11 Jun, 2019 6:12pm
5 minutes to read

Lawyer warns the airline could face more flak even after changing visible ink policy

Air New Zealand promotes the koru but until now has banned visible tattoos. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Air NZ confirms U-turn on visible staff tattoos

10 Jun, 2019 12:06pm
3 minutes to read

Air NZ says it has listened to staff and customers and is reversing policy

Air Chathams general manager Duane Emeny (left) with his father, the ariline's founder and chief executive Craig Emeny. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Air Chathams: Next flight for the little airline that could

7 Jun, 2019 5:00am
9 minutes to read

Airline filled in when others pulled out and is preparing for one of its biggest moves.

Figures measuring commercial accommodation stays are being ditched. Photo / 123rf

BUSINESS

Tourism 'devastated' as crucial accommodation data pulled

5 Jun, 2019 7:00pm
3 minutes to read

A tourism leader blames a spat between government agencies for losing key data.

View from the cockpit window of a Qantas Boeing 737 approaching Queenstown. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Watch: Qantas 737 flight deck view of landing at Queenstown

4 Jun, 2019 3:09pm
2 minutes to read

Queenstown Airport has one of the country's trickiest approaches - here's how its done.

BUSINESS

Watch: Inside Qatar's luxury suite with the flying double bed

4 Jun, 2019 5:26pm
4 minutes to read

The business class battle is heating up with Qatar launching its suites on Auckland route

IATA board of governors with two women members María José Hidalgo Gutiérrez (front row 5th from right) and Christine Ourmières-Widener (front row 4th from left). Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

What's wrong with this photo? Air NZ boss blasts industry

3 Jun, 2019 4:08pm
3 minutes to read

Just two chief executives out of 27 on industry body's top Board of Governors are women.

Air New Zealand expects its earnings this year to be at the lower end of forecasts. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Profits dip as airlines ride out rough air

2 Jun, 2019 7:46pm
4 minutes to read

IATA says weaker global market and rising fuel prices squeezing industry.

An Emirates Airbus A380 undergoing heavy maintenance at the airline's Dubai engineering base. Photo /Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Watch: Stripping an Emirates A380 back to its bones

30 May, 2019 6:40pm
7 minutes to read

Working on a plane as long as two blue whales and as high as five giraffes is a giant task

The Airbus family of planes fly in formation above France. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Watch: Incredible aerial footage of Airbus family of planes

30 May, 2019 11:38am
2 minutes to read

The European plane maker showed off its range in the skies above France.

Air New Zealand says it will cut domestic capacity by 2 per cent. Photo / Grant Bradley

BUSINESS

Air NZ cuts domestic flight frequency - warning over fares

28 May, 2019 6:55pm
5 minutes to read

After years of rapid growth Air NZ will cut its domestic capacity and fares could rise.

Grant Bradley experienced a variation on Stockholm syndrome in the stuffy arrivals hall at Denpasar Airport in Bali.

TRAVEL

'I don't usually hug total strangers, at an airport arrivals gate. . .'

28 May, 2019 4:59pm
4 minutes to read

How a passport oversight put at risk a luxury cruise and a silver wedding anniversary

What Air NZ's new Dreamliners will look like when delivered from 2022. Image / Supplied

BUSINESS

Air NZ's big decision on planes - here's how it made the call

28 May, 2019 5:32am
8 minutes to read

The new planes will help set the airline up for the next 10-15 years.

Air NZ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Auckland Airport. Photo / Grant Bradley

BUSINESS

Air NZ warns of $60m profit hit as fuel costs bite

27 May, 2019 1:39pm
3 minutes to read

Air NZ tells investors profit will be at low end of earlier revised projections

The Boeing 787-10 has 15 per cent more space than versions of the plane Air NZ has already. Image / Supplied

BUSINESS

Akl-New York direct: Air NZ to buy bigger, revamped Dreamliners

27 May, 2019 9:34am
5 minutes to read

Passengers will get new interiors and destinations in planes with a $4b price tag.

Air New Zealand's has had Dreamliners in its fleet for the last five years. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Air NZ set to make big plane call today

27 May, 2019 8:50am
4 minutes to read

Air NZ's new widebody aircraft pick will help shape the look of the airline's next decade.

Hilton Auckland GM Adrian Teh faces more competition but is optimistic about demand. Photo / Dean Purcell

BUSINESS

Changing rooms: Rich lister's luxury pad becomes hotel suites

25 May, 2019 8:15am
5 minutes to read

Hilton's getting bigger in Auckland and around the world as the brand turns 100.

Boeing 787 Dreamliners have the inside running in Air NZ's fleet decision. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Wait for it... Air NZ confirms when it's making big call on planes

24 May, 2019 10:35am
3 minutes to read

The airline will reveal its biggest call on planes for the last 15 years next Monday.

The view from inside an Airwork helicopter. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Revealed: The NZ air operation that's buying 10 Boeing 757s

24 May, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

The Auckland-based company is getting 10 Boeing 757s to expand its global operations.

Signs point towards new model Dreamliners as replacements for 777-200s. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Air NZ's big call: The plane with the inside running

22 May, 2019 6:20pm
4 minutes to read

Air NZ is days away from unveiling its new long-haul plane and it may be more of the same.

The new taxiway and hard stands are part of the Airport of the Future project. Image / Supplied

BUSINESS

Auckland Airport to start 260,000-tonne paving project

21 May, 2019 1:00pm
3 minutes to read

Taxiways covering the area of 30 rugby fields will be half a metre thick

TRAVEL

On the twelfth day of cruising

21 May, 2019 1:00pm
10 minutes to read

There's much more to being on a ship at Christmas than getting out of doing the dishes.

Air New Zealand narrowed its plane selection to a Dreamliner or an A350. Reports say it has gone with Boeing. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Air NZ goes for Boeing over Airbus for new longhaul fleet: Reports

21 May, 2019 10:29am
2 minutes to read

A leap to Airbus for long haul flying was seen as less likely

Jeff McDowall, chief financial officer for Air New Zealand. Photo / Dean Purcell

BUSINESS

Being Air New Zealand's numbers man when the equation changes

18 May, 2019 5:00am
12 minutes to read

Air NZ is still growing, but not as fast as it was - and that's just part of the cycle.

The government is taking a more hands-on role in tourism. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Analysis: What Govt's new plan for tourism means

16 May, 2019 6:28pm
6 minutes to read

The government is promising to get more hands-on with tourism

Many New Zealanders are becoming concerned about over-tourism. Photo/Getty Images.

BUSINESS

Peak tourism: 1 million visitors to Aoraki Mt Cook a year

16 May, 2019 10:28am
3 minutes to read

3.9 million Kiwis and 1.8 million foreign tourists visit conservation areas every year.

Hilton Waikoloa Village is unashamedly over the top. Photo / Supplied

TRAVEL

Room Check: The Hilton Waikoloa Village

16 May, 2019 7:00am
3 minutes to read

Grant Bradley checks into the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii.

The pressure is on to to find workers in tourist hotspots like Queenstown. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Tourism job crunch: 40,000 staff needed or industry at risk

15 May, 2019 6:28pm
3 minutes to read

Industry groups want to make tourism a more attractive career option.

BUSINESS

New big hairy goal for NZ tourism - $50b a year

14 May, 2019 6:44pm
4 minutes to read

Tourism earnings have beaten forecasts and now the industry has turned to sustainability

Economy seats on an Air New Zealand Dreamliner. The cabins are up for a revamp. Photo / Greg Bowker

BUSINESS

'Economy plus' - Air NZ's new plan to ease the squeeze

14 May, 2019 6:30pm
3 minutes to read

The airline is working on a new layout and will charge for more legroom in bank of seats.

China Southern brought the first commercial Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Auckland in 2013. Photo / Greg Bowker

BUSINESS

Slowdown in Chinese tourists all part of the plan - expert

14 May, 2019 6:11pm
4 minutes to read

The rate of growth has slowed in several markets but that's been welcomed out of China

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon. Photo / Greg Bowker

BUSINESS

Pay freeze for top Air NZ bosses as costs bite

13 May, 2019 7:00pm
4 minutes to read

Latest move part of plan to carve out 5 per cent of overhead costs.

Airlines and airports will be closely studying a review of the Civil Aviation Act. Photo /Greg Bowker

BUSINESS

Fear of flying: Why aviation shake-up will have airlines and airports nervous

13 May, 2019 7:30am
4 minutes to read

Passengers could be the winners in an overhaul of aviation laws

BUSINESS

Survey finds some small businesses are flying high

12 May, 2019 7:13pm
3 minutes to read

As the tourism industry gathers for its big trade show a survey reveals operators' mood.

Kiwis pay more on average in New York than other destinations. Photo / Babiche Martens

BUSINESS

Hotel prices on the move - are you paying too much?

12 May, 2019 4:18pm
3 minutes to read

Hotel prices are climbing here and overseas although Auckland rates took a dip.

Passengers will be able to claim more for lost luggage under changes to NZ aviation law. Photo / 123rf

BUSINESS

Here's how you can claim $20k for your lost aeroplane luggage

11 May, 2019 9:08am
3 minutes to read

Airlines face bigger lost baggage payouts and obligation to spell out passenger rights.

Emirates hub is at Dubai International Airport. Photo / AP

BUSINESS

Emirates profit tumbles to lowest in a decade

10 May, 2019 10:25am
3 minutes to read

Weaker regional demand and higher oil prices have hit the biggest international airline

The pressure of tourism is being felt most in hotspots such as Queenstown. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

More Kiwis think there are too many tourists - survey

9 May, 2019 6:14pm
5 minutes to read

While 93% think tourism benefits NZ, growing push-back is a wake up call for industry.

Emirates flight attendant Shauntel Whiteman behind the bar on an Emirates A380. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

The battle of business class: Emirates banking on $1.1b of wine

7 May, 2019 7:06pm
15 minutes to read

How one of the biggest airlines lures big spenders and feeds up to 225,000 a day.

More Kiwis are cruising with greater numbers sailing close to home. Photo / James Allan

BUSINESS

Kiwis lead world in rate of cruise holiday growth

6 May, 2019 1:40pm
4 minutes to read

More than 100,000 Kiwis are taking ocean cruises, outstripping global growth rates

Producer James Cameron and wife Suzy Amis Cameron will speak at the summit. Photo / AP

BUSINESS

Oil drilling row heats up ahead of star-studded summit

5 May, 2019 2:10pm
5 minutes to read

Big names being rolled out for conference to find ways to end reliance on oil and gas

The Eiffel Tower is a drawcard for tourists in Paris. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Paris is calling - return to France for under $1000

4 May, 2019 4:00pm
2 minutes to read

Travel deals are being rolled out at one-day event in Auckland.

New Zealand allows pilots aged over 65 to fly because of employment laws. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Flight-deck friction: Air NZ pilots take aim at one another

2 May, 2019 7:05pm
5 minutes to read

More wide-body planes to Australia and the Pacific leads to generation-gap tension.

The Jetstar flight had 128 passengers and six crew on board. Photo / Simon Baker

BUSINESS

Jetstar landing scare: Report finds approach too low

2 May, 2019 10:20am
3 minutes to read

If pilots had used more automatic systems they would have been alerted to risk says report

Jamie Tuuta will take the helm at the Tourism NZ board. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

New Tourism NZ board chair named; Qualmark award winners revealed

1 May, 2019 7:30pm
3 minutes to read

The shakeup of Tourism NZ's board continues with a new chair named.

Airlines are charging more for extras. Photo / 123rf

BUSINESS

Revealed: The billions airlines make from baggage fees

1 May, 2019 10:45am
2 minutes to read

More airlines are charging for extras and fees are getting higher

The Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park will have 182 rooms. Image / Supplied

BUSINESS

New Holiday Inn planned for Queenstown as tourists flock to region

1 May, 2019 1:03am
2 minutes to read

A new Holiday Inn will join a long list of other hotels planned or being built.

New rules impose an exploration ban within 200m of top Taranaki surf breaks. Photo / Stuart Munro

BUSINESS

Long awaited oil and gas block offer released for Taranaki

30 Apr, 2019 5:50pm
4 minutes to read

An industry group says the restricted offer is 'welcome' while Greenpeace wants total ban.

Virgin Australia will delay entry of MAX planes into its single aisle fleet of Boeing 737s. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Virgin Australia defers Boeing 737MAX order

30 Apr, 2019 11:33am
3 minutes to read

The airline will put more time between MAX safety issues and selling seats on the plane.

Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Peter Ingram at the launch of Boston services. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Hawaiian Airlines boss; No free lunch with airline interiors

25 Apr, 2019 5:00pm
4 minutes to read

Hawaiian Airlines is fighting growing competition with brand new planes

A Cathay Pacific A350 on the tarmac at the Airbus delivery centre Toulouse Airport. Photo / Grant Bradley

BUSINESS

Coming our way - the newest Airbus A350

24 Apr, 2019 10:31am
3 minutes to read

Cathay Pacific is boosting services to New Zealand with a new plane and more flights

BUSINESS

Air NZ turns to consultants to chop costs

23 Apr, 2019 2:25pm
3 minutes to read

Airline cutting back network growth, deferring new planes and is looking at overheads.

A Dreamliner from the under fire Charleston plant joined Air NZ in 2017. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Air NZ confident of Dreamliners made at under-fire plant

23 Apr, 2019 1:06pm
5 minutes to read

The airline says it oversees new aircraft programmes and has done so in Charleston.

BUSINESS

Boeing defends plant which makes Dreamliners for Air NZ

23 Apr, 2019 10:14am
5 minutes to read

The airline says it has full confidence in the planes built at Charleston plant.

An artist's impression of the mobility pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. Image / Supplied

BUSINESS

Expo 2020: NZ's $53m push at world's biggest networking event

19 Apr, 2019 3:00pm
11 minutes to read

More than 37,000 workers are building Expo 2020 where NZ is among 190 countries.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max planes parked at the airport in Victorville, California. Max planes have been grounded all around the world. Photo / AP

BUSINESS

Regulator delivers verdict on Boeing 737 Max training

17 Apr, 2019 5:36pm
5 minutes to read

Additional training is needed but was not in a simulator which is expensive.

TRAVEL

Room Check: The Laylow, Waikiki

16 Apr, 2019 3:00pm
3 minutes to read

Grant Bradley checks into the Laylow, Waikiki.

Dubai International Airport's southern runway is undergoing repairs. Photo /Supplied

BUSINESS

Emirates cuts back NZ flight due to Dubai runway work

15 Apr, 2019 11:15am
2 minutes to read

Dubai International Airport handles more than 90 million passengers a year.

Henrik Ambak, the senior vice-president of worldwide operations at Emirates cargo. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Inside Emirates: Massive airlift moves everything from gold to thoroughbreds

11 Apr, 2019 5:48pm
6 minutes to read

The world's biggest airline cargo operation handles four parcels a second through Dubai.

Rocket Lab will offer end to end solutions with its new Photon satellite. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Rocket Lab's next leap - a satellite 'bus'

9 Apr, 2019 5:00pm
4 minutes to read

The NZ-founded firm is expanding by offering a space craft for customers to add own tech,