Sounds Air is pleased with passenger loadings for the few days of its Westport to Wellington service, despite one empty flight.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Air New Zealand staged a mile-high fashion catwalk showcasing the airline's cabin crew uniforms over the years.

The country's national carrier celebrated 75 years in the skies by showcasing its eclectic past and present uniforms.

Today marks Air NZ's 75th anniversary. The airline's maiden flight by a Short S30 flying boat took off from Auckland on this day in 1940 and landed in Rose Bay in Sydney. This supplied corporate video includes footage from the maiden flight.

Air NZ is today marking the 75th anniversary by giving 75 customers the chance to win back their fares.

After 68 years of service, just four people boarded Air New Zealand's final flight out of Westport this morning, bound for Wellington.

People living in provincial New Zealand have been urged to use new air services to Auckland or risk losing them completely.

Air New Zealand ceases operating services to and from Kaitaia, Whakatane and Westport today.

Second-tier carriers back themselves to make money on regional routes dropped by the national carrier.

An engine issue grounded a Christchurch-bound flight at Dunedin International Airport yesterday, but Air NZ has kept tight lipped about the problems.

Air New Zealand’s investment in bigger planes, means more bums on seats, which means cheaper prices for the travelling public, an industry expert says.

Air New Zealand is launching a fresh near half-billion dollar push into the United States with services to Houston from Auckland this year.

Air New Zealand's Auckland-Houston flights will be the longest on the airline's network.

Air New Zealand and a global aircraft parts supplier AJW Group have done a deal to service components of Tigerair Australia planes.

Air NZ and Canadian analytics company Aimia have bought Waikato University spinoff 11Ants Analytics for an undisclosed sum.

Real estate firm Bayleys yesterday joined Air New Zealand's Airpoints programme and the airline is on the lookout for more partners.

Air New Zealand is facing a backlash in Christchurch after announcing it was canning summer flights to Japan.

Real estate firm Bayleys is today joining Air New Zealand's Airpoints programme and the airline is on the lookout for more partners.

Competition for air travel between New Zealand and China is set to intensify with plans by Air China to fly daily direct flights between Auckland and Beijing this year.

Thousands of BNZ customers are set to lose the ability to earn airpoints on credit card transactions, though the bank is offering a new cash-back incentive.

Air New Zealand is dropping BNZ in place of Westpac as its official Airpoints partner.

Passengers who flew across the Pacific during the last 15 years are being urged to apply for funds from a price fixing class action against airlines, including Air NZ.

Three Hells Angels members were grounded yesterday after becoming aggressive with Air New Zealand staff over their gang patches.