Qantas will give away 100,000 air tickets worth AU$20 million as its way of saying "sorry" to passengers it stranded by grounding its fleet last week.

The first daily direct flights between mainland China and New Zealand began today.

The EPMU says the Qantas lockout has affected the handling of baggage from Air NZ flights into Australia.

Australian unions have condemned Qantas CEO Alan Joyce's decision to ground the airline's entire fleet.

Qantas has grounded its entire domestic and international fleets in an escalation of industrial action.

Air NZ says Labour's use of the koru to provoke political controversy conflicts with its core meaning.

Air New Zealand said today it would spend up to $340 million on 12 new ATR72-600 aircraft for its regional fleet.

A plane with 38 people on board had to conduct an emergency landing in Christchurch this morning after it was feared its landing gear had malfunctioned.

An All Black supporting streaking granny featured on an Air New Zealand safety video won't be seen on long-haul flights because of cultural concerns.

Thousands of Qantas passengers are expected to face flight cancellations and delays today, even though a union has called off a nationwide strike.