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Budget airlines turn to social media

Asian budget carriers are increasingly using social networks without resorting to print advertising, industry chiefs say.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Key's proposal to sell down long overdue

Key plan 'would improve SOEs'

<i>Liam Dann</i>: Proposal like a jolt from a defibrillator

Partial listing plan gets thumbs-up

More measles cases likely, official warns

Share sale won't alter Air NZ's flight path

Air NZ shares fall after $145m Virgin Blue foray

Air New Zealand shares fell after the company paid A$145 million for a 14.9pc stake in new trans-Tasman partner Virgin Blue.

Air NZ takes stake in Virgin Blue

Air New Zealand is taking its relationship with Virgin Blue up a notch, saying it has become a substantial shareholder in the Australian-based airline.

Big growth tipped for Auckland Airport

Good case for partial SOE privatisation?

We need to think more about partially privatising state owned assets, argue Susan Watson and Chye-Ching Huang, from the University of Auckland's Business School.

Air NZ, Virgin sign code sharing agreement

Economic boost tipped from China air deal

China's biggest airline says it will now start flying direct from Guangzhou to Auckland, boosting the annual injection to the region's economy from $50m to $75m.

Measles warning for Dubai flight passengers

Virgin Blue teams up with Skywest on regional routes