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Flights to the tropics with plane from Iceland

After a bust-up with Virgin Australia, Samoa will launch its own flights next week.

Watch: Where the United Airlines crew sleep

Where passengers - and crew - rest aboard United Airlines' new 777.

Air NZ shares still over-priced: FNZC

Air NZ shares are trading higher than what First NZ Capital reckons is fair value.

Air fare war heats up: London flights even cheaper

A price war has broken out for flights on the national carrier to London

Airport buses to be twice as frequent

Wait times for buses to and from Auckland Airport are to be halved from next month.

Air NZ's 'best ever' airfare to London

An agent says its Air NZ fares are half the usual price.

Jetstar to add in extra economy seating

The budget airline will squeeze in an extra row of economy seating to keep airfares down.

In defense of the ever-unpopular corporate aircraft

Corporate private jets seem like a excess, but they are actually quite efficient.

Spat over Virgin's Samoa flights gets ugly

Samoa says the refusal to allow Virgin services shouldn't have come as a surprise.

Orion lands safely after one engine fails

Fire crews at Whenuapai were on standby just after 7pm.

Thousands hit as Virgin's Samoan flights canned

The move will be a boost for newcomer Samoa Airways.

'What could we have hit?': Rough flight for Steven Adams

Steven Adams was on a plane which was badly damaged while mid-air.

Mystery buyer of $20b worth of planes revealed

Airline buys nearly 40 new planes.

Boeing cooks up a wing for longhaul travel

Wings for Boeing's next long haul plane are being baked in a giant pressure cooker.

Changing trends in business travel

Business travellers want more non-stop flights and connectivity in the air

Air NZ tightens security for all US-bound flights

Flights from all around the world will be affected by new security measures.