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Air New Zealand cuts flights to deal with staff sickness

By reducing the number of flights it will have crew on standby to cover illness.

Heathrow owner explores jettison options to escape chaos

Owner might eject: Airport blames a lack of ground handling staff for its issues.

'The best father': Pilot killed in crash leaves huge hole in family and community

Family of Franz Josef pilot Tim Gibb - killed in a plane crash last week - pay tribute.

Waking up a Boeing 777: Air NZ brings its biggest planes back from a deep sleep

From a Victorville desert boneyard to Auckland - Air NZ is waking up its biggest planes.

The bag stops here: Air NZ and Qantas bosses cleaning planes, handling luggage

Qantas and Air NZ have bosses and office staff rolling up their sleeves at airports.

Fatal crash wouldn't have occurred in any other helicopter: coroner

Coroner also calls for black boxes to become mandatory for all helicopters.

'Devastating news': Family grieve for father of two killed in plane crash

Tim Gibb died on a flight from Franz Josef to Rangiora and has been remembered onine

Searchers find light plane reported missing over Southern Alps

The plane left Franz Josef this morning and was en route to Rangiora.

Wild video shows beachgoers caught in jet engine wash... on purpose

'People were holding on to the fence so they wouldn't blow away.'

Why AirAsia X thinks it will be third time luckier in New Zealand

The price-cutting airline has been here before - it thinks it will be different this time.

Focus Morning Bulletin: 22 July, 2022

The worst of the weather is over but travel disruption continues, the amount spent on Government advertising revealed & US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Thousands of NZ aviation jobs available: What bosses are looking for

Carrie Hurihanganui went from a flight attendant role to running Auckland Airport.

'Son of Concorde' moves closer as US orders military version

The new jets can carry up to 80 people and travel twice the speed of regular air crafts

Experts comb munitions plane crash in Greece, 8 killed

Ukrainian aviation crew smashed into fields, triggering two hours of explosions.

More consumer protection for stranded air passengers in holding pattern

Committee considering changes says more work needed before refunds like in EU and US.

AirAsia X returns to NZ - how far can it push down fares?

Fares have been eye-watering on the Tasman - Air Asia X reveals what it will charge.

Travel squeeze: Airmageddon at Heathrow could hit Kiwi travellers

'They are pushing the entire burden to airlines and travellers,' a major airline says.

Editorial: What's behind the travel squeeze?

The perfect storm is back and this time it's engulfing travel.