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Flight Check: Auckland to New Plymouth
Ruwani Perera witnesses disturbing acts of PDA aboard NZ8037.
Flight Check: Redmond to Los Angeles
Stephanie Holmes flies aboard United Express UA5644, from Redmond, Oregon to Los Angeles.
Flight Check: Honolulu to San Diego
John Brand flies aboard Alaska Airlines flight ASA892, from Honolulu to San Diego.
Flight Check: Auckland to Doha
Simon Wilson flies aboard Qatar Airways QR921 from Auckland to Doha.
Flight Check: Dunedin to Auckland
Ewan McDonald flies Air New Zealand's NZ678 from Dunedin to Auckland ... eventually.
Flight Check: Hong Kong to Auckland
Stephanie Holmes flies with Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong to Auckland.
Flight Check: Auckland to Honolulu
Ricardo Simich flies Air New Zealand's flight NZ10 from Auckland to Honolulu.
Flight Check: Auckland to LA with Air New Zealand
Tracey Bond flies from Auckland to Los Angeles on Air New Zealand flight NZ6.
Flight Check: Perth to Melbourne with Qantas
Tristram Clayton flies with Qantas from Perth to Melbourne
Flight check: Auckland to Port Vila
Phil Taylor flies aboard Air Vanuatu from Auckland to Port Vila.
Flight check: Auckland to Hong Kong
Stephanie Holmes flies Cathay Pacific CX7402 Auckland to Hong Kong, operated by Air NZ.
Flight check: Auckland to Claris
Winston Aldworth flies aboard Barrier Air FS95, from Auckland to Claris.
Flight check: Auckland to Newcastle
Annemarie de Bruin flies on Virgin Australia's inaugural service.
Flight check: Dublin to Hong Kong
David Libeau flies aboard Cathay Pacific from Dublin to Hong Kong.
Flight check: Dubai to Edinburgh
Thomas Bywater flies from Dubai to Edinburgh aboard Emirates flight EK23.
Flight check: Auckland to Chicago
Grant Bradley flies on the inaugural flight from Auckland to Chicago.
Flight check: Auckland to Wellington
Tennessy Weir flies on Jetstar flight JQ251 from Auckland to Wellington.
Flight check: Auckland to Los Angeles
Shandelle Battersby flies aboard NZ2 from Auckland to Los Angeles.
Flight check: London Gatwick to Reykjavik
Pamela Wade flies Icelandair FI471 London Gatwick to Reykjavik.
Flight check: Auckland to Fiji
Stephanie Holmes flies from Auckland to Fiji on board Fiji Airways FJ410.
Flight check: Heathrow to Narita Airport
Tracey Bond flies from London to Tokyo aboard British Airways flight BA5.
Flight check: Auckland to Brisbane
Tim McCready travels from Auckland to Brisbane on Air New Zealand 739.
Flight check: Queenstown to Auckland
Winston Aldworth flies from Queenstown to Auckland aboard Jetstar's JQ293.
Flight check: Auckland to San Francisco
Stephanie Holmes flies on United Airlines' flight UA916, from Auckland to San Francisco.
Sailing on the Royal Eleganza with Peregrine
Stephanie Holmes sails on the Royal Eleganza with Peregrine Adventures.
Flight check: Auckland to Bangkok
Neil Evans flies Auckland to Bangkok with Thai Airways flight TG0492.
Flight check: New York to Houston
Helen van Berkel flies on United Flight 2044, Newark, New York to Houston, Texas.
Flight check: Auckland to San Francisco
Sadie Beckman flies aboard flight NZ8 from Auckland to San Francisco.
Flight check: Auckland to Wellington
Chris Reed does the Auckland to Wellington thing aboard NZ449.
Flight check: Auckland to Wellington
Morgan Godfery flies Air NZ from Auckland to Wellington and reviews that new safety video.
Flight check: Auckland to Singapore
Scott Towers, of Fat Freddys Drop flies SQ286 Auckland to Singapore.