Qantas passengers heading to San Francisco and Silicon Valley can expect to arrive better educated as the airline hosts the world's first Ted Talk on board a plane.

Air New Zealand claims fewer than half of Jetstar flights on competitive regional routes ran late early this month

David Hall, Jetstar chief executive of Australia and New Zealand, said his airline's operating model and competition would keep fares low.

Airline has started an entertainment revolution.

Tourism Industry Association New Zealand chief executive Chris Roberts said this summer was likely to break tourism records.

Airline says it is "smoothing out" processes to ensure its new regional flights run on time after complaints of delays.

COMMENT: Qantas now has the biggest airline in the world to do some of its heavy hitting, writes Grant Bradley.

Dreams of an air fare war between New Zealand the United States have been realised.

Aussie airline Qantas have made good on a bet wagered with Air New Zealand and staff are today wearing the revered All Blacks jersey.

Air New Zealand has challenged Qantas to paint its planes black if the All Blacks win the Rugby World Cup final.

Qantas has launched a pre-paid currency card in New Zealand - the first country outside its Australian base.

Qantas and Air New Zealand spark tongue-in-cheek Twitter war with suggestions of a "friendly wager" as All Blacks and Wallabies reach final.

Jetstar says it'll start flying between Auckland and Rarotonga from March next year.

A Qantas flight from Dubai to Sydney was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Perth due to an issue with one of its fuel pumps.

Air NZ boss says Jetstar's entry into the regional market was payback for his airline's foray into Australia.

Qantas has joined rival Virgin Australia in adding more flights to New Zealand over summer.

The airline said its extra services would include between Melbourne and Christchurch and Brisbane and Auckland.

The Dreamliner has been scheduled to fly Melbourne-Auckland and Auckland-Sydney every Monday for seven weeks.

Macquarie says Jetstar will have a big fight on its hands to make money from its planned new regional operations.

Passengers on a Wellington to Sydney flight took a terrifying mid-air plunge that knocked the aircraft off its axis as it flew in to land.

Australian consumer advocacy group Choice is on board to campaign against Jetstar’s “opt-out” booking service.

Qantas and American Airlines have been granted an okay to introduce more services between Australia and the US.

Air NZ is the sole voice protesting against Qantas and American Airlines' application for a co-ordinated increase in flights.

Qantas is adding thousands of extra seats to its transtasman services in early spring as its subsidiary Jetstar moves ahead with plans for regional services.

Jetstar's just fired another shot at Air NZ - now it's trying to lure passengers away from its highly prized loyalty scheme.

A regional air fare war is looming as Jetstar starts services to provincial cities where Air New Zealand has had a stranglehold.

Jetstar plans to start flights to new regional destinations later this year in what will be a major shake-up for domestic air travel.