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BusinessFebruary 27

Air NZ profit contrasts with transtasman result

National transtasman air carriers Air New Zealand and Qantas are on markedly different courses, Air New Zealand having reported a healthy profit and buoyed by bright outlook, while Qantas, which booked a heavy financial loss, has announced massive redundancies.

BusinessFebruary 27

Drastic Qantas cuts after losses

Australia's national airline has delivered a nightmare half-year result, including the axing of 5000 jobs, costing $500 million, as it targets $A2 billion ($NZ2.15 billion) in cost savings.

QueenstownJanuary 23

Additional flights from Australia

The decision by Qantas to increase the number of flights between Sydney and Queenstown and run a daily service during the Easter school holidays and peak ski season makes the resort an impulse family weekend getaway, Destination Queenstown says.

BusinessDecember 5

Qantas blames rivals as jobs slashed

Qantas will cut 1000 jobs and issued a grim profit warning following a "marked deterioration" in trading conditions in November.

BusinessJanuary 17

Transtasman bar to Qantas alliance

Qantas has been barred from preparing for a transtasman alliance with Emirates due to concerns the deal would lead to inflated airfares between Australia and New Zealand.

BusinessJune 5

Qantas shocks market; shares plunge

Australian national carrier Qantas Group warned yesterday its profit could fall by up to 91% in the year ended June as it feels the hurt of increased fuel costs, the high value of the Australian dollar and weak markets.

AustraliaMay 20

More than 400 jobs to go at Qantas

Qantas is expected to announce it is shedding more than 400 jobs in its engineering department as it closes down its heavy maintenance base at Tullamarine Airport.

NationalFebruary 16

Qantas cutting Auckland-LA service

Qantas will end flights from Auckland to Los Angeles in May as part of cost-cutting measures that also include job losses, delayed orders for new aircraft and the early retirement of others.

North OtagoNovember 3

Shepherds compete after flight delays

If Graham Murphy and Richie O'Hara had their way, they would never fly with Qantas again.

AustraliaNovember 2

Qantas plane sabotage alleged

The Australian Federal Police are looking into an act of alleged sabotage involving a Qantas plane.

AustraliaNovember 1

Qantas plans blitz to win back passengers

Australia's Qantas Airways plans to cut fares and launch an advertising blitz to win back passengers, a newspaper said, after its showdown with unions caused international travel chaos and left almost 70,000 travellers stranded.

AustraliaOctober 30

Aussie PM slams Qantas over grounding

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has criticised Qantas for taking "an extreme approach" by grounding its fleet at the weekend.

QueenstownOctober 30

Cancelled Qantas flights affect resort

Two Qantas flights at Queenstown Airport were cancelled yesterday as the airline grounded planes, preventing plane-loads of passengers from flying.

QueenstownSeptember 11

Strong role for airport in new-technology pioneering

Qantas says it avoided 50 weather-related diversions at Queenstown Airport, including the winter blasts of snow on July 24 and August 14, thanks to innovative navigation technology.

NationalJuly 4

Ash continues to disrupt flights

Qantas and subsidiary Jetstar have cancelled all flights in and out of New Zealand for the rest of today and all day tomorrow due to the ash cloud still lingering from a Chilean volcano.

NationalJune 27

All flights back on schedule

Jetstar has followed Qantas' lead and resumed all flights in and out of New Zealand today as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the Chilean volcano's ash cloud disruptions may have ended here.

BusinessJune 24

Ash cloud costing airlines millions

Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar have cancelled all flights in and out of New Zealand today due to the ash cloud still lingering from a Chilean volcano.

WorldJune 22

Qantas, Rolls-Royce agree $124m settlement

Australia's flagship carrier Qantas says it has reached an $A95 million ($NZ124m) settlement with Rolls-Royce over last year's mid-air disintegration of a superjumbo engine, which temporarily forced the grounding of its entire fleet of A380s.

NationalJune 17

Airlines resume flights

Air New Zealand resumed flights to Queenstown yesterday, with one from Auckland arriving at midday.

QueenstownJune 14

Chile's volcanic ash halts more Queenstown flights

Qantas and Jetstar flights from Australia were still grounded yesterday as the rising Chilean volcanic ash cloud continued to disrupt the carriers' flight paths.

NationalJune 13

Stranded passengers hoping for good news today

Thousands of international air passengers stranded in New Zealand by ash from a Chilean volcano are hoping for some good news today as airlines reassess their decision to cancel flights.

BusinessMay 12

Qantas fined $6.5m for price fixing

The High Court has ordered Qantas to pay a $6.5 million penalty -- the highest yet for price fixing in this country.

NationalMay 11

Flight returns to Auckland after lightning strike

A Qantas flight from Auckland to Melbourne was turned back today after it was hit by lightning.

WorldNovember 7

Qantas finds issues with more engines

Qantas has found issues with three more Rolls-Royce jet engines on its grounded Airbus A380 fleet, dashing the likelihood of their early return to service.

QueenstownOctober 31

Summer flights until April

Increased demand has prompted Qantas to extend extra summer flights between Melbourne and Queenstown by three months.