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BusinessFebruary 28

High fuel prices contribute to plunge in Air NZ profit

High fuel prices, a weak new Zealand dollar and increased operational costs resulted in Air New Zealand's profit plunging by 34% to $152million for its half year to December.

DunedinApril 10

Ask Virgin about Brisbane: Air NZ

Air New Zealand may have washed its hands of Dunedin's only international air service.

BusinessFebruary 14

Competition slices into Air NZ profit

Competition was increasing for Air New Zealand, which would start to erode the benefits of lower fuel prices, particularly in the 2017 financial year, Forsyth Barr broker Peter Young said.

QueenstownMay 22

Air NZ boosts resort service

Projects to improve Queenstown Airport may be brought forward to cater for an extra 140,000 passengers expected to travel to the resort with Air New Zealand next year.

DunedinApril 19

Pilot refuses to fly gang members

Three Hells Angels members were grounded yesterday after becoming aggressive with Air New Zealand staff over their gang patches.

DunedinSeptember 22

Direct flights for early birds

Air New Zealand has returned a direct morning flight from Auckland to Dunedin to its schedule, a small piece of good news for the city's air services and business community.

BusinessJuly 2

First Dreamliner arrives

The first of 10 of Air New Zealand's long-haul Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners arrives in the country from Seattle on July 11.

BusinessJune 6

Airbus order offers 'financially superior outcome'

Air New Zealand has signed a major aircraft order with Airbus which will replace its Tasman and Pacific Island fleet. Business editor Dene Mackenzie talks to Forsyth Barr broker Andrew Rooney about the implications of the order for the national carrier.

BusinessJune 1

Air NZ refreshing Airbus fleet

Air New Zealand is replacing its Airbus international aircraft with new models worth $1.6 billion as it refreshes its fleet.

DunedinApril 22

Air New Zealand letter a 'brush-off'

Labour member of Parliament Clare Curran is ''disgusted'' by Air New Zealand's response concerning the cutting of a direct flight from Auckland.

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.

DunedinFebruary 22

Businesses demand Air NZ answers

The chief executive of Air New Zealand has been invited to Dunedin to hear concerns from the business community about the axing of a late-night flights.

NationalFebruary 6

Supermodels star in safety video

The country's national airline is set to release another of its acclaimed safety videos - this time featuring supermodels in bikinis.

DunedinJanuary 29

Flight attendants criticise sentence

A Dunedin woman who bit one flight attendant and kicked another in the testicles should have been given a prison sentence for her ''horrific outburst'', a flight attendant union says.

BusinessJanuary 16

Air NZ unveils Singapore Airlines deal

Air New Zealand will form a deep alliance with Singapore Airlines, resuming flights to the southeast Asian country and gaining access to the Singaporean carrier's huge regional market and much of its worldwide network.

NationalJanuary 9

Air NZ flight makes emergency landing

An Air NZ A320 has made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport night after experiencing engine trouble shortly after takeoff.

NationalDecember 10

Air NZ sale process begins

The Government has confirmed plans to sell down its stake in Air New Zealand, with 20 per cent of the shares on sale from tomorrow.

NationalDecember 2

App a timesaver for Air NZ passengers

Air New Zealand passengers can now check in online using smartphones and tablets, and be notified instantly of a change in their flight schedule.

QueenstownNovember 22

Air NZ is keen to use bigger craft

Air New Zealand is considering flying bigger planes into Queenstown to cope with adverse weather conditions and to develop its business in hand with the rapidly expanding airport, the airline's chief executive told the resort's Chamber of Commerce members yesterday.

DunedinNovember 19

Air NZ shares resume selling at Friday's closing price

Air New Zealand shares will resume trading this morning after the Government last night completed the sale of a further 20% of the national carrier at $1.65 a share.

BusinessNovember 18

Demand subdued for freed-up Air NZ shares

Dunedin brokers are reporting subdued demand for the Air New Zealand shares freed up yesterday by the Government's decision to sell down another 20% of its holding.

NationalOctober 3

Air NZ cuts Wellington-Australia flights

Air New Zealand has confirmed it is cutting back its services between Wellington and Australia, a move which is expected to deliver a blow to the capital's economy.

NationalOctober 1

Ex-flight attendant wins Facebook fight

A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who was forced to hand over her bank records and access to her Facebook page for an employment investigation has won her case against the airline.

NationalSeptember 9

Christchurch gets cheap night flights

Air New Zealand has launched "Night Rider" flights between Auckland and Christchurch with seat-only tickets for $39.

NationalSeptember 4

Engineer cleared over Air NZ engine incident

There was nothing to suggest the actions of an engineer who checked the engine of an Air New Zealand 747 after it caught fire as it approached San Francisco were inappropriate, an investigation has found.

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