Air New Zealand has made two new appointments to its executive team, appointing Nathan McGraw and Scott Wilkinson.

From Antarctic rescues to combat zones to crocodile relocations, the fleet clocked up 155,000 hours of flight time and 100,000 landings.

New Zealand is making it easier to plan an extended stay by relaxing visa requirements to allow digital nomads to work from the country remotely.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens clocked up some serious air miles this month after being left on an Air New Zealand flight and accidentally flown to Australia and back. Mittens’ owner, Margo Neas, described the events as “both distressing and unacceptable” after paying $1948 to have her feline flown to Australia.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

Of course, both are matters of personal preference, with strong arguments to be made for either side, but, every so often, the worlds of aviation and pets collide, occasionally resulting in cat-astrophic consequences.

It was then that ground staff told Neas the plane had returned to New Zealand — with Mittens still on board. The return trip involves about 7.5 hours in the air. “I said, how can this happen? How can this happen? Oh my God,” Neas said. The Air New ...

Europe's air safety agency approves internet connection for ATR 72-600 aircraft. ATR 72-600 with Starlink connection just behind the wing. Air New Zealand is poised to be the world’s launch customer for Starlink high-speed internet on its ATR 72-600 fleet.

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Air New Zealand is to boost its senior leadership team with the appointment of a chief safety and risk officer, as well as a chief commercial officer. The moves, announced 21 January, follow a ...

Air New Zealand ranked the safest top full-service airline in 2025. Air New Zealand narrowly edged out Qantas for the top spot, with just a 1.50-point difference between the two airlines. Both maintain exceptional safety standards and pilot training, but Air New Zealand's younger fleet gave it the advantage.

It’s the biggest cabin on an aircraft and the one most of us fly in, even though we would much rather be closer to the front of the plane. Economy class, otherwise referred to as cattle class or the main cabin,