A New Zealand pilot taken hostage in West Papua says his life is in danger amid a wave of Indonesian air strikes on the area where he is being held. “Indonesia military have been dropping bombs ...

I had an aspiration – I wrote myself a letter and I said I’d like to be the chief pilot for Air New Zealand and I achieved ...

Trivia buffs from all across Aotearoa have added new questions to Air New Zealand’s popular inflight quiz. After inviting the ...

Video: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by West Papuan rebels is FINALLY freed after nightmare 19-month ordeal New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens broke down in tears as he spoke ...

A New Zealand pilot has been taken hostage by separatist ... difficult because the remote area can only be reached by air. Meanwhile New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the country's ...

An aviation group says New Zealand’s lucrative international pilot training is struggling to recover since the pandemic, losing nearly two-thirds of its value due to Covid-19. Research ...

Air New Zealand has started its cabin retrofit programme for its Boeing 787-9s, with the first aircraft inducted at ST Engineering’s Singapore facility on 13 October. The 787 (ZK-NZH ...

About 20% of Air New Zealand and Jetstar flights were running late and more than 100 were cancelled over two months of flying, according to new government figures. On-time performance (OTP ...

Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach where they had repeatedly beached themselves. The long-finned pilot whales were part of a pod of around 50 ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after more than 18 months of captivity by an armed faction in Indonesia's Papua region. Abducted in February 2023 while flying for Susi Air ...

Big screen stand-in for Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, New Zealand is a dream destination that lives up to the hype. Jaw-dropping landscapes—soaring mountains, sandy beaches ...