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Air New Zealand says it will establish a team with expertise in “large-scale international disruption” to be dispatched to international ports in the event of significant flight disruptions, a key outcome for an internal review into the delays that saw over 220 passengers booked on an NZ9 service from Honolulu to Auckland stranded in Honolulu

Airbus A350 development aircraft MSN5 has completed the Australasian legs of its round-the-world route proving flight, departing Auckland for Santiage on Wednesday evening. The aircraft, registered F-WWYB, flew into Auckland from Sydney on Tuesday evening, landing at 1839 after a two hour 18 minute trans-Tasman crossing. The aircraft was then shown to media and industry

The race is on between All Nippon Airways and Air New Zealand for bragging rights as the first airline to operate the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on a scheduled commercial flight. Air NZ was the first to take delivery of the new aircraft, when the all-black painted ZK-NZE landed at Auckland Airport on July 11. This

Air New Zealand has issued an unreserved apology and will shell out more than $220,000 in compensation payments after leaving passengers stranded for three days in Honolulu. The airline has let down the 227 people booked on the flight, general manager of customer experience Carrie Hurihanganui said. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation