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What's #1 on Kiwi travellers' bucket lists?
Luxury cruise, visiting the Wonders of the World and seeing the Northern Lights top options in new survey.

Deloitte Top 200: CFO of the Year - Rob McDonald, Air NZ
Delivering record profits for the past two years, it's no surprise Air New Zealand's Rob McDonald has been named Deloitte chief financial officer of the year.

Gentrack revenue misses prospectus forecast
Gentrack Group reported full-year results were largely in line with its 2014 prospectus although revenue was below forecast.

Investors salute Carter's leadership
Air New Zealand chairman Tony Carter has been named the 2015 winner of the Shareholders Association's Beacon Award.

Pilots alarmed at lack of safety zones
Pilots are alarmed at the lack of safety zones at the end of Wellington Airport's runway and have filed court action.

Air NZ's world first: 'airband' for kids
Unaccompanied children flying on Air NZ planes will soon be issued with electronic wristbands that will trigger text messages to caregivers through their journey.

Airline shares take hit after US travel alert
Travel stocks plummeted across the board yesterday following the US issue of a global travel alert, warning travellers to be extra cautious amid heightened terrorist concerns.

Virgin to boost its transtasman runs
Virgin Australia will boost the number of its transtasman services next year.

Air NZ glitch caused delays worldwide
Air New Zealand says the technical glitch affecting its check in services has now been resolved.

Solent work begins to get back in the sky
Work is under way to restore the last remaining Solent flying boat.

Airways training for Vietnamese controllers
Airways Corporation has just signed a five-year co-operation agreement with Vietnamese air traffic control, VATM, and its aviation college, VAAC.

How safe do you feel about airports now?
Terror attacks has renewed calls to standardise airport security measures.

Qantas bonds no longer junk
Qantas has finally shed its junk credit rating from Standard & Poor's.

Fiji Airways adds third direct flight to Suva
Fiji Airways announced today that it will add a third direct flight to its Auckland-Suva route starting early next year.

Advanced Security sees $100m drone opportunity
Advanced Security Group, which integrates electronic security systems, is planning to build a $100 million revenue company in the next five years.

NZ market opens down
Negative impact on world markets following Paris terrorists attacks is tipped to be short-lived.

Anatomy of France 'closing' borders
France declared its borders closed after the Paris attacks, but the reality was different.

China's jet shows wrong way take off
China's first indigenously designed passenger jet, the 90-seat ARJ21, will be delivered to state- owned Chengdu Airlines by year's end.

Air NZ promises low Vietnam fares
Airline will be flying three times a week to Ho Chi Minh City.

The great firesale: push to raise billions
The airport, port, golf courses, parks, car-parking buildings and marinas could be privatised.

Emirates rips out first class seats
Emirates unveils new Airbus A380 with a record 615 seats after ripping out first class to pack in more passengers.

AKL-LAX fare war begins
The long-awaited airfare war between New Zealand and the United States has taken off and is being welcomed by the Kiwi travel and tourism industry.

American ready for the long haul
American Airlines is confident it can do what other carriers from the US have not - stay in New Zealand for the long haul.

Gloves are off as US heavy hitter flies in
COMMENT: Qantas now has the biggest airline in the world to do some of its heavy hitting, writes Grant Bradley.

American Airlines confirms NZ flights
Dreams of an air fare war between New Zealand the United States have been realised.

Infratil earnings improved by Z Energy sale
Infratil, the investment company managed by Wellington-based investment bank Morrison & Co, posted a 14 percent gain in first-half pretax earnings.

Argentina flight opens AKL up as transit hub
Air New Zealand begins return flights to Argentina three times a week next month, a route on which it expects to build up frequency.