Jetstar's withdrawal from the Auckland-Singapore route will cost the tourism industry $70 million a year and highlights the potential detrimental effects of the proposed Air New Zealand-Singapore Airlines alliance, Auckland Airport says.

Jetstar will quit flying from Auckland to Singapore from July, saying the route is not performing as well as it had hoped.

A survey of New Zealand travellers finds a strong preference for the national airline but this would drop markedly if it was no longer Kiwi owned.

Auckland Airport is urging the Government to consider closely the threat posed to competition.

The prospect of a prolonged high New Zealand dollar and sky-high consumer confidence has travel agents looking forward to bumper winter bookings from holidaymakers.

A China Airlines plane with livery depicting one of Taiwan's indigenous tribes is due in Auckland this afternoon.

Malaysia Airlines faces an uphill public relations battle as it struggles to get on the front foot after the disappearance of MH370.

Virgin Australia has welcomed the Australian Government's push to change ownership laws for Qantas.

The disastrous results and huge job-shedding announced by Qantas yesterday is battering at the door of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

A Queenstown businessman wants the town's airport relocated to vacant land on a 907m hill overlooking the existing site.

Aviation writer Grant Bradley with some thoughts on why Air NZ is doing so well right now...

Air NZ has this morning unveiled a record interim financial result for the first half of the 2014 financial year.

Revenue at Flight Centre's New Zealand business has surged in the past half-year, contributing to a record result for the Australian-based travel agent.

Australia's Government is moving to allow struggling national airline Qantas to be majority foreign owned.

Fiji Airways says the steep rise in departure tax from its home base is not putting off travellers as the airline embarks on an ambitious five-year plan to increase revenue.

Jetstar says its growing fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners is delivering substantial savings.

They have superyachts, choppers and personal staff at their disposal - and New Zealand tops their list as a holiday destination. Ultra-wealthy travellers.

Auckland Airport has boosted full-year profit guidance and says it has renewed focus on becoming the "southern hub airport" for the Pacific Rim.

The country's main gateway boosted first-half profit 12 per cent as new routes and increased capacity stoked passenger activity.

Air New Zealand's long-haul service has come out on top in a survey by Britain's largest consumer magazine.

The reason the Australian national airline is in such a deep funk comes down to the failure of its own business strategy and tactical manoeuvring, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Air New Zealand has launched a campaign to attract Japanese travellers by offering special fares 30 per cent below the standard lead-in fares.

The number of passengers travelling in premium cabins on international markets grew by a solid 4.2 per cent last year, according to International Air Transport Association figures.

TV3 news anchor Hilary Barry has become the latest high-profile New Zealander to hit out at Air New Zealand's new safety video.

Christchurch International Airport's targeted returns over the next two decades are too high and its pricing lacks transparency, the Commerce Commission says.

Our national airline's new safety video is far removed from the New Zealand I care about, writes Pam Corkery. Hell, it's not even about New Zealand.

Air New Zealand's alliances in Asia could help open the door for flying to South America, a region it says is a blank on its route map.