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Cargo is king as the number of passengers shrinks around the world.
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The company has also let go 90 independent contractors.
Air NZ drops international flights to just 11 routes
New schedule sees a whopping 95 per cent drop in international flights for the airline.
Coronavirus: Virgin Australia moves to close NZ operations
Virgin Australia employs about 200 pilots and 260 cabin crew here.
Freight flight plan for stranded Kiwis as other options run out
As airlines stop flying here ways of getting home are becoming more limited.
Time running out for airlines, Air NZ deal praised
Even in its weakened state aviation is transporting doctors, nurses and medicine.
'Painful process': Air NZ to start laying off up to 30% of staff this week
The announcement from Air NZ comes after the airline secured a $900m bailout from Govt.
Air New Zealand lifeline: 'We got what we wanted'
The airline industry would look much different when the coronavirus virus passed.
Air NZ boss: 'Not all airlines will survive this'
Is the bailout enough to ensure Air New Zealand survives?
Grant Bradley: Why Air NZ is too important to fail
This is much different to the last time the Government bailed the airline out.
Coronavirus: Over 400 NZ pilots could lose their jobs - NZALPA warns
Stark warning if measures aren't taken to support pilots.
Coronavirus: How aviation is changing hour by hour
Airlines are balancing hunkering down with readiness for some sort of normal.
Airlines still in talks with Govt as first tranche of package rolled out
Announcement a welcome first step.
Qantas and Jetstar suspend international flights, 20,000 workers to be stood down
The move has been triggered by the public health response to the coronavirus crisis.
Air NZ's Greg Foran: Funding deal within a week
New boss says airline will prevail but will look much different.
'$450m a month': Rob Fyfe says Air NZ needs country's help
Rob Fyfe says the airline must survive, takes a swipe over border rules.
Air NZ axes London cabin crew - 130 jobs to go
This is the first of a range of measures to cut staff costs by 30 per cent.
Aviation aid package: What the industry wants to survive
The Govt will unveil a $600m package as the funding future of Air NZ is worked on.
Coronavirus: Air NZ poised for more cuts, time running out for industry
Air NZ has slashed capacity and is poised for even deeper cuts in its domestic routes.
Coronavirus: Virgin Australia grounds international fleet
The move is a further blow to the airline which has suffered heavy losses recently.
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Business community looks to keeping customers and staff safe.
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Air New Zealand has activated crisis centres at head office and at Auckland Airport.
Aviation industry welcomes Govt financial package
Moves to safeguard connections to the world have been welcomed.
No bailout yet for Air NZ
Finance Minister Grant said the airline was subject to ongoing discussions.
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US airlines want $83 billion bailout
Airlines have been rocked by the cancellations around the world.
Qantas grounds 150 planes, slashes international capacity by 90 per cent
Australian carrier says it may use passenger planes for freight operations.
Air NZ slashes Australia flights by 80%
Slumping demand and travel restrictions mean services are pared back or suspended.
Auckland Airport boss takes 20% pay cut as coronavirus hits
The interim dividend of 11c has also been cancelled.
Coronavirus: Most airlines 'bankrupt by May', expert warns
Expert makes the dramatic prediction as countries lock down their borders.
Coronavirus: Air New Zealand could cut staff by 3700
Up to 30 per cent of Air NZ staff face losing their jobs as travel dries up
Air NZ to cut international capacity by 85%; in trading halt
An analyst says the Government is likely to be called in to help prop up the airline.
Radical cuts loom as Air NZ battles through coronavirus crisis
The airline is working with the Government and unions as the crisis deepens.