My favorite Aitutaki motu was probably Tapuaetai, the world's only "deserted island" with its own post office.
Last month Air New Zealand, New Zealand's leading brand in social media for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube held its second Social Media Breakfast with speakers Teddy Goff, President Obama's Digital Director, Futurist Ross Dawson.
TV host and survival expert Bear Grylls stars in a new in-flight safety video for Air New Zealand which will be played on the airlines' Airbus A320 fl...
There's no better way to see the ebb and flow in the world of aviation than to go back and review the events of the past year. As I look at what I saw fit to write about in 2012, I appreciate the unconventional approach some airlines have taken in response to the rapid changes in the industry.
Ok, New Zealand, the Hobbit hoopla is getting to be a bit much. It's totally adorable and understandable that you're proud of your role in the "Lor...
Watch this video of The Hobbit, from Air New Zealand, featuring the cast, Sir Peter Jackson and some of the most dramatic and remote film locations ever used in movie making.
An Air New Zealand riddle about a steroid-enhanced female shot putter from the Olympics is causing turbulence, the Dominion-Post reported. Twitter fol...
A week ago, Air New Zealand released their latest safety video, "An Unexpected Briefing," which has now reached an amazing 7.7 million views.
Air New Zealand, the official airline of Middle Earth, launched a new Hobbit-themed in-flight safety video Wednesday. The video, entitled "An Unex...
We just can't get enough of retro photos of flight attendants. There are the snapshots of Continental's old crew getup pre-United merger, British Airw...
Just when you think Air New Zealand has tired itself out with the incessantly kitschy in-flight safety videos, the airline pulls a fast one and enlist...
This question originally appeared on Quora. Michael McGraw-Herdeg, Microsoft PM (Excel Services). Yes, the legacy US airline model of "if you you ...
Travel writer Rolf Potts declared the death of the Mile High Club back in 2007, pointing out the decades-long decline in airline allure and comparing the lavatory tryst to sex in a Walmart bathroom. But even with cut-backs, extra fees and cramped quarters, many believe love is still in the air.
As we count down to the last days of 2011, residents of Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island are looking forward to a more settled 2012.
Air New Zealand is kinda sorta obsessed with its mascot, Rico. So much so that the airline has created a whole game over who "murdered" the beloved...
David Hasselhoff, he of "Knightrider" and "Baywatch" fame--or if you're too young for that "America's Got Talent"--is now lending his services to the ...
I learned how to open the airplane door in an emergency, help a handicapped person into a seat, take down a disruptive passenger and deploy the evacuation slide.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A 51-year-old engineer working at an airplane testing facility has been sucked into an engine and killed. Domestic carrier...
Air New Zealand's pesky rodent-ish mascot is at it again, this time with Lindsay Lohan. Wait what? Yes, it seems Rico has perhaps bested himself...
An Air New Zealand flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Auckland on Thursday after flames were seen shooting out of one of the plane's en...
God bless Richard Simmons. Not only is the fitness guru still rocking those short-shorts and, oh those sequins, but now he's taking his schtick to the...
Leave it to Air New Zealand to nab Snoop Dog for a video with their slimy, supposedly-cute-but-just-creepy spokespuppet, Rico. Air New Zealand has...
Air New Zealand is not an airline to shy away from controversy. After all, this is the airline of the outrageous "cougar" ad which caused controversy ...
Hopefully 2010 is the year that airlines focus more on passenger comfort and less on nickeling and diming us over pillows, blankets and baggage.
An Air New Zealand advertisement portraying older single women as man-hungry "cougars" who troll bars for fresh "meat" has sparked outrage, particular...
