http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Aviation headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:30 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=556 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10632725&ref=rss Singapore Airlines ordered a midflight search on a commercial plane out of Auckland after two young Christchurch women made bomb threats to ground staff, a court was told yesterday. Georgina Langley, 19, admitted two charges of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10632656&ref=rss MELBOURNE - Jetstar, Qantas Airways' budget airline unit, expects to further cut costs as rising Asian travel demand and new routes boost traffic."We can definitely continue to drive costs out of our business," Jetstar chief executive... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10632492&ref=rss Air New Zealand does not have any protocols on dealing specifically with noisy children.However, the airline's passenger policy on conduct while on board states that any passenger found to be causing "discomfort [or] inconvenience"... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10632549&ref=rss Labour MP Charles Chauvel says he has no regrets in saying a noisy child on a plane should "shut up", as it was nothing more than a normal reaction.Mr Chauvel was responding to accusations on a blog that he had reacted in improper... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:48:49 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10632294&ref=rss A pilot who made a distress call while flying over the Bay of Plenty yesterday escaped injury after successfully landing his plane on a deserted beach. Police said the man, who was understood to be in his 50s and the sole occupant... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10632123&ref=rss Simon Kirkpatrick dropped off his good mate at a temporary airstrip near Whangarei moments before tragedy struck.Conditions were apparently "quite gusty" when his friend and business associate Stacey Hopper was preparing to take... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10631935&ref=rss A senior air traffic controller, sacked after quarrelling with a colleague as two planes circled overhead, has won her case for unjustified dismissal.Pamela Adams was working in the control tower at Queenstown Airport when she... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aviation/news/article.cfm?c_id=556&objectid=10631362&ref=rss A Gisborne man who was left without essential medication when his luggage went missing on a Pacific Blue flight to Rarotonga says he owes his life to rival airline Air New Zealand.Liver transplant patient Robert DeLong packed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:23 +1200