![Air travel: what could possibly go wrong?](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/airport-chaos-getty.webp)
David Mackenzie: Air travel: what could possibly go wrong?
International air travel is a muddle as airlines and airports struggle with surging demand that may yet prove fragile.
![Ultra-long-haul: a new era of Qantas vs Air NZ competition](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/air-nz-and-qantas-plane-tails-getty.webp)
David Mackenzie: Ultra-long-haul: a new era of Qantas vs Air NZ competition
Air NZ may be targeting non-stop flights to New York, but it will quickly need more planes if the service succeeds. Qantas has already ordered some and is eyeing non-stop to Europe as well.
![When to press 'go' on the Air NZ capital raise?](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/airnz-takeoff-getty.webp)
David Mackenzie: When to press 'go' on the Air NZ capital raise?
Air New Zealand's capital raise is imminent, but it has to go well. Might the war in Ukraine be a new source of delay?
![Airlines - flying slowly towards sustainability](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/getty-air-new-zealand-plane-planes-aircraft-flying-air-travel.webp)
David Mackenzie: Airlines - flying slowly towards sustainability
Zero-emission aircraft will take off, eventually. The aviation industry is exploring what it can do in the meantime.