PERPIGNAN, France, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The head of Air New Zealand said he was hopeful survivors would be found after a plane owned by the carrier crashed in the Mediterranean off the French coast.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Two airliners played Follow the Leader over the Pacific Ocean after a Qantas jet lost its weather radar but airline officials said passengers weren't in danger.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A New Zealand airline says it is holding "casting calls" for people willing to shave their heads and become walking billboards.

By ANDREI FEDYASHIN
UPI Outside View Commentator MOSCOW, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- In August, Spain introduced Europe's first plan for saving gas, diesel fuel and electricity, imposing stringent limits on speed and energy consumption. Given current prices for fossil fuels, other countries in Europe and the rest of the world are bound to follow suit, and many of them already are preparing to do so.