Migration between Macbook airs

Just bought a new MBA, onto which I need to migrate everything from my old one (also an MBA).
Every time I try, it gets about 10% of the way in and then hangs. Even 20 hours later, it's still there. It still claims to be transferring files but it's going nowhere.
My home network is rock-solid and all other devices can load pages and collect email, so it doesn't appear to be that.
It's great to do away with firewire and ethernet cables but the wifi option has to work easily in their place.
Any help appreciated.
Nige

If you are using Wi-Fi or Ethernet to transfer your files, they are the worst method and the slowest method to transfer data. The Wi-Fi method should work properly, but it could be interrupted if the router stops the connection between both Macs (it happens more than you think, even if your router is working correctly) or a Mac could go to sleep.
If your old Mac is a Mid 2011 or newer, simply buy a Thunderbolt cable and use it to transfer your files.
If you have an older MacBook, you can consider the option of making a backup of your old MacBook Air onto an external drive by using Time Machine > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427 Then, just connect the external drive to your new Mac, turn it on and follow the Setup Assistant steps (if you haven't set up the computer yet) or use Migration Assistant > http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html

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