An app will allow travellers to check in, receive flight information, order coffees and enter flight lounges using their Apple watch.

Auckland Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood says the arrival of Jetstar on to regional routes will be a welcome boost for his company and passengers nationwide.

Melbourne-born Gai Tyrrell always wanted to get into the travel industry after leaving school.

Auckland Airport, New Zealand's biggest by market capitalisation, says global instability is tempering its outlook.

Auckland International Airport, has beaten its own guidance with a 3.8pc gain in underlying annual earnings.

Air New Zealand has fired some heavy shots in what's shaping up as an intense regional air fare war.

New Zealand has cracked a milestone, with a record-breaking 3,002,982 visitors for the year to July.

Dramatic footage captures the moment direct lightning strikes a Delta Airlines plane about to take off in Atlanta.

The Men in Black Safety Defenders video has been watched online some 12.9 million times in the four days since it was released.

The ABs safety video for Air NZ has been viewed almost four million times in the past 24 hours - making it the airline's biggest launch of a safety video ever.

Air New Zealand has teamed up with the All Blacks and an all-star line-up of international rugby greats to tackle the airline's latest on board safety video.

I believe business has a unique and important role to play in solving environmental challenges, writes Christopher Luxon.

Flyers are enthusiastic about more regional competition and almost 70% of them have driven to other cities to get cheaper fares, according to a survey.

Thousands of passengers in UK say they will no longer show their boarding passes at the checkout over VAT "rort".

Airbus has appointed Iain Grant to replace Isabelle Floret as vice president for the Pacific.

Qantas has joined rival Virgin Australia in adding more flights to New Zealand over summer.

Jetstar passengers travelling from Christchurch to Melbourne spent an extra night in the southern city last night due to staff sickness.

Two of Auckland Airport's highest ranking execs are leaving the company after a strategic review, which included pay levels.

American Airlines and Qantas say their expanded alliance across the Pacific will directly benefit New Zealand passengers and they expect more competitive air fares across the Pacific.

The Dreamliner has been scheduled to fly Melbourne-Auckland and Auckland-Sydney every Monday for seven weeks.

Virgin Australia has narrowed its full-year loss but will still have an impact on major shareholder Air New Zealand.

China Southern passengers were stuck for hours on the tarmac at Auckland Airport on the weekend, after a mechanical fault.

Amazon is creating a blueprint for an air-traffic system and the necessary technology is rapidly developing.

An airline has been slapped with a fine after allowing a passenger to fly to New Zealand without approval from Immigration New Zealand.

Considering the hype around unmanned aircraft Herald readers may not have been surprised to read about a courier company delivering car parts across the skies of Auckland in this way, writes Steve Moore.

Delta Air Lines is offering customers the opportunity to flag their commercial flight and instead board a private jet.

A heavyweight travel industry coalition is calling for the Government to rethink its proposed border tax.

Macquarie says Jetstar will have a big fight on its hands to make money from its planned new regional operations.

It's not all sweetness and light, but Air NZ's new industrial relations strategy is replacing decades of distrust, reports Grant Bradley.