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.

One travel industry leader says if operators are too busy worrying about disrupters in the market they probably won't survive.

Lockheed Martin, the world's largest weapons maker, will buy Black Hawk manufacturer Sikorsky in a $9b deal.

Iran's nuclear deal will allow the republic will to replace hundreds of museum-era jets frozen in time by economic sanctions.

Norris Carter is Auckland Airport's general manager of aeronautical and commercial and joined the company in November 2103.

A global airline organisation says the looming travel tax could cost jobs and is a breach of aviation principles.

Australian consumer advocacy group Choice is on board to campaign against Jetstar’s “opt-out” booking service.

A tourism leader has branded the Government's new travel tax as ludicrous and hypocrisy.

Qantas and American Airlines have been granted an okay to introduce more services between Australia and the US.

Airways is looking a new space-based air traffic control system that would supersede radar.

Air NZ's been given a credit upgrade and says it'll keep sponsoring the All Blacks for the next five years.

A new duty-free operator at Auckland International Airport is promising a little less of the hard sell that annoyed travellers.

Airwork will spend between $95 million and $105 million on expanding its Boeing 737 fleet during the next year.

The US Export-Import Bank is set to expire, eliminating finance for aircraft orders from Boeing's overseas customers.

China Eastern Airlines has plans to build up to daily services on its Auckland-Shanghai service.

China Eastern says it'll soon start flying between Auckland and Shanghai year-round - and travellers are the winners.

Three decades ago Flight Centre revolutionised travel for Australians and New Zealanders.

A flight from Auckland to Honolulu was re-routed earlier this afternoon because of a fuel gauge problem.

Qantas is adding thousands of extra seats to its transtasman services in early spring as its subsidiary Jetstar moves ahead with plans for regional services.

Jetstar's just fired another shot at Air NZ - now it's trying to lure passengers away from its highly prized loyalty scheme.

Plane had to dump 50,000 litres of fuel and passengers had to wait almost 24 hours to take off again after passenger demanded nuts non-stop.