Airbus has launched a hearts and minds campaign to make New Zealanders aware of what it has to offer the Royal NZ Air Force to replace its ageing Hercules.

Competition for air travel between New Zealand and China is set to intensify with plans by Air China to fly daily direct flights between Auckland and Beijing this year.

Airbus Group expects to see growing demand for military aircraft in Asia amid simmering tensions in the South China Sea and other areas.

As Wellington Airport's $58 million airport terminal extension rises out of the ground, more than 15,000 passengers continue to fly in and out each day.

Thousands of BNZ customers are set to lose the ability to earn airpoints on credit card transactions, though the bank is offering a new cash-back incentive.

Air New Zealand is dropping BNZ in place of Westpac as its official Airpoints partner.

Ryanair refused to fly a sick child to an organ transplant operation because the boy's family arrived at their departure airport "too close to the departure time", it has been revealed.

A Qatar Airways employee has been shamed by the airline's boss after he emailed a photo of her slumped on the floor to the entire workforce.

Airport logistics and baggage handling company BSC Group is on track to hit $150 million of revenue for the financial year and is aiming to become a billion-dollar software company, says chief executive Patrick Teo.

Class action against Air New Zealand and other airlines accused of price-fixing on flights across the Pacific could stretch on for two more years.

Cathay Pacific plans to fly the latest widebody plane from Hong Kong to Auckland later next year.

AirAsia is keen to fly from New Zealand to Australia to connect with services to Asia, which could mean more bargain fares for holidaymakers.

An Emirates-commissioned study of the airline's contribution to Europe finds it has contributed 6.8 billion ($10 billion) of the EU's gross domestic product and spends 175 million on sponsorships....

Airlines have welcomed plans to build a third runway at Hong Kong Airport but are worried about how it will be paid for.

Air New Zealand has been issued with a formal warning by the Commerce Commission and will stop pre-selecting travel insurance for passengers buying tickets online.

The Martin Aircraft Company is proving to be a highly volatile investment, with the New Zealand jetpack maker's stock price rocketing one minute and crashing back to earth the next.

Rocket Lab has attracted new financial backing from one of the United States' oldest venture capital firms and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to put it on course.

Beneath Alan Joyce's softly spoken Irish brogue and calm demeanour lies a steely resolve. The Qantas chief executive is overseeing one of the most stunning turnarounds in Australian corporate....

The results for the six months to December 2014 has been fairly lacklustre, with one notable exception, Brian Gaynor writes.

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has clipped the wings of a fledgling regional airline before it can get off the ground.