A Chatham Islands airline pioneer is honoured for services to aviation and the community.

As airline chiefs meet it's business as usual - a crisis could be just around the corner.

The three-day, $272m airline outage allegedly caused by rebooting system too quickly.

One passenger asked for a sanitary towel, then stuck it over his eyes and fell asleep.

It may soon be possible to ditch your boarding pass in favour of your fingers or face.

Qantas crew offer fascinating look behind the scenes of a 22-hour flight.

Heavily armed police boarded a Malaysia Airlines flight after it returned to Melbourne.

Singapore Airlines will serve Garage Project beer in a first for a Kiwi craft brewer.

The Lions are coming and aren't travelling light - they have 355 bags.

Fog restrictions put in place by Auckland Airport at 7.23am have now been lifted.

Kiwi travellers stranded in Rarotonga say they spent several hours on hard, metal benches.

Fellow passenger says she warned flight attendant of Turkish man's disruptive behaviour.

Passengers chanted "Lock him up!" after Trump supporter abused others on flight.

Cathay Pacific Airways is not done with its staff restructuring.

Cathay Pacific is to shed almost 600 staff in the biggest round of job cuts in 20 years.

A breach of regulations by Queenstown Airport described as disappointing and concerning.

The inventor of a quirky contraption is hoping it becomes an essential for travelling.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander reveals his secret life flying commercial jets for 21 years.

The growth of airline crew numbers into Auckland is putting the squeeze on hotels.

New Zealand tourism is a winner in the wake of political changes in the US.

Qantas embarks on a campaign to find suitably Australian titles for its fleet of 787-9s.

Jetstar in hot water after a flight was delayed for hours on the tarmac with no air-con.

Airlines have welcomed an air-bridge proposal to improve passenger experience.

Qantas is being sued by a man who says he almost ate a hypodermic needle in his meal.

Fresh cut flowers are being flown across NZ to keep florists stocked for Mother's Day.

Air New Zealand is expanding operations to Argentina and flying a new plane to the US.

The new head of Tourism NZ says the 100% Pure message is still working

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce had a cream pie smashed into his face at a business breakfast.

11 new carriers operating to Auckland in the last 18 months.

This town is swamped by Australian tourists - and they're ruining it, says Murray Olds.