Airlines have launched plenty of flashy amenities in in recent years - but the perks on the ground are just as exciting.

A plane crash in Colombia has killed 71 people, including most of a Brazillian football team. However, six people survived - here is how it happened.

Source: Twitter: Air NZ Fairy @AirNZFairy Hunt for the Wilderpeople's Julian Dennison schools crooner Ronan Keating for a festive track

A woman jumped out of a taxiing airplane after the flight landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport half an hour early on Monday, police say.

Seven people have been hospitalised after China Eastern flight MU777 hit turbulence as it landed at Sydney Airport.

We've all heard of the mile-high club, but it turns out another exclusive hook-up scene has been operating in the skies without our knowledge.

The Business Herald's Grant Bradley has won the Australasian Aviation Press Club aviation journalist of the year.

A website founded by releasing hundreds of FBI investigative documents related to the only unsolved hijacking of a commercial airliner in the US.

A Jetstar crew managed to avert a major disaster when two planes almost collided near Adelaide airport.

A giant Emirates A380 aircraft was filmed approaching the runway sideways at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

An Australian teenager who suffered burns to his genitals when a coffee was spilt on an international flight is suing Virgin Australia.

An Irish airline crew has donned All Blacks tops after losing a bet to Air New Zealand.

Though air accidents are very rare, there have been tragic cases of preventable crashes caused by pilots - here's a list of the worst.

A plane was delayed for five hours after it was forced to divert to Manchester airport after all the toilets were blocked.

Air New Zealand is taking on Ireland's national carrier Aer Lingus ahead of tomorrow's rugby match.

Qantas has been flying to New Zealand for 76 years and is boosting capacity to meet a surge in demand.

Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) transferred all its assets, liabilities, rights and obligations to its parent, Australia's second-largest airline.

A Middle Eastern airline has taken a jab at Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims from the US.

A new report promised long-awaited answers about how the doomed flight went down but a veteran pilot says he's far from convinced.

A plan to build a supersonic jet has come to a halt after running into difficulty choosing an engine maker.

A devoted dad went to great lengths to ensure his daughter wouldn't miss out on Halloween - despite being on a flight at the time.

A Kiwi flight attendant has been injured after a severe bout of turbulence on an Air New Zealand plane.

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Cathay Pacific's A350 - the newest model airliner to fly - has landed at Auckland Airport. The state-of-the-art aircraft was piloted by an all Kiwi crew, led by Chief Pilot Airbus Captain Gavin Haslemore and Senior Captain Colin Davis.

WATCH: Inside the cockpit of the world's newest airliner - Cathay Pacific's $400 million A350.

The Airbus A350XWB is coming to Auckland and looks set to fly past the city centre.

Qantas has banned its pilots from chewing gum, wearing earrings, smoking or growing handlebar moustaches in new guidelines.

Qantas' new Dreamliner aircraft will feature new suites in business, new economy seats and a streamlined kangaroo on their tails.

Air New Zealand says direct flights to India would require a heavy fuel load.