Airways New Zealand says air traffic volumes are up 11 per cent from this time last year.

Air India is preparing to introduce women-only seats to reduce sexual misconduct on flights.

Qatar Airways is growing rapidly and about to launch services to Auckland on what will be the world's longest route.

Forty per cent of airlines have diverted a flight due to an unruly passenger in the past 12 months. How are airlines keeping you safe?

United Airlines plans to fly its last Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jet late this year, retiring its largest air planes.

Tigerair has cancelled all flights to Bali, after a sudden rule change by the Indonesian Government.

Fly on the wrong airline and your odds of a delay are as high as 55 per cent; choose the right one and that number shrinks way down to just 11 per cent.

Social media users are lashing out at Jetstar Australia after a family was kicked off a flight from Bali to Adelaide - but the airline is standing by its decision.

A pilot informed British tourists that a seagull had hit an aircraft's engine while holding its "remains" in a plastic bag.

A NZ pilot who landed at Fort Lauderdale just before the shooting says aircraft security is an issue with hundreds of 'unscreened' people gaining access to aircraft.

Airline profits are poised to fall from last year's peak as final tallies are likely to show orders trailing shipments.

Air New Zealand has scored second in a list of airlines with the best safety record in 2016.

WATCH: As new video surfaces, the man whose behaviour led to a San Francisco-bound flight being diverted to Auckland will not be prosecuted.

Huge lines are snaking out of the Virgin Australia terminal at Sydney Airport this morning. Travellers are warned to allow extra time.

Police claim a pilot who allegedly passed out aboard a Boeing 737 bound for Mexico was more than three times the legal limit.

Passenger complained to attendant about New Year's Day flight seating arrangements - then things got nasty.

A former US crash investigator believes that Boeing will take the lead in a new privately funded search for missing MH370.

Is aircraft powered by fans the next revolution in aviation?

Unlimited Champagne, three course meals... And no one else in sight.

The latest Chinese airline to fly to Auckland has landed as passenger numbers leap past 18 million a year.

American Airlines flight attendants filed a grievance with the carrier over new uniforms.

Falling passenger demand for the Auckland-Norfolk Island service has led Air New Zealand to pull out of the route.

An American YouTuber claims to have pulled off one of the most dangerous airline pranks of all time by smuggling himself into the hold of a plane inside a suitcase.

It was a depressing sight: a giant novelty teddy bear, abandoned and slumped against an airport rubbish bin.

In an anonymous global survey of 1,848 pilots, more than 12.6 per cent met the criteria for clinical depression.

Businesses are getting into the Christmas spirit, offering giveaways, discounts and donations to charity in the lead-up to Christmas.

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COMMENT: Air NZ announced it was pulling out of Whanganui. It sent a powerful message that Whanganui was not worthy of our national carrier's munificence.

British Airways staff tried to ban a passenger from using more than one teabag in a guest lounge at Heathrow airport, it has emerged.