Alex Hamberger was devastated when he was forced to cancel a trip to see his precious young niece.

The first 747-400 series jumbo jet to enter service with Virgin Atlantic back in 1994 is for sale on eBay.

Fees airlines pay for air traffic control will drop by nearly 5 per cent during the next three years.

Nothing screams budget airline like the Jetstar section of Auckland's domestic terminal.

Searchers say they're a step closer to recovering the main body of the missing EgyptAir plane after making an incredible breakthrough.

What's going on here made one passenger seriously furious at his seatmate. So furious that he ended up taking his rage public.

Two pilots have been grounded after they nearly landed a plane on a road instead of a runway.

Thousands of Kiwis are packing their sunhats and sun cream, preparing for a winter getaway.

A new video has broken down what it calls the true cost of a flight .

A pair of creepy and aggressive stowaways caused passengers to scream and jump on their seats during a flight to Canada.

Hours before the relevant authorities had a clue what had caused EgyptAir Flight 804 to plunge into the Mediterranean, one man was in little doubt.

Fiji Airways flies four of these around the South Pacific. This plane is the classic workhorse from the days of Air Pacific.

Chilling threat issued just days before EgyptAir flight MS804 went missing somewhere over the Mediterranean Sea.

An airport employee is reportedly "devastated" after helping a family with five children board the fateful EgyptAir flight last night after they arrived late.

Last week, reader Simon Gilmore asked what had happened to the observation lounge at Auckland Airport. Here's the reply from airport management.

As security lines spiral out of control in the US, one airport has found a novel way to lighten the mood - send in the clowns!

A fully booked SpiceJet flight reportedly left more than 40 passengers on the tarmac and was getting ready to take off before the mistake was discovered.

"You have too many old, worn out and overweight flight attendants on this flight. There are also a few who are clearly 'alternative lifestyle'."

Los Angeles Airport is promising an improved experience for passengers as it finishes a series of projects in a multi-billion dollar upgrade.

The lure of those tiny liquor bottles proved too much to resist for one US flight attendant, who now faces jail time.

Hong Kong Airlines will start daily services to Auckland in November, the latest in a growing number of carriers to serve New Zealand.

Fifteen New Zealand hotels have won gold awards in this year's Loved by Guests Awards, run by Hotels.com.

Air New Zealand says 2017 earnings won't match the $800m forecast for 2016.

A parade of Persian Gulf emirs in flowing white dishdashas took turns announcing orders for new jets worth more than the gross domestic product of two-thirds of the world's nations.

Singapore's premier cabins are getting a luxurious upgrade - including aviation's widest lie-flat bed.

A new deal between New Zealand and India opens the door for a direct flight between the two countries.

Zurich Airport is a sprawling affair with too many smoking lounges.

A video capturing the moment when lightning struck a plane en route to London's Heathrow Airport has emerged.

Sometimes, babies decide to enter the world at the most inconvenient of times, like when you're speeding along 40,000 feet above the ground.

In-flight wireless Internet connections are almost universally available. They're also almost universally unreliable, slow and expensive.