The crew were super-friendly and professional. One in particular was very helpful in getting my wi-fi up-and-running for my blog.

India's state airline Air India is operating what it claims to be the world's longest flight staffed only by women from New Delhi to San Francisco .

Kiwi Airlines has announced its plans to raise up to $2 million to purchase a second aircraft.

Vindication. That's how top Emirates executive Gary Chapman views the airline's growth in New Zealand over the past 13 years.

Plane food traditionally gets a bad rap, but recent collaborations between airlines and top chefs look set to change that.

We were greeted in New Plymouth with a powhiri, an aeroplane-shaped cake, several Taranaki mayors, and a couple wearing his-and-hers Crocs.

If they aren't stealing from passengers, they are having sex mid-flight.

Air New Zealand and Air India are the only carriers left defending a multi-billion dollar civil law suit in New York, where 26 airlines have cut settlement deals totalling US$1.19 billion ($1.78 billion).

Auckland Airport is flying jumbo versions of the current and alternative Kyle Lockwood flags in support of this month's upcoming referendum.

Children under 12 will no longer be able to travel alone on British Airways, as the airline cuts costs.

Air New Zealand's after-tax net profit of $338 million puts the airline in a powerful position to continue on its strong growth track.

Change is in the air for North Korea's national carrier.

It's computer-generated and it's based on analysing tweets, but a new survey has found that Air New Zealand is the world's tenth most loved airline.

Here are the top first world problems overheard on one recent business class flight to Los Angeles.

*Well, there's no charge for first 10 megabytes of data.

Qantas passengers heading to San Francisco and Silicon Valley can expect to arrive better educated as the airline hosts the world's first Ted Talk on board a plane.

A disabled rights campaigner has blasted Air France for "nearly ruining his honeymoon" after they refused to allow his electric wheelchair on board.

Aerospace leaders gather this week for the 2016 Singapore Airshow. Source: AIN TV

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A Virgin Atlantic flight was forced to return to Heathrow after one its pilots reported being dazzled by a laser outside London.

Good old Auckland Domestic. I was glad to see a Dunkin' Donuts had opened down the regional end of the terminal.

An intoxicated man was removed from an Alaska Airlines flight after he threatened to kill fellow passengers.

Elderly couple who purchased cheap flights across the Tasman were hit with a fee seven times their original price after changing their flight dates.

Boeing has announced the full integration of its Electronic Logbook in a move that will improve operational efficiency and reliability.

Cathay Pacific is on track to be the first airline to fly the world's newest widebody aircraft on scheduled services to New Zealand.

Mile high fight club grounds flight.

The airline adds Nelson and Wellington; Palmerston North and Auckland, and New Plymouth and Auckland flights from today.

Travellers nationwide are snapping up cheap overseas flights after Air New Zealand cut airfares to several popular destinations this week.

AirAsia X promising cut-price fares from Auckland that it used to launch services to the Gold Coast and will offer low cost flights to Bali and Thailand in winter.

Expect lower international airfares to stick around for a while, House of Travel director says.