Air New Zealand has hired investment bankers to look at a sale of its 26 per cent stake in Virgin Australia.

At the boarding gate it was upgraded again to Business Class, which made me ecstatic. Middle row, right near the front.

"Wow" is all I can say. Each seat in Business Class has its own private cubicle with a flat-screen TV at the front and seats that can be laid flat.

Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X has joined a growing number of airlines serving New Zealand as Kiwis travel in record numbers and tourism booms.

AirAsia X is due to make its debut in Auckland tomorrow promising cut-price fares and the opportunity to escape kids on the plane.

Air New Zealand and its fellow airline shareholders in Virgin Australia will provide one-year funding of A$425 million.

The start of the T20 World Cup in India this week has got cricket fans shutting the Cricinfo browser on their desktop and researching travel opportunities.

Economy Class fares start from $279. The airline has six non-stop flights to Samoa from Auckland each week.

United Airlines has become the first US carrier to begin using commercial-scale volumes of sustainable aviation biofuel for regularly scheduled flights.

The FBI had to be called after passengers became involved in a brawl over a boom box on a flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles.

Ella was sitting next to me. It was her first time flying by herself and my first time too.

The new Premium class seats are generous with space, a godsend for taller people.

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.

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.

The Middle Eastern carrier's maiden non-stop flight from Dubai to New Zealand touched down at 10.33am yesterday.

The pilot of a Ryanair plane has made an unscheduled landing in Germany to eject members of a British bachelor party

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.

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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.