Three British "jihadi brides" who ran away from home to join fighters from Isis were believed to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria.

The head of one of the world's top luxury travel networks says New Zealand is leading the way in appealing to high-end travellers who are flocking to this country.

Airbus' plan to sell an A380 superjumbo fitted out as a "flying palace" has evaporated after the deal was discreetly cancelled.

Virgin Australia is tipped to benefit more from fuel savings in the year's second half after reporting a sharp upturn in its latest trading update.

MPs have test-driven a $250 million aircraft as part of Government's quest to replace the Defence Force's ageing fleet of Hercules.

On Thursday I got the first Business Class upgrade of my life.

A couple and their toddler who survived the crash of a TransAsia Airways plane in Taiwan changed seats just before the plane took off.

''Just out of the blue there was this really loud bang and a flash of light on the right side of the plane."

Tragedies such as the Carterton balloon crash and MH370 have influenced the creation of a "Watch List" designed to highlight air, sea and rail safety concerns.

Air New Zealand is being investigated over possible misleading or deceptive conduct in the way it sells insurance with air fares.

Qantas will cut fuel surcharges but will replace them with higher base charges as the airline tries to improve margins.

Salvage teams have begun trying to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed.

The price of Airbus planes is going up 3.27 per cent this year.

Analysis of several travel markets by travel booking site Expedia finds that airfares should drop this year.

Emirates is spending millions of dollars to retrofit its fleet to provide free wi-fi for passengers.

A security alert is over at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport after a threat was directed at Tigerair Australia, forcing the evacuation of passengers from a terminal and the cancellation of flights.

Indonesian divers have said they are hopeful that the black box from doomed AirAsia flight 8501 has been located.

Airfares should fall to reflect plummeting oil and jet fuel prices but airlines are stalling when it comes to delivering cheaper fares, consumer advocates say.

"Exiting a plane at low altitude to get out and activate parachutes and have them open normally and land safely is amazing."

Pictures show the wreckage of flight QZ8501 lying on the bottom of the Java Sea, including what appears to be the tail fin showing the AirAsia logo.

Qantas has been named the world's safest airline, and Air NZ is in the top ten, according to a new report which also noted 2014 was a bad year for airline safety.

AirAsia crash victim's family learned of their loved one's fate after being sent a selfie he featured in, taken on board flight QZ8501 as it prepared for takeoff.

The first official Indonesian report on the AirAsia crash says the accident was caused by "icing" that damaged the plane's engines - a finding experts immediately doubted.

A temporary break in poor weather yesterday failed to help the search for wreckage from AirAsia Flight QZ8501.

The "hero" pilot who safely landed a stricken Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet after its landing gear dramatically failed while carrying more than 400 passengers has spoken out about the terrifying ordeal.

A court has ordered the woman at the centre of the "nut rage" incident on board a Korean Air flight earlier this month to be detained.