Passengers on Air New Zealand flights to the Cook Islands and elsewhere will be urged - for their safety's sake - to watch a video featuring cavorting swimsuit models.

A 20 per cent dive in Virgin Australia's share price has prompted a regulatory probe and a forecast of continued big losses by the airline, whose biggest shareholder is Air New Zealand.

Airlines claim legal measures to deal with violent passengers outdated, jeopardising safety and call for revamp.

Time lapse footage from Emirates' Dubai paint hangar of the mammoth job behind stripping, then re-painting a Boeing 777-200 aircraft.

Air NZ and Singapore Airlines say their planned strategic alliance would result in greater access to lower fares and more strength in the face of growing competition from the Qantas-Emirates partnership.

Emirates yesterday announced a sponsorship agreement for the Rugby World Cups 2015 and 2019 which will be held in England and Japan, respectively.

There's a new battleground in the fight between airlines and it's on the ground, writes Grant Bradley.

Just eight years ago, Air NZ was pulling out of Singapore, and the island state's government was urging Singapore Airlines to pursue links with Qantas.

Air New Zealand says stripping out costs from the business should allow it to keep a lid on fares during the coming year.

Air New Zealand honoured for its in-flight innovations, financial performance, operational safety and motivation of its staff by AirlineRatings.com

Human remains have reportedly fallen from the sky in the Saudi city of Jeddah, landing on the tarmac of a normally busy intersection.

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner destined to join Air New Zealand's fleet has made a whistle-stop visit to Auckland.

An investigation into a Mozambican Airlines flight which crashed in November has found that the pilot deliberately brought the plane down, killing all 33 people on board.

A pilot declared an emergency when he heard a bang in the light aircraft he was flying with seven people on board early this afternoon.

Air New Zealand's Christopher Luxon hit the ground running when he took over as chief executive on January 1.

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has launched a defence of his management team's performance after issuing a grim profit warning and slashing jobs.

Emirates has launched the world's longest Airbus A380 non-stop service, flying the double decker plane from Dubai to Los Angeles.

Jetstar New Zealand head Grant Kerr is used to rolling with the punches.

The fight over Air New Zealand and two other airlines taking a bigger stake in Virgin Australia is intensifying with the deal now in line for further regulatory scrutiny.

Market players say they are surprised at the drop in Air New Zealand's share price in the wake of the Government's 20 per cent sell-down.

Air New Zealand shares have fallen 2c to $1.63 in early trading, according to Bloomberg.