The battle to sell wide-body jets has stepped up with both Boeing and Airbus claiming success from the Paris Air Show.

The first of Air New Zealand's 787s being built by Boeing has had its engines fitted, and the airline has released details of routes it could fly.

Air New Zealand is nearing the end of what will be a decade-long journey to get the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner into its fleet.

Boeing continues to snare orders for its super-stretch Dreamliner before officially launching the aircraft as rival Airbus also sells plenty of big planes at the Paris Air Show.

A Hamilton aviation training school is offering aspiring pilots the chance to fast-track their way into jets at fast-growing Gulf carrier Qatar.

Pregnant women banned from flying are being discriminated against by airlines whose reasons aren't backed up by medical or scientific evidence, a gender expert says.

'I've never been struck by lightning in all my years of flying.' An MP was one of many who got a shocking surprise on an Air NZ flight this morning.

Winston Aldworth flies takes a flight across Nepal.

Jetstar is ditching services from Wellington to Queenstown as it focuses on peak-time services between Auckland and Christchurch.

Air New Zealand is laying on the Kiwi look thick by adding a fern to the koru, ditching teal and going black and white on all its aircraft.

The debate over the sale of shares in state-owned enterprises has been polarised.

Air New Zealand is standing by its policy of not allowing visible tattoos on customer service staff after an internal review.

Airlines make $44.6 billion by charging for services that used to be included in ticket prices and this is forecast to grow "significantly" over the next year.

Former Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe is catching up with old friends at the global meeting of aviation leaders in South Africa but he's not looking for a job in the industry.

An airline has apologised for wrecking runway lights and confirmed its Airbus landed with tyre damage after a wayward take-off from Auckland.

Bank bigness may be an over-rated quality, according to financial research firm, Canstar, writes David Chaplin."If a bank does start to bleed seriously, a government transfusion will not be guaranteed."

Editorial: Nobody outside Air New Zealand is in a position to question its commercial judgment. Critics do not depend for their salaries on the airline's success.

A couple have won airfares worth $3000 after calling a company on its lowest-price guarantee.

Airlines - and able-bodied passengers - have a real economic incentive to ensure disabled embarkation operates smoothly.

United Airlines put its 787 back in the air yesterday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to get the plane's four-month grounding behind them.

Two United States holidaymakers found themselves a long way from their intended destination after an airline confused two airport codes.

Travellers on Qantas and Emirates are set to benefit from a new alliance between the airlines that analysts see as a "medium" competition risk for Air New Zealand.