What's your name and, where were you born are some of the questions travellers departing New Zealand will no longer need to answer under new proposals.

A group of more than 200 top Chinese travel agents have arrived in Auckland on a double-decker Airbus A380 plane.

Airlines globally are going to rake in close to $44 billion in extra charges on top of ticket prices this year.

China Southern Airlines will be flying its double decker super jumbo to Auckland next month.

A consumer advocate is warning of a carry-on baggage crackdown as the battle between airlines for budget-conscious customers continues.

Air New Zealand is pulling out of its Hong Kong to London service from March next year, a move that is expected to shed around 70 London-based jobs.

A "strange smoky smell'' forced a Jetstar crew to abort a Christchurch to Wellington service mid-flight this morning.

The air force breached aviation standards by placing dangerous chemical canisters on an Air NZ passenger flight - and then told no one about it, says the CAA.

The RNZAF will not be prosecuted by the CAA after it put the lives of hundreds of people at risk by illegally shipping chemical oxygen generators on a passenger flight.

The air force has shipped dangerous goods on civilian flights at least eight times - including one "seriously endangering" the lives of all on an Air NZ flight to Canada.

Flight prices are being slashed as airlines and travel agents make the most of the holiday season drawing nearer.

A report says an illegal error by the Air Force seriously endangered the lives of all on board an Air New Zealand international flight.