Annika Kirsten, 23, was one of nine people to die in the skydiving plane crash at Fox Glacier on September 4.

An Australian skydiving instructor with a fear of flying was one of those killed in one of NZ's worst aviation disasters in 17 years.

A mid-air explosion forced a Qantas' 747 jetliner carrying 230 people to make an emergency landing.

Travellers between Tauranga and Christchurch, and Invercargill and Wellington, are the big winners in Air New Zealand's latest boost to domestic capacity.

A judge has reserved his decision in the case of a pilot seeking his job back after he was fired for drinking and having sex with a young flight attendant the night before a flight.

A pilot fighting to get his job back after being sacked amid allegations of alcohol and drug abuse worked for Pacific Blue.

Air New Zealand deals with nearly 4000 people in grief a year, some of whom have shared their tales with the Herald.

A grieving son says he was sickened when Air NZ said it needed to see a death certificate before it would change his flights.