The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.

NZ passengers trying to fly to Europe are expected to be stranded here for at least two weeks.

Air traffic could return to half its normal level in Europe if clouds dissipate overnight, EU officials have said.

Air NZ has started flying passengers home from stopovers if they are unwilling or unable to wait for ash to clear over Europe.

It may have become apparent from my first half dozen blogs, that I am a fan of puns in my headlines.

More than 2000 passengers are stuck in NZ as airports remain closed until at least 7am tomorrow.

The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.

Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

NZ pilots are to be randomly checked to ensure they are telling the truth about any past drug and alcohol convictions.

A new agreement gives Air NZ access to parts of the US not previously available with its current airline partners.

I won't fly on a budget airline. For the sake of saving a few, or even a few score, dollars I'm not going to trust myself in an alien dimension to el cheapo operators.

A Qantas pilot who had repeated urges to crash his planes was allowed to continue working for three years after doctors declared him fit to fly.

Qantas has been ordered to pay out today for keeping a pilot on their roster who was mentally unfit to fly an airplane.

Air NZ apologises for a crew manual which suggested flight attendants watch Tongans who wanted to "drink the bar dry".