If Air NZ's new lie-flat economy seats and upgraded premium economy class prove popular it may provide an opportunity to increase prices.

It was a case of one too many when a young mother and her twins set off for a family trip to Australia.

Air New Zealand will this week unveil one of its most significant aircraft interior upgrades in years.

Air New Zealand passengers will be laid low by new seats that allow them to lie back, stretch out and sleep - a world first for economy-class.

It's only a matter of time before airlines start demanding fat passengers pay for two seats, an aviation commentator says.

Air France says obese passengers who are asked to pay for an additional seat will be reimbursed if the plane isn't full.

Passengers who are unable to squeeze into a single aeroplane seat will have to pay 75 per cent of the cost of a second seat under the new rules.

Air New Zealand has been named Airline of the Year in a prestigious industry publication.

The UK's Daily Mail is asking whether Air New Zealand's "twilight pink" dress with a black floral design is the world's worst flight uniform.

Air New Zealand is to increase the number of direct flights between Australia and Queenstown this winter.

Auckland International Airport says it is spending $166m on a 24.55pc stake in the company that owns two airports in Queensland.

Air NZ is hitting critical turbulence over its new cabin crew uniforms - with one flight attendant equating it to the look of a drag queen.

Numerous reports from travellers into the USA have confirmed that the new security measures include random body searches and bans on the use of electronic devices.

Air New Zealand is trialling a new direct service between Sydney and Rarotonga next year.

One of the perks of being a tech journalist living in a small country at the very ends of the earth is that I occasionally get to hop aboard a plane and travel to somewhere to write about gadgets.

Senior British Airways managers warned they were in a "fight to the death" with unions over plans for an unprecedented 12-day strike by cabin crew.