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Fulton Hogan earnings soar 43pc

Airport passenger traffic up nearly 5%

Worldwide passenger traffic through airports has risen close to 5 per cent to more than six billion with Atlanta still the world's busiest.

Clear blue skies seen for Air NZ

Air New Zealand celebrated its third consecutive year of strong earnings yesterday by declaring a special 10c per share dividend and painting a positive outlook for the year ahead.

Airport screening lab to perform on the spot drug tests

Suspected fire on flight a false alarm

The future face of check in

An airport kiosk avatar that can tell how stressed passengers are at check-in and talk them through the process is being developed in Auckland.

Pressure on to ease Oz-NZ travel

Pressure is building to make travel easier between Australia and New Zealand, a move that could help fill a million empty seats each year on flights across the Tasman.

1000 at-risk persons flown to NZ

International airlines flew more than 1000 at-risk or ineligible people into New Zealand in a year, Immigration New Zealand figures reveal.

Air NZ - Singapore alliance welcomed

The strategic alliance between Air NZ and Singapore Airlines has been approved and will result in 100,000 extra seats a year on the Auckland-Singapore route.

Qantas takes axe to jobs in engineering

Qantas is cutting 167 jobs from its engineering division as part of the embattled airline's ongoing turnaround plan.

Residents ramp up flight path fight

"The planes are so noisy they wake us up most nights now." Residents say proposed improvements to a short-cut flight path don't go far enough.

US orders tighter airport security

United States authorities fear a new threat to planes from terrorists with explosives that evade detection and have tightened security.

Airport emergency: 'A hell of a racket'

Passengers on board an Air New Zealand plane bound for Tonga that hit birds just before take off from Auckland today are full of praise for the pilots and crew on board.

Changi slashes airline fees

Singapore's Changi Airport will slash fees from next month as airline customers face a tough operating environment and the hub faces increased competition from the Middle East.

Hawkins seals $50m Nadi airport deal

Hawkins Construction, New Zealand's second biggest builder, has won the contract for Nadi's international airport terminal in partnership with a local Fiji business.

Air NZ ups Virgin Australia stake to maximum

Family dog's biosecurity nose

A different kind of detector dog is set to be introduced near airports soon that will hunt out snakes, birds and other reptiles that may find their way into the country.

Aircraft must fly higher in partial win

Aircraft will have to fly higher and faster over some Auckland suburbs in a new flight path to Auckland Airport after residents complained the noise had become intolerable.