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Late check-in leads to hijack threat
He was too late to check in for his flight, been told to pay another $100 for another - so Edward Christopher Wycherley threatened to hijack the plane.
He was too late to check in for his flight, been told to pay another $100 for another - so Edward Christopher Wycherley threatened to hijack the plane.
Tristram Clayton talks to NZ Herald aviation reporter, Grant Bradley on the increase in domestic and international travellers and the squeeze it's put on Auckland Airport.
A US start-up is working to make supersonic speed mainstream, with a passenger jet that travels more than two times the speed of sound.
A plane crash in Colombia has killed 71 people, including most of a Brazillian football team. However, six people survived - here is how it happened.
A helicopter crash which killed two Northland forestry workers doesn't appear to have been caused by an issue that's prompted red
An hour-and-a-half into the flight, staff announced the plane would be returning to Auckland because it had encountered an issue that could not be fixed in Fiji.
A woman jumped out of a taxiing airplane after the flight landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport half an hour early on Monday, police say.
Video shows a plane full of joking, laughing footballers preparing for takeoff. Soon after it was taken, almost all of them were killed.
Airlines are finding more ways to charge for extras like baggage fees and on-board food.
Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo was one of just seven people initially found alive after a charter plane crashed in Colombia killing 75 people.
Noumea-based Aircalin is upgrading its fleet, opting for Airbus A320s and A330s
We've all heard of the mile-high club, but it turns out another exclusive hook-up scene has been operating in the skies without our knowledge.
China Southern Airlines is to ramp up its flights between Guangzhou and Christchurch over the summer.
Fascinating, entertaining and terrifying - the pictures that make the Transportation Security Administration the fourth best Instagram account.
The time inspection officers take to process foreign visitors at the desks at the Japanese airports was cut by 30 per cent to 40 per cent.
The Business Herald's Grant Bradley has won the Australasian Aviation Press Club aviation journalist of the year.
The best of NZ Herald Business: Brazilian plane maker Embraer has developed a twin jet airlifter that is in the running to replace the RNZAF's aging Hercules.
Grant Bradley gets a ride in an experimental Brazilian cargo plane, dipping, ducking and diving over the plantations of Sao Paulo state.
Fiji Airways will get the latest model Boeing 737 to operate on its short haul and medium haul routes
Jetstar's New Zealand staff are being given extra training to deal with problems they face dealing with customers.
Jetstar's regional operations could boost the economy of four centres it serves by about $40 million a year, according to Infometrics
A giant Emirates A380 aircraft was filmed approaching the runway sideways at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
An Australian teenager who suffered burns to his genitals when a coffee was spilt on an international flight is suing Virgin Australia.
Jetstar has appointed Daniel Banens as head of its New Zealand operation and he will succeed Grant Kerr who announced in August he was leaving.
New Zealanders get to airports early and spend close to $100 when they shop at duty free outlets
Air New Zealand is taking on Ireland's national carrier Aer Lingus ahead of tomorrow's rugby match.
Changes to flight times from Whangarei to Auckland return are disrupting commuters.
One of the world's biggest airlines is drastically cutting perks to compete with budget airlines - you'll even be charged for using overhead compartments.
Virgin Galactic has teamed up with US-based Boom Technology to develop the jet, which will be 10 per cent faster than the now defunct Concorde.