Air New Zealand has scored second in a list of airlines with the best safety record in 2016.

A man is in a critical condition after being trapped under a fuel truck at Perth Airport.

Police claim a pilot who allegedly passed out aboard a Boeing 737 bound for Mexico was more than three times the legal limit.

Passenger complained to attendant about New Year's Day flight seating arrangements - then things got nasty.

Is aircraft powered by fans the next revolution in aviation?

An amateur pilot's trip over England this week came with a special greeting.

A leading rental car company has come up with a novel way to beat the traffic blues at Auckland Airport - scooters.

Shocking video emerges showing a 'drunk' Indonesian pilot stumbling through security before making incoherent cockpit announcement.

A laser light was pointed at a trans-Tasman jet flying over Greymouth last evening.

Auckland Airport has introduced its first mobile self-service check-in kiosks to prepare for an anticipated record number of international visitors this summer.

Airbus's troubled A380 "superjumbo" has suffered a fresh blow with the pan-European plane-maker delaying delivery of a dozen of the giant airliners.

Korean Air Lines said it will allow crew members to "readily use stun guns" to manage violent passengers.

The $10 billion spend-up on overseas travel is forecast continue but rising oil prices and slowing house price rises could dent demand.

The latest Chinese airline to fly to Auckland has landed as passenger numbers leap past 18 million a year.

First class passengers on Emirates night flights will be moisturised as they sleep by new pyjamas infused with sea kelp.

Air New Zealand will operate services to a second airport in Tokyo from next year.

Zhejiang Rifa Holding Group said it has acceptances for 59 per cent of Airwork Holdings in its partial takeover of the business.

A plane has made an emergency landing on Papamoa beach.

A passenger onboard an Air New Zealand flight where an elderly man allegedly assaulted a flight attendant said he had to physically restrain the man.

An American YouTuber claims to have pulled off one of the most dangerous airline pranks of all time by smuggling himself into the hold of a plane inside a suitcase.

In an anonymous global survey of 1,848 pilots, more than 12.6 per cent met the criteria for clinical depression.

Egypt says traces of explosives have been found on bodies from the EgyptAir crash in May, which killed all on board. A ministry statement

Auckland Airport chief Adrian Littlewood says they're spending $1m a day on infrastructure, but warns travellers need to allow more time to get to the airport.

Auckland Airport users are increasingly frustrated with the journey to and through the airport and are venting and suggesting solutions to congestion.

Solving the traffic problems around Auckland Airport is a national issue says the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

Amazon Air has made its first delivery by drone and claimed it dropped off a package in just 13 minutes.

Revelations of traffic chaos at and around Auckland Airport has led to action by authorities to ease congestion in the area.

Grant Bradley takes a look at what's coming up in the world of aviation.

The video features a host of Kiwi stars in beautiful Northland locations, from Rachel Hunter to Eliza McCartney.

Power has been fully restored to more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Gisborne tonight, after a 33-hour outage.