A Middle Eastern airline has taken a jab at Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims from the US.

He motivates his staff through fear, thinks he deserves over 20 times the pay of his employees, and he needs an assistant.

Air New Zealand are creating 45 new jobs in Christchurch after landing an agreement with Honeywell Aerospace.

A Lower Hutt pensioner with a deadly disease is stunned an airline refuses to waive fees after a shock diagnosis.

Andrew Friend's last name was also one of the best descriptors of the popular Kiwi ex-airforce pilot.

Competition on the Auckland-Hong Kong route will heat up with the arrival of Hong Kong Airlines later this week.

Airways boss Ed Sims describes how technology is changing the job at the SOE.

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United Airlines says the All Blacks test in Chicago has been a boon for its service from Auckland.

A_JS311016NADCHPR226.JPGA specialist cliff rescue team recovered the bodies of two men killed in a helicopter crash into dense bush

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A specialist cliff rescue team has been called in to recover the bodies of two men who died in a helicopter crash near Whangarei.

The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon after the accident.

The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon

From today Emirates will operate an all-A380 super jumbo fleet in New Zealand boosting capacity to 2500 seats a day.

Source: YouTube: Sporting History. Old newsreel footage of Amelia Earhart's disappearance over the Pacific.

The number of slots for Chinese airlines has been boosted as a conference starts to discuss ways of coping with the influx of tourists.

A man has been injured after the chopper he was in crashed outside Wanaka.

The Airbus A350XWB is coming to Auckland and looks set to fly past the city centre.

Qantas' new Dreamliner aircraft will feature new suites in business, new economy seats and a streamlined kangaroo on their tails.

Kiwi pilot Richard Smith describes what its like to fly an Emirates A380 superjumbo ahead of the aircraft flying regularly from Auckland to Dubai.

Everything from a weird smell and a mouse on the plane to missing crew and cutlery have caused delays or cancellations in recent years.

Air New Zealand is this morning offering hundreds of cheap seats to Taranaki.

American Airlines has launched a sale offering fares of less than $1100 with bonus flights around its network.

Figures from the International Air Transport Association show that there was a 16% increase in reported incidents.

Airlines are installing more wifi systems in their planes to meet passenger demand.

The head of one of the world's biggest airlines is worried pilots are being seduced by technology.

Qatar Airways will start flying next year and is offering fares as low as $1455 from Auckland to Europe return.

Kiwis spend an estimated $43 million on pre-flight drinks at airports every year.

Cabin crew training kicked in when an Emirates plane cashed in Dubai in August, said the airline's president Sir Tim Clark.