COMMENT: Shandelle Battersby remembers how a famous NZ racing driver sparked her love of flying.

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

Tick off another destination on your bucket list with a stopover en route to Europe, writes Caroline Berdon.

A devoted dad went to great lengths to ensure his daughter wouldn't miss out on Halloween - despite being on a flight at the time.

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

WATCH: One of the best things about Maho Beach was seeing KLM's 747s roar overhead to the airport nearby.

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

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.

In the second fiery incident involving a plane at a United States airport, a FedEx plane caught fire today at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

WATCH: Inside the cockpit of the world's newest airliner - Cathay Pacific's $400 million A350.

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.

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.

How do flight attendants hate us? Let us count the ways.

Auckland Airport hits back at a claim busing passengers to its terminals is Mickey Mouse but warns there will be more of it.

Daniel the Duck won over the internet this week, but he's not the only farmyard animal to take to the skies.

Most of us love to travel, but not so many people enjoy the tiresome experience of flights and the time spent inside airports.

A Bhutan Airlines flight was on its final approach when a goat on the runway forced it to abandon its landing

According to newly published research, the most likely candidate for bad plane etiquette is a man who seldom flies.

COMMENT: In terms of climate change, the last thing Hawaii needs is another visitor inside of her. Yet, along with tens of thousands of others, here I am.