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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The elderly man killed in a light plane crash at Matamata Aerodrome has been described as an aviation enthusiast, and a brilliant pilot.

It seems that in every few rows on a commercial jet, the windows don't quite line up with the seats, rendering the window pretty much useless.

Australians have a reputation as being pretty boozy travellers, and now a new survey has revealed the truth about their airport drinking habits.

Hawaiian Airlines had a dilemma: Their planes were burning more fuel than projected on their regular 4180km route between Honolulu and American Samoa.

Passengers who try to carry Samsung Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and may face fines in the US.

Cheap fuel isn't always a good thing for airlines, a leading analyst says.

Qantas and Jetstar have followed suit from other airlines, banning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices from its aircraft.

Air New Zealand is banning Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices from its aircraft.

Air New Zealand is considering equipping its planes with fire containment systems as concern about lithium ion batteries grows.