The white noise on planes makes the food served up by cabin crew taste worse, according to experts.

It is 80 years since the famous New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten took off from England for her record breaking solo flight to Auckland.

The NZ branch of Singapore Airlines lifted annual profit by 63pc as cheap fuel helped the airline fatten margins.

At least 200 aircraft have been hit by lasers in the last two years after a law criminalised public possession in an attempt to curb the issue.

Police reveal Eagle helicopter was hit by a laser strike over Auckland skies this week.

Richie McCaw made his name as an openside flanker, but the All Black legend is now a wing commander.

Several international flights and a local helicopter have been targeted by a laser at Auckland Airport.

A flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was forced to divert and make an emergency landing after a Samsung tablet starting smoking.

With a Michelin-star restaurant, butlers and high speed Wi-Fi onboard, it's no wonder prices start at $50k.

Civil Aviation has given grounded South Westland helicopter company Alpine Adventures the green light to fly again.

Anyone who has tried to book a flight will know the struggle: you find a price one day, and it's cheap, but when you go to book it the next day, it's expensive.

Rocket Lab has officially opened its launch site on the East Coast - the world's first private orbital launch complex.

The aviation industry is supporting a United Nations proposal to limit pollution from international flights.

Analysis of thousands of transtasman flights has found November to be the cheapest time to fly.

Rocket Lab is preparing for live testing of its Electron rocket which it can kill if it strays off course.

Sitting next to an obese passenger is not a pleasant experience - as some Kiwis have found out.

Satellite-based aircraft tracking can provide a higher level of detail in an emergency or search and rescue situation.

This interactive graphic explains why airfares fell before the latest rise.

More people are flying than ever before, and on popular routes, multiple planes will fly the same route at once.

The number of air rage incidents on UK airlines has quadrupled over the past three years.

Boeing and Airbus' smallest aircraft are about to find a new role operating trans-Atlantic routes.

A dream trip to Hawaii or walking along The Bund in Shanghai could be a reality with these record low airfares.

It sounds ludicrously cheap, but it is possible to jet around the world - visiting eight far-flung locations - for just over $1500.

After over 150 accidents involving small planes and helicopters a review has found the Civil Aviation Authority could improve how it oversees the sector.

A company founded in New Zealand has produced large quantities of biofuel from industrial waste gases for Virgin Atlantic in what is being hailed as a breakthrough for low carbon fuel.

Air accident investigators have interviewed the five passengers on board a helicopter that rolled over on landing near Queenstown yesterday afternoon.

Travellers are enjoying prices less than a quarter of what they paid 30 years ago.

Why is it still so expensive to fly the short distance to New Zealand's regions?

A freak accident at an airport in Australia has killed a pilot and left two light aircraft damaged.

As competition grows Air New Zealand has restructured its sales operation to ensure it is working with the ''right partners in the right markets''.