WATCH: Electric vehicles have replaced diesel vehicles on the tarmac.

An investigation is underway into how a smartphone battery sparked a fire on a Qantas flight to Los Angeles.

Dealing with deaths mid-flight, severe lightning storms and aggressive drunks is all in a day's work according to busy flight attendants.

The Budget carrier is boosting its New Zealand operation in a bid to get more Kiwis using its services.

Winston Aldworth flies AA83 on its inaugural service from the USA to NZ.

Budget airline Spirit is hoping a change in tactics will stop it it the most complained about airline in the the US

Jetstar employees are facing at least a day with no pay due to a glitch at ANZ.

For our arrival in Ho Chi Minh City there was a Maori powhiri, which certainly went down well with the locals.

CAA safety investigator Dan Foley said the investigaion into Eric Hertz's crash was one of the most extensive and high-profile investigations carried out by the CAA.

Jetstar's inaugural night flight to Queenstown is due this evening just as the resort town's winter festival starts.

In the latest of Air New Zealand's behind the scenes videos, we take a look at the airline's cargo operations. Video supplied.

Apia Airport has the air of an open-air market but with fewer food stalls.

American Airlines resumes flights between New Zealand and the US this week. Aviation writer Grant Bradley talks to the airline's American Airlines vice president for Asia Pacific Erwan Perhirin about its plans. Video / Grant Bradley

Other than being sat next to a rude or annoying passenger, there's nothing worse than being stuck in an aeroplane seat where the outside noise makes it impossible to sleep.

The best of NZ Herald Business: One of the world's biggest air freight carriers and is facing challenges as cargo volumes fall.

British Airways has suspended flights to Sharm el-Sheikh "indefinitely" amid continued security concerns after a Russian jet was bombed out of the sky over Egypt.

It seemed slightly tired and missing the X-factor of the Boeing 777-300 'Premium Economy'.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Stratolaunch airplane is designed to carry rockets and "air launch" them into orbit.

Rather than making a car that flies, why not just make it easier to drive a plane on the road?

By the time you're reading this, I'll be in New Orleans. Not meaning to brag, of course - but, hey, did I mention I'll be in New Orleans?

A Jetstar aircraft was met by fire trucks at Sydney Airport after a strange smell was reported in the cabin.

The biggest operator of super jumbos Emirates has released video of an A380 flight deck.

Andrew Louis flies from Auckland to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, on Air New Zealand flight NZ0769.

Kiwi Regional Airlines has this afternoon announced that the operation will be wound up.

A Hong Kong-based businessman is suing Cathay Pacific for allegedly leaving his 12-year-old son unattended at an airport.

A New Zealand company has developed technology that promises to deliver real-time data for farmers - from the sky.

Air NZ has released the latest in its series of behind the scenes videos - take a look at the man behind your in-flight meals.

A passenger plane in the US carrying 136 people was forced into an emergency landing after the engine cover snapped off as the aircraft ascended.

A plane was diverted to Heathrow this morning after a woman gave birth mid-flight.