The final recorded moments shows the plane "swerved and then plunged" before turning 360 degrees.

Fiji Airways flies four of these around the South Pacific. This plane is the classic workhorse from the days of Air Pacific.

Wellington International Airport posted a 29 per cent gain as growth in international passenger volumes drove revenue.

EgyptAir has retracted its claims that the wreckage of the downed Flight MS804 had been discovered floating in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Airbus A320 is a workhorse on short and medium-haul routes.

Flying is still one of the safest ways to travel, despite the accidents that dominate headlines.

The first evening flight from Auckland to Queenstown will touch down on Monday night.

The EgyptAir flight disappearance could be the result of a bomb, according to a prominent counter-terrorism researcher.

Hypersonic travel that could propel people from London to Sydney in just two hours is one step closer to reality, following a successful test.

Newcomer Hong Kong Airlines has business fares out that will undercut rivals when it starts flying to NZ in November.

Los Angeles Airport is promising an improved experience for passengers as it finishes a series of projects in a multi-billion dollar upgrade.

NZ's relationship with the Philippines is in great shape and growing as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations.

David Libeau flies from San Francisco to Frankfurt on Lufthansa flight 9053.

Air NZ says the flood of foreign carriers coming into the country is good for its domestic business and it's still getting a big share of a growing inbound market

Hong Kong Airlines will start daily services to Auckland in November, the latest in a growing number of carriers to serve New Zealand.

Watch what happens in the 90 minutes between when an international flight lands and then takes off again.

Tourism NZ says 18 per cent of of tourists cite The Hobbit trilogy as their reason for visiting New Zealand.

A Texas woman claims United refused to honour the US$450 return flight to NZ she tried to book through its website.

Air NZ has opted to settle a US price-fixing case for $51 million in the latest of a series of cargo cartel actions it has been fighting around the world.

Fifteen New Zealand hotels have won gold awards in this year's Loved by Guests Awards, run by Hotels.com.

WATCH: Go behind the scenes with the tape that can seal up a plane, but looks like duct tape.

Your flight attendant can deliver a baby on board the plane if necessary.

Chief executive Ed Sims said the organisation could cope with the travel booms but more investment in technology was needed.

The helicopter that crashed in Central Otago on the weekend killing Liam Edwards has been removed from the mountain.

Walking through first class to get to economy section can trigger an outburst of 'air rage', a study finds.

Air New Zealand says 2017 earnings won't match the $800m forecast for 2016.

A parade of Persian Gulf emirs in flowing white dishdashas took turns announcing orders for new jets worth more than the gross domestic product of two-thirds of the world's nations.

Singapore's premier cabins are getting a luxurious upgrade - including aviation's widest lie-flat bed.

Air New Zealand has run a successful trial evening flight to Queenstown to test new lights at the resort town's airport.