Be nice to them - these are the gatekeepers of your final refuge before long-haul hell.

Air New Zeland's direct flight to Vietnam extends the airline's total number of international destinations to 30.

Virgin Australia has warned the market of a major announcement regarding Hainan Airlines.

CAA says grounding helicopter fleet was down in the public interest while doubts about the safety of the tourist operation were resolved.

A light plane has crashed in Pukehina, Bay of Plenty. Police said the aircraft hit the ground and rolled.

A holidaymaker was left in shock after she flew to Turkey with her husband's out-of-date passport before being deported back home.

My first time in the very busy Guangzhou Airport was slightly overwhelming, but it's all well-organised.

A light plane has crashed at Raglan Airfield.

The doomed EgyptAir plane that plunged into the Mediterranean last month with the loss of 66 lives was forced three times to turn around after taking off.

Christchurch Airport is blimmin' enormous, and all shiny and flash.

Where do cabin crew go to unwind and escape demanding flyers?

A man was removed from a Flybe flight at Dublin Airport after a staff member accused him of taking photographs of her behind as the plane was due to take-off.

A Canadian man is urging airlines to "take a good hard look at what they're doing" after he revealed a cramped flight nearly killed him.

Airbus Group, struggling to deliver its latest aircraft models, is balking at taking on a new challenge.

A former contestant on The Block has taken to social media to share her frustration after she was shamed by another passenger for breastfeeding on a flight.

Cathay Pacific announced the new aircraft, the F1 racing car of planes, will make long-haul more comfortable.

Commercial airline crew have shared their most harrowing experiences - from passenger deaths to close calls - that travellers were never told about.

WATCH: This new Wi-Fi enabled plane should be here within a year.

Air New Zealand will suspend all flights between Whanganui and Auckland, and Blenheim and Christchurch, at the end of July.

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific is poised to unveil the Airbus A350XWB - and it'll be flying here soon.

Burlesque dancer Maggie McMuffin was told that "she was dressed inappropriately" and would not be allowed to board a JetBlue flight until she covered up.

Rarely seen bargains abound for corporate aircraft as tumbling oil wealth, a stronger dollar and a downturn for emerging-market giants cripple demand.

A plane had to be evacuated after it crashed into a tow truck at Manchester Airport on Saturday.

Alex Hamberger was devastated when he was forced to cancel a trip to see his precious young niece.

The first 747-400 series jumbo jet to enter service with Virgin Atlantic back in 1994 is for sale on eBay.

Fees airlines pay for air traffic control will drop by nearly 5 per cent during the next three years.

Nothing screams budget airline like the Jetstar section of Auckland's domestic terminal.

What's going on here made one passenger seriously furious at his seatmate. So furious that he ended up taking his rage public.