Having your bag misplaced by an airline has always been one of the ultimate annoyances for travellers - but it seems these incidents are on the decline.

New rival flights from Air New Zealand aren't worrying Philippine Airlines - more kiwis visiting the country will be good for tourism.

There's a massive looming shortage of air traffic controllers - is the solution greater automation?

You can get into these Economy Class seats for the Auckland-to-Brisbane run for $541 return.

When asked by a user of the question-and-answer website Quora, there was considerable feedback.

A specially decked out Airbus A380 is due to arrive in New Zealand soon, painted up to celebrate the legendary UK football fixture - the FA Cup.

More than 1500 planes have been targeted in laser attacks in the last year, putting passengers and crew at risk .

Australian media has reported Luxon resigned from the Virgin board after a bid to replace the Virgin CEO.

The non-stop flight is a mere one hour, 25 minutes from Princess Juliana Airport to the Dominican Republic capital.

Hot competition across the Pacific has resulted in fares falling as low as $328 for return flights.

Singapore Airlines is seen as a possible buyer of Air New Zealand's 25.9 per cent stake in Virgin Australia if it opts to sell out.

From huge loss to soaring profit, the Aussie airline has made a dramatic turnaround.

Police boarded and Air New Zealand flight from Auckland upon its arrival in Shanghai after a woman on board "nearly caused a riot" over her inflight meal.

Pilot who was forced to make emergency landing accidentally starved chopper of fuel and had not flown aircraft for five years.

Top New Zealand wines are being served to Emirates premium class passengers as the airline increases the volume and value of wine served on its global network

Ryanair plans to give passengers still unconvinced by the service a platform to make their gripes clear.

Qantas CEO blames poor perception of low cost carriers.

From vomiting passengers to mile-high call girls, there are very few things that flight attendants haven't seen while flying around the world.

A transgender woman who was unable to board a flight because she didn't have identification has described the experience as humiliating.

Business class has capacity for 38 passengers across the two mini-cabins. At half-full, it felt very roomy.

Herald photographer Greg Bowker took the controls of an Air New Zealand flight simulator at Auckland Airport and 24 hours after successfully landing he was still buzzing.

Jetstar passengers stranded at Hawke's Bay Airport after flight leaves ahead of departure time.

From The Simpsons to Barcelona FC, these incredible themed jets make you want to take to the skies

Air New Zealand has announced it will fly direct to the capital of the Philippines starting from December.

COMMENT: As user-pays creeps into airline travel, so too does user-didn't-pay, and this can make for a slightly awkward journey from both sides of the plane ticket.

Arrival into Honolulu was a bit of a nightmare in the leadup to Christmas.

Ten new agreements to allow for more airlines to fly here have been approved by Cabinet today.

Compared to airline lounges in our part of the world, though, the two United lounges are underwhelming: crowded with limited seating and food selections.