COMMENT: Qantas now has the biggest airline in the world to do some of its heavy hitting, writes Grant Bradley.

Dreams of an air fare war between New Zealand the United States have been realised.

Infratil, the investment company managed by Wellington-based investment bank Morrison & Co, posted a 14 percent gain in first-half pretax earnings.

Maids, porters and other hotel staff in Sharm el-Sheikh are being questioned to discover if one of them hid a bomb in the luggage of a passenger on board the doomed Russian holiday flight.

Air New Zealand begins return flights to Argentina three times a week next month, a route on which it expects to build up frequency.

Legal action over liquor magnate's $620m estate is no longer live.

Air NZ's first South American route has been years in the planning, reports Grant Bradley.

Air New Zealand will purchase 15 new ATR72-600 aircraft to operate on regional services, the airline announced today.

Passengers on an Air New Zealand flight were forced to wait for hours on the tarmac after a pilot failed to show up because he confused the time.

Work on $17 million runway and lighting upgrade starts this week.

Aussie airline Qantas have made good on a bet wagered with Air New Zealand and staff are today wearing the revered All Blacks jersey.

Pilots already refuse to fly to resort because of concerns about its runway and mountainous approaches.

The Civil Aviation Authority said aircraft operators reported 17 near-misses and unexpected encounters with drones and unidentified aerial vehicles since 2012.

Air New Zealand has extended the use of electronic devices to all regional flights.

Support for woman who was mistakenly asked if she was pregnant on a Jetstar flight.

Qantas has launched a pre-paid currency card in New Zealand - the first country outside its Australian base.

Auckland Airport shareholder lashes out at "overzealous" parking policing at pick-up and drop-off zones outside international terminal.

The first thing that strikes you about Diana Cowell is the almost uncanny resemblance to her father.

Auckland Airport has rewarded its workers with a $1200 bonus and given its chief executive a pay rise of nearly 30 per cent.

Auckland International Airport hasraised its forecast for annual capital expenditure to enable it to better cater for future growth.

Boeing says it is benefiting from unprecedented profitability among airlines.

Emirates is putting its cabin crew through a game-based training programme devised by a company that usually provides services for military forces and special operations units.

Barrier Air has told Far North Holdings and the Far North District Council that it intends to withdraw its daily service between Kaitaia and Auckland at the end of January, unless it can boost passenger numbers.

At 4.20pm on July 17 last year killing the three crew members on the flight deck instantly.

To make it as a female flight attendant in China, you must have the body of a model and the strength of a martial artist.

Passenger airliners could be at risk from long-range Russian cruise missiles being fired at Syria, international air safety agencies have warned.

United Airlines is expanding its transpacific services, revealing details of a new route to China yesterday after announcing flights between Auckland and San Francisco.

Air NZ's share price is up 8 per cent and it's gained 0.9 per cent on the NZX following its AGM.