Air NZ is the sole voice protesting against Qantas and American Airlines' application for a co-ordinated increase in flights.

Air NZ's been given a credit upgrade and says it'll keep sponsoring the All Blacks for the next five years.

A new duty-free operator at Auckland International Airport is promising a little less of the hard sell that annoyed travellers.

Airwork will spend between $95 million and $105 million on expanding its Boeing 737 fleet during the next year.

The US Export-Import Bank is set to expire, eliminating finance for aircraft orders from Boeing's overseas customers.

China Eastern Airlines has plans to build up to daily services on its Auckland-Shanghai service.

China Eastern says it'll soon start flying between Auckland and Shanghai year-round - and travellers are the winners.

Three decades ago Flight Centre revolutionised travel for Australians and New Zealanders.

Two Argentinian airline pilots have been fired after they let a local model into the cockpit during take-off.

Qantas is adding thousands of extra seats to its transtasman services in early spring as its subsidiary Jetstar moves ahead with plans for regional services.

Jetstar's just fired another shot at Air NZ - now it's trying to lure passengers away from its highly prized loyalty scheme.

Plane had to dump 50,000 litres of fuel and passengers had to wait almost 24 hours to take off again after passenger demanded nuts non-stop.

Some passengers were still stranded at airport terminals last night after a radar failure grounded commercial flights for nearly two hours.

Domestic flights across the country are being cancelled in the aftermath of a radar fault which grounded planes across New Zealand. It has left passengers stranded across the country and looking to Air New Zealand for answers.

Stranded passengers wait for information on their flights.

Stranded passengers at Wellington Airport domestic terminal wait for information on their flights.

Barnstorming sees British pilots Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones carry out one of the most exhilarating aviation feats ever seen. Formation flying at it's absolute finest.

The Australian division of European aerospace company Airbus has confirmed it is buying Air New Zealand's subsidiary Safe Air.

An airline group has ''paused'' a programme covering the size of carry-on luggage after opposition from travellers.

A regional air fare war is looming as Jetstar starts services to provincial cities where Air New Zealand has had a stranglehold.

Jetstar plans to start flights to new regional destinations later this year in what will be a major shake-up for domestic air travel.

An Air New Zealand aircraft that suffered engine failure after being hit by a bird had been released to fly.

The national carrier's shares dropped 10 per cent ahead of an impending Jetstar announcement.

Jetstar is about to make a significant announcement on the expansion of its domestic operations.

Qatar Airways has won top airline at the Skytrax awards announced in Paris after nearly 19 million passengers voted.

Cathay Pacific's new boss in New Zealand is 25-year veteran Mark Pirihi. He started in a sales job when the airline ran just two services a week between Auckland and Hong Kong.

European aerospace giant Airbus is believed to be in the running to buy Air New Zealand's Safe Air engineering subsidiary.

The Paris Air Show saw a surprise first-day surge in long-haul jet demand.