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.

A plane on its way from New York to Kuwait has diverted to the UK after declaring a state of emergency when a woman fell ill.

A flight from Auckland to Dubai via Sydney has reportedly been diverted to Colombo.

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.

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.

Auckland Airport says Airways New Zealand has fixed the radar fault that grounded all commercial flights across New Zealand.

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

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.

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.

Textron is working to drum up buyers for its self-funded, $20m Scorpion military jet.

Airline travel is the fastest growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Air New Zealand will broaden the range of wine in premium cabins as it pushes back on claims it is being stingy in economy.

Air New Zealand is reviewing 60 engineering jobs as the airline shifts heavy maintenance work overseas.

Boeing forecasts demand for 38,050 new planes during the next 20 years, worth close to NZ$8 trillion.

Boeing found room to shoehorn in as many as 14 more seats on its 777 by shrinking the lavatories.