After 68 years of service, just four people boarded Air New Zealand's final flight out of Westport this morning, bound for Wellington.

People living in provincial New Zealand have been urged to use new air services to Auckland or risk losing them completely.

Air New Zealand ceases operating services to and from Kaitaia, Whakatane and Westport today.

A plane has crash landed at Whenuapai Airport in Auckland tonight after its landing gear would not come down.

Second-tier carriers back themselves to make money on regional routes dropped by the national carrier.

The engines selected for Air New Zealand's 13 new Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft will help secure Christchurch Engine Centre's long-term future.

Chile's LAN Airlines has launched the Dreamliner on its services through Auckland as looming competition on flights to South America promises to bring down fares.

Family members of the Carterton balloon crash victims say they are pleased with the 19 recommendations made by Coroner Peter Ryan in his findings, released today.

Air New Zealand is on the hunt for hundreds of extra flight attendants as its growth surges for the rest of the year.

Jetstar is under investigation by the Commerce Commission over its use of "opt-out pricing" on the airline's website.

An airline pilot has been arrested at Heathrow airport after he was allegedly found to be in possession of a number of knives.

Japan's All Nippon Airways has unveiled its latest aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, decked out as Star Wars' R2-D2.

An engine issue grounded a Christchurch-bound flight at Dunedin International Airport yesterday, but Air NZ has kept tight lipped about the problems.

Doug Hughes, who landed his tiny helicopter on the US Capitol grounds has been charged with violating national defence airspace.

US airlines are spending heavily to find wines that work in the harsh gustatory environment of a dry, pressurised cabin at 35,000 ft.

Air New Zealand is launching a fresh near half-billion dollar push into the United States with services to Houston from Auckland this year.

Air New Zealand's Auckland-Houston flights will be the longest on the airline's network.

Air New Zealand and a global aircraft parts supplier AJW Group have done a deal to service components of Tigerair Australia planes.

A pilot saved his passengers with just seven seconds to spare after his plane was struck by lightning and went into a steep nose dive.

New Zealand travellers joined the jet age 50 years ago today when Qantas began Boeing 707 flights to Christchurch.

Pilots are worried expansion plans at Wellington Airport could risk safety.

German newspaper suggests he may have mixed diuretic drug into captain's coffee to get him out of the cockpit.

Today (April 10) marks the 50th anniversary of Qantas' jet service to New Zealand. This supplied video shows an old TV advertisement urging travellers to fly to New Zealand.

Air NZ has implemented new rules requiring two people, including at least one pilot, to be in the cockpit at all times.