A surging Air New Zealand stands to benefit from lower fuel prices next year by up to $249 million but must now fend off growing competition from other airlines also enjoying lower oil prices.

Boeing has lined up buyers for 10 of the early, overweight 787 Dreamliners whose years in storage made them emblems of the jet's factory woes and a drag on profit.

Air NZ says a big surge in its capacity this year should lead to lower airfares.

Falling fuel prices are causing a headwind for Hawaiian Airlines as lower oil costs impact on carriers differently.

Businesses are being warned of tougher rules covering staff safety when they're travelling on business.

Hawaiian Airlines has had a relationship with TV programme Hawaii Five-0 for the past five years.

A new documentary suggests MH370 was deliberately flow off course by someone in the cockpit, and made turns taking it south toward Antarctica.

Civilian planes flying over British airspace are at risk from Russian jets playing a highly dangerous 'game of chicken' in the skies, a former head of the armed forces has warned.

Aviation businesses face financial losses after the grounding of the helicopter model involved in a fatal crash last week.

Lower oil prices mean the less efficient carriers with older aircraft than Air New Zealand are back in the game, writes Grant Bradley.

Aviation businesses face an uncertain wait and the prospect of financial losses after the grounding of the type of helicopter involved in a fatal crash last week.

New Zealand jetpack maker Martin Aircraft Company will become a publicly traded firm when it lists on the Australian stock exchange tomorrow.

Representatives of a helicopter company which employed two men who died in a crash on Thursday are due to be interviewed by specialist investigators today.

The wife of Steve Combe, the Wanaka pilot killed in a helicopter crash, says her husband was 'larger than life'.

Aviation bosses have ordered the biggest grounding of aircraft in the country's history amid fears a helicopter fault may be behind the deaths of two men.

A Perth man who downed a bottle of vodka allegedly touched the breast of a female passenger on his flight home will have to fly back to NZ again to find out his fate.

A Kiwi oil rig worker fired for saying he believed he saw MH370 'come down' insists he thinks the official search for the jet is happening in the wrong place.

An airline slogan took a literal twist for a young Auckland woman whose long-haul flight was ruined by a fly in her salad.

Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate its next $29 Night Rider service between Palmerston North and Auckland.

The head of one of the world's top luxury travel networks says New Zealand is leading the way in appealing to high-end travellers who are flocking to this country.

Airbus' plan to sell an A380 superjumbo fitted out as a "flying palace" has evaporated after the deal was discreetly cancelled.

Virgin Australia is tipped to benefit more from fuel savings in the year's second half after reporting a sharp upturn in its latest trading update.

MPs have test-driven a $250 million aircraft as part of Government's quest to replace the Defence Force's ageing fleet of Hercules.

Flight NZ5202 Napier to Auckland got a bit bumpy. Altitude drops so steep they forced my guts deep into my groin.

A man who crashed a drone into a Queenstown hotel and then left the scene could be prosecuted for breaking civil aviation rules.