The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps in March practised a descent on a previous flight, German newspaper Bild said.

Dave Vos, the chief of Google's experimental cargo-drone program, expects to see pilotless commercial aircraft within his lifetime.

Air New Zealand's chief of sales and revenue Cam Wallace has a big challenge ahead - hundreds of thousands of extra seats to fill.

Dreamliners will be shut down completely every three months after tests by Boeing exposed a problem that could cause the plane to lose control.

Air New Zealand will shut down Dreamliners completely every three months after tests by Boeing exposed problems.

Airbus forecasts passengers through New Zealand airports will almost double to 45 million passengers annually within the next 20 years amid rapid global growth which the company says should boost tepid demand for its super jumbo.

Sounds Air is pleased with passenger loadings for the few days of its Westport to Wellington service, despite one empty flight.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Air New Zealand staged a mile-high fashion catwalk showcasing the airline's cabin crew uniforms over the years.

The country's national carrier celebrated 75 years in the skies by showcasing its eclectic past and present uniforms.

Competition for new flight attendants is heating up with Emirates on a recruiting drive in New Zealand.

This Emirates corporate video features Performance Standards Purser Don Godamune's journey of his career as cabin crew with Emirates as the airline crosses the 20,000 cabin crew milestone. Supplied by Emirates.

Air NZ is today marking the 75th anniversary by giving 75 customers the chance to win back their fares.

Emirates Airline has topped two customer surveys in the last week including the Roy Morgan Research award as the best international airline for customer satisfaction in New Zealand for the third year....

LAN is optimistic about growth prospects at home and in Australia, despite sluggish economic conditions in both places.

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.

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.

At the end of this month four rescue dogs will graduate as fully trained explosive detector dogs after completing an intensive nine weeks of training.

Malaysia Airlines has issued an apology to its passengers after one of its flights was delayed for 24 hours.

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.