Police are speaking with a man after a bomb threat was reportedly made on board a Jetstar flight today.

Entrepreneurs are expanding the boundaries of rocket and satellite technology as the US makes room for private enterprise.

The family of a NZ citizen co-piloting the plane that crashed into a bridge and river in Taiwan are due to arrive back in the country this week, as new information is revealed.

The co-pilot of the crashed TransAsia Airways plane was a New Zealand citizen who learned to fly in Auckland.

The captain of TransAsia Flight GE235 complained of "engine abnormalities" but was rebuffed when he asked for an urgent inspection of the plane shortly before its final take-off.

A document from an all-female wing of Isis spells out what's expected from women living under the strict regime - starting with marriage from age nine.

''Just out of the blue there was this really loud bang and a flash of light on the right side of the plane."

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the US after a pilot became locked out of the cockpit, according to airport officials.

All commercial flights worldwide could soon send out an automated signal every minute in times of distress to help rescuers find downed aircraft easier.

The wife and daughter of missing Kiwi Ximin Wang say they are disgusted at the Malaysian government's decision to declare MH370's disappearance an accident.

From February 20 the airline will run Night Rider services between Auckland, Nelson and Christchurch for a month.

Air fares as low as $1,365 return to Europe are on sale as airlines try to top up planes for the coming year.

Malaysian officials finally call disappearance of the aircraft an "accident". But this means that there are many things we will - probably - never know.

Tragedies such as the Carterton balloon crash and MH370 have influenced the creation of a "Watch List" designed to highlight air, sea and rail safety concerns.

Justin Capra claimed to have beaten the Americans to make the world's first jetpack and went on to design dozens of vehicles.

Qantas will cut fuel surcharges but will replace them with higher base charges as the airline tries to improve margins.

Despite the plummeting cost of crude oil, business commentators say it is unlikely airline passengers will be offered cheaper tickets.

Two gliders have landed safely with no injuries south of Auckland, despite earlier reports of a light aircraft crash.

Budget airline Jetstar last night returned a Wellington woman's holiday luggage a fortnight after she reported it missing from a flight back from Sydney.

The owner of the mystery drone found crashed on a Titirangi property before Christmas has come forward to reclaim it.

The owner of the mystery drone found among the weeds on a Titirangi property will be reunited with his machine.

A remorseful pilot pledged to pay $10k to a passenger so severely wounded 'he wished to die' after their plane slammed nose-first into the ground.

Further volcanic eruptions have disrupted more flights to and from Tonga this evening.

The engine of a skydiving plane, which is suspected to have failed over Lake Taupo, will be sent to Canada this week for analysis.