An airline has been slapped with a fine after allowing a passenger to fly to New Zealand without approval from Immigration New Zealand.

Considering the hype around unmanned aircraft Herald readers may not have been surprised to read about a courier company delivering car parts across the skies of Auckland in this way, writes Steve Moore.

Delta Air Lines is offering customers the opportunity to flag their commercial flight and instead board a private jet.

A heavyweight travel industry coalition is calling for the Government to rethink its proposed border tax.

Macquarie says Jetstar will have a big fight on its hands to make money from its planned new regional operations.

It's not all sweetness and light, but Air NZ's new industrial relations strategy is replacing decades of distrust, reports Grant Bradley.

Andrew Potter jumps aboard Sounds Air flight S8903.

Security firm denies responsibility for loss of bag filled with New Zealand bills at Hong Kong airport.

Lockheed Martin, the world's largest weapons maker, will buy Black Hawk manufacturer Sikorsky in a $9b deal.

Iran's nuclear deal will allow the republic will to replace hundreds of museum-era jets frozen in time by economic sanctions.

Passengers on a Wellington to Sydney flight took a terrifying mid-air plunge that knocked the aircraft off its axis as it flew in to land.

Queenstown Airport has been forced to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on patching its runway after damage by heavy aircraft.

A global airline organisation says the looming travel tax could cost jobs and is a breach of aviation principles.

Australian consumer advocacy group Choice is on board to campaign against Jetstar’s “opt-out” booking service.

A tourism leader has branded the Government's new travel tax as ludicrous and hypocrisy.

Qantas and American Airlines have been granted an okay to introduce more services between Australia and the US.

Airways is looking a new space-based air traffic control system that would supersede radar.

A new duty-free operator at Auckland International Airport is promising a little less of the hard sell that annoyed travellers.

Airwork will spend between $95 million and $105 million on expanding its Boeing 737 fleet during the next year.

The US Export-Import Bank is set to expire, eliminating finance for aircraft orders from Boeing's overseas customers.

China Eastern Airlines has plans to build up to daily services on its Auckland-Shanghai service.

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.