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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The Isis group's release of a video showing its fighters burning alive a captured Jordanian pilot sparked street protests calling for vengeance and threatened to draw Jordan's usually low-key monarch towards ever more direct confrontation with radical Isl

The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed in December was out of his seat conducting an unusual procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control of the plane.