The China Southern Airlines partnership with chef and restaurateur Al Brown is aimed partly at getting more New Zealanders travelling on the airline, says its president and chief executive, Tan Wangeng.

Pressure is mounting on Air New Zealand to lower its fares in and out of Tauranga.

China Southern Airlines is teaming up with star chef Al Brown to produce New Zealand-themed inflight food.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says fuel prices falling more quickly than the Australian dollar are helping revive the airline's international division but he's not putting a date on when it will be out of financial trouble.

Airbus will develop a new Beluga transport aircraft to fly around large parts of its new A350XWB.

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says he will remain a minister after the release of a report into his security breach at Christchurch Airport.

Qantas has unveiled its retro inspired 1970s livery on one of its brand new Boeing 737 aircraft.

A pilot has escaped a light aircraft crash in Western Southland this afternoon.

Qantas is serving up what could be the first course in a transtasman food fight, with new offerings to economy class passengers from later this month.

Why discontinue services to centres such as Kaitaia and Whakatane? The bitter truth is that New Zealand does not have a national airline with network obligations.

A Tauranga-based operator is poised to take over Air New Zealand's cancelled regional air services from Whakatane and Kaitaia but will charge similar prices.

Prime Minister John Key says plans to scrap some regional flights around the country is generally good news, a point many of the affected communities dispute.

Airbus is strengthening its presence in Asia - a market which is shaping up as a key battleground for competition with rival Boeing.

Christopher Luxon was brought in to put the foot down and drive profit, writes Grant Bradley. He's not about to let historic ties to some towns influence cold, hard business decisions.

Air New Zealand has bowed to public pressure by changing its regional fare structure and faced up to financial reality by shutting its loss-making Eagle Airways, pulling back from several towns.

Air New Zealand will cut services from three towns and shut down subsidiary Eagle Airways as part of a revamp of its regional services.

A flight formation ended the funeral in Auckland today of pilot Ann Barbarich, who died after suffering a suspected brain aneurysm at the controls of a plane after landing in Perth.

Millions of departing travellers could be spared the chore filling in departure cards following work done by Customs and Statistics New Zealand.

A Kiwi air traveller wrestled with a crazed passenger who tried to force open an emergency aircraft door mid-flight between Vietnam and Australia.

A man trying to make a dramatic mid-air exit from a Vietnam Airlines craft had to be restrained by passengers, including a Kiwi man on board.

A top Malaysia Airlines executive who is in NZ this week is urging relatives of those lost aboard MH370 to be patient as the carrier works to pay compensation.

Kiwis on waiting lists for commercial space flights remain determined would-be astronauts, although one admits to losing some confidence in Virgin Galactic's programme.

Two people were seriously injured after a light plane crashed yesterday afternoon.

London's Heathrow airport says airlines are using more giant wide-body super jumbos to escape the constraints of capacity curbs.

Air NZ will send its third and final flight to Mt Erebus this month - upsetting family members who have missed out.

The line of passengers taking pictures of the plane they'd just stepped off at Auckland Airport this week was proof that big aircraft make a big impression.

Trailblazer for women flyers had just landed new Air NZ jet when she suffered suspected aneurysm.