Jetpack maker the Martin Aircraft Company says it has raised $6.5 million in a private capital raising ahead of its planned sharemarket listing.

Boeing will build a new version of its top selling Boeing 737 that squeezes in more seats, with budget airline Ryanair the launch customer.

The widower of a sick woman booted off several flights allegedly because she was too fat has settled his lawsuit with airlines Lufthansa, Delta and KLM.

Passengers on a flight to New Zealand got a scare when a large centipede scuttled up the leg of a first class passenger.

Air New Zealand's last Jumbo jet is due to make its last passenger flight from Auckland on Wednesday.

The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed off the east coast of Jamaica had twice asked traffic control - before they lost contact - if he could reduce his altitude and had indicated that there was a problem with the aircraft.

The armed forces look set to increasingly rely on drones to defend New Zealand.

A prominent real estate developer and his wife were aboard an unresponsive private plane which crashed off the east coast of Jamaica on Friday.

A plane carrying almost 50 passengers had to return to Auckland shortly after take-off when smoky haze was spotted in the cockpit.

A volcano erupted yesterday in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air and forcing the evacuation of local communities, seismologists and reports said.

A couple and their extended family will miss a relative's wedding in Fiji after an airline mistakenly offered free airfares.

The Herald has compared the cost of flights, bus and car prices in the North Island after Air NZ faced criticism last week for the price of its regional airfares.

Struggling Australian flag carrier Qantas has posted a huge annual net loss but CEO Alan Joyce insists better days lie ahead.

John Key has spoken to Air NZ about its expensive regional airfares after the government-controlled carrier's profits rose for a third year in a row.

Auckland International Airport's vast Mangere land bank rose in value by $734 million between June 2011 and June 2014.

In its heyday, the Boeing 747 was hailed for its fuel efficiency but comparatively now is a gas guzzler, consuming fuel at the rate of 10 tonnes an hour, writes Grant Bradley.

Air New Zealand is set to announce a sharp increase in profit this week which the airline will welcome as a shift in focus from the negative publicity that has hit it this year.

A behind the scenes glimpse into the making of Emirates’ 50th A380 aircraft. It takes 800 workers just 65 to 80 days to assemble, install, test, paint, furnish and deliver an Emirates Airbus A380, the iconic double-decker aircraft that first entered Emirates service in 2008. Video supplied by Emirates.

See inside the new Airbus A350XWB in Part II of this video shot by aviation writer Grant Bradley.

Hawaiian Airlines says its service to Auckland is performing well but it will fine tune its schedule and has no immediate plans to increase frequency.

Corporate travel specialist Carlson Wagonlit Travel forecasts modest airfare growth from and around New Zealand next year.

A 50-year-old pilot who lost his job after sexually harassing a 19-year-old flight attendant has won his bid to have his name permanently suppressed.

A Karaka farmer strapped his then 10-year-old son Clark in a seat he’d made out of car seatbelts in the Seagull 3 glider and together they got it airborne for a few brief minutes.

A service which connects available pilots with passengers willing to split travel costs isn't operating legally says an FAA ruling in the US.

An airport kiosk avatar that can tell how stressed passengers are at check-in and talk them through the process is being developed in Auckland.