Infra-red technology to help aircraft detect volcanic ash is to go into commercial production, allowing planes to see ash 96.54kms ahead.

Airbus extended its lead over Boeing on the second day of the Farnborough Air Show by pulling in a record deal for single-aisle jets.

Air NZ's Dreamliner will need modifications to equipment including the "last line of defence" that provides back-up power in the remote event of a dual engine failure.

The airline that forced a plane load of passengers to stay onboard for five hours on the tarmac at Christchurch Airport says it did not have the option to let them into the terminal.

Boeing's expert crew rehearses the flight program for the 2014 Farnborough Airshow. Watch the show before the show! Learn more at http://www.newairplane.com/787/787-9/?v=2 Courtesy YouTube/Boeing

Thick fog has blanketed Auckland city this morning, affecting domestic and international flights and making driving through the city a short-sighted experience.

A Dunedin woman on a long-haul flight to visit her daughter in Hawaii died from a condition associated with deep vein thrombosis.

The arrival of Air NZ's first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner does not herald the start of lower airfares - but travellers will get access to new international destinations.

Air New Zealand's long anticipated Dreamliner has touched down at Auckland Airport. Four years later than originally hoped, the plane landed around its scheduled arrival time. Around 45 Air New Zealand staff greeted the plane at the airline's engineering base.

Seated in the middle of economy with four seats to either side, my view outside the window couldn't be clearer.

Security personnel charged with keeping reporters away from the billionaires descending upon Sun Valley, are now on the lookout for another threat: drones.

An Auckland man flying from London to HK says he was told he'd have to go without an in-flight meal for his 11-hour trip as the airline could not cater to his peanut allergy.

A New Zealander stranded in Fiji for two days without any information from her airline was put on to another flight last night, the airline says.

Passengers on board an Air NZ flight from Perth to Auckland are alarmed at the behaviour of the pilots, which lead to the captain locking his co-pilot out of the cockpit.

Kiwis flying from New Zealand to the United States will not be required to undergo strict new security measures being introduced for uncharged mobile phones and laptops.

One of two men who were injured in a helicopter crash on a Marlborough farm yesterday is still in a serious condition in hospital.

Air NZ chief Christopher Luxon will take his place on an expanded Virgin Australia board as that airline continues its struggle to make money in the tough Australian market.

An Air New Zealand safety video featuring Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models is in the process of being withdrawn, the airline says.

Air New Zealand passengers will now be able to use their handheld portable electronic devices in flight mode for the entire duration of their journey.

"The planes are so noisy they wake us up most nights now." Residents say proposed improvements to a short-cut flight path don't go far enough.

Air New Zealand’s first 787 Dreamliner touches down next week. Grant Bradley reports on the airline’s high hopes for its revolutionary new plane.

New forensic imaging techniques are being used to solve the mystery of the final resting place of Amelia Earhart, whose plane vanished over the Pacific in 1937.

A Hollywood actress has described how a "river was running through the aisles" of one of Qantas's giant A380 jets about an hour after taking off from Los Angeles for Melbourne.

The increasing number of drones in New Zealand and growing safety fears have prompted an urgent review of the rules on flying them.

Investigators looking into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have discovered possible evidence of tampering with the aircraft's cockpit equipment.

Boeing is close to announcing a new aircraft to succeed the 757 jetliner that ceased production almost a decade ago.

Travellers' flight plans were briefly disrupted after a workman accidentally set off a fire alarm at Auckland's domestic terminal yesterday.