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Grenada, Granada? Dentist sues airline
Edward Gamson was looking forward to viewing the Moorish architecture of Granada. Instead, he was seated on a plane to Grenada. Now he's suing British Airways.

Pilot remains most likely suspect
Malaysian police believe if the disappearance of MH370 was the act of human intervention then the likely perpetrator was the pilot.

Man knocks on aircraft window
A man is being spoken to by police after running onto the tarmac at New Plymouth Airport today and knocking on the window of a running aircraft.

Flight MH370: Compo refusal likely
The wife of New Zealander Paul Weeks, who was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 when it vanished, will reject an offer of compensation.

Holiday foiled by fault
Tess and Sean McCormick heading to Niue for their first holiday in six years had their hopes dashed yesterday by a frustrating flight diversion.

Air NZ flight diverted with brake issues
An Air New Zealand flight with 136 people on board had to be diverted back to Auckland because of a suspected engineering issue this morning.

Crashed 'plane' a Google wifi balloon
A 'plane' reported to have crashed into the sea in North Canterbury this morning was actually a Google wifi balloon.

Shake-up planned for NZ aviation
New air traffic management systems are planned for NZ, replacing decades-old technology, promising to cut flight times and save the aviation industry up to $2 billion.

Pride of NZ Awards: Patience vital in the clouds
Patience is hugely important when you are a teacher. But it's probably even more vital when you're a flying instructor.

Boeing secures its biggest Chinese order
Boeing won its biggest order from a Chinese carrier as China Eastern Airlines agreed to buy 80 737 jets valued at $7.4 billion.

Airline denied toddler toilet
An airline has apologised after one of its cabin crew refused to allow a mother to take her toddler to the toilet, resulting in the youngster urinating in her seat.

Flight MH370: Disappearance 'deliberate'
The former chief executive of ill-fated Kiwi Airlines says the disappearance of MH370 wasn’t an accident.

Air NZ employees sit in flight simulation
Air NZ staff have been offered the first simulated flight experience on the new 787-9 Dreamliners - but they won't be leaving the ground.

Aircraft disappear from radar screens
For almost half an hour, 13 aircraft vanished from air traffic controllers' radar screens as they flew at high altitude above Europe, it has been revealed.

Indians get $8 fares as AirAsia debuts amid price war
Asia's biggest budget carrier has set a target for its India venture to break even in four months.

Air NZ shakeup adds to flexibility
Seat-only fares will soon be available to Air New Zealand's domestic passengers right up until the last minute.

Oz trumps Malaysia for jet search costs
It's been revealed the Malaysian Government has spend just a fraction of what Australia has paid in the search for missing flight MH370.

MH370: Who will pay for airliner hunt?
Countries searching for the missing Malaysian plane have yet to agree on how to share costs, an Australian search leader said.

Apology to widow for MH370 book
A Northland writer has apologised to the widow of a Kiwi missing on MH370 after she took offence at a book he's penned about the jet's disappearance.

Pair walk away from microlight crash
Two Hokitika men escaped serious injury after a microlight crashed on the Taramakau River yesterday afternoon.

MH370: Widow hits out at author of novel
The widow of New Zealander Paul Weeks has hit out at the Kiwi author of a new novella on the plane's disappearance.

Millions offered for info on MH370
The wife of missing Kiwi Paul Weeks is supporting a crowd-funding campaign to reward whistleblower information with $3.22 million cash.

Air NZ awarded $3.2m settlement
Air NZ has been awarded $3.2 million towards its legal costs by the Federal Court in Australia as part of the settlement of a class action over the air cargo market.

Services sector kick start outlined
Productivity Commission extols more competition and adopting cloud computing.

Australia outsources MH370 search
After a fruitless three-month hunt for flight MH370, Australian authorities have taken the first step towards handing over search operations to a private contractor.