New ZealandClipped wings: Depressed and flying?Does the Germanwings tragedy mean passengers now have to add the pilot’s state of mind to worries about mechanical failure and terrorism?03 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldCalls for overhaul of medical secrecyIn a country where Nazi and communist persecution and eavesdropping have left deep scars, data secrecy has cast-iron legal protection in Germany.03 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandWW2 German fighter crashesPilot of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 escapes unharmed from accident at the Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow at Blenheim.03 Apr 05:03 AM
WorldHow pilot comforted anxious passengersJournalist tweets praise for a Germanwings pilot who did something extraordinary to comfort frightened passengers.03 Apr 12:24 AM
WorldLubitz researched suicide, cockpit doorAndreas Lubitz had searched online for suicide methods and cockpit doors before he crashed a Germanwings flight into a mountain, prosecutors say.02 Apr 04:45 PM
AirlinesLufthansa knew Lubitz had depressionLufthansa has admitted for the first time that it knew Andreas Lubitz suffered from serious depression.01 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldPilot warned of cockpit riskA Dutch pilot issued a chilling warning of the risks of being locked out of the cockpit weeks before the Germanwings crash.01 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldPassenger screams caught on videoFootage taken on board doomed Germanwings flight recorded moment screaming passengers knew they were going to die, it has been claimed.31 Mar 11:27 PM
AirlinesAir NZ? No, Air AucklandAir New Zealand is facing a backlash in Christchurch after announcing it was canning summer flights to Japan.31 Mar 09:55 PM
New ZealandChitty Chitty Bang Bang over WanakaThe US space giant has been linked to an apparent unauthorised flight over Wanaka yesterday morning by Sir Peter Jackson's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car.31 Mar 08:29 PM
WorldAlps crash: 3 generations killedA child, her mother and grandmother, all called Emma, were among the Spanish victims of last week's Germanwings air disaster.30 Mar 08:37 PM
WorldLubitz treated for suicidal thoughtsThe co-pilot who killed 149 people when he plunged Germanwings flight 9525 into the French Alps had been treated for suicidal tendencies, it had emerged.30 Mar 05:03 PM
AirlinesAir service deals to boost global linksNew Zealand has secured 10 new air service deals allowing links with countries ranging from Bahrain in the Middle East to Curacao in the Caribbean.30 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldAussie airlines must have two cockpit crewAustralian airlines must have two crew members in the cockpit at all times, under a deal struck with the industry after the Germanwings plane crash.30 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldCo-pilot's girlfriend may be pregnantThe girlfriend of killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz may be pregnant with his child.30 Mar 01:04 AM
WorldRemains of killer co-pilot foundForensic teams working on the site of the Germanwings crash may already have recovered the remains of suspected killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.29 Mar 09:19 PM
WorldFlight skids off runway, 25 hurtTwenty-five people hospitalised after an Air Canada flight made a crash landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.29 Mar 05:46 PM
WorldCo-pilot: 'You can go now'Voice recorder reveals Alps crash pilot urged captain to go to the toilet and leave him alone in the cockpit.29 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldSearch for bodies a perilous taskColonel Patrick Touron looked grim-faced, as well he might.29 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldClues to pilot under pressureOne year before he made the cut for Lufthansa's elite flying school, Andreas Lubitz worked at a Burger King behind a car wash, flipping Whoppers and frying fries and talking to co-workers about his dream.29 Mar 04:00 PM
World'Open the goddamn door!'Dramatic recordings from the Germanwings flight’s black box have revealed the captain’s desperate attempts to break into the cockpit to regain control of the plane.29 Mar 08:15 AM
WorldFault blamed for pilot ejectionsSaudi Arabia yesterday blamed a "technical fault" for forcing two of its pilots in an F-15 to eject over waters south of Yemen.28 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldApplause on ill-fated flight routeA pilot who once flew with killer airman Andreas Lubitz yesterday spoke of how he flew the "route of death" just two days after the Alps tragedy.28 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldProsecutors: Co-pilot may have hidden illnessGermanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday.Watch27 Mar 08:18 PM
WorldFlying grows ever safer but more questions raised about evaluation of pilotsThe disaster French Alps has raised questions about how pilots are evaluated and how airlines can be sure that such a horrifying event won't recur.27 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldCo-pilot suffered 'broken heart'Media reports tell of a disturbed young man in relationship crisis as friends say he was happy in job.27 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAir NZ rushes in cockpit 'rule of two'Air New Zealand has tightened its cockpit security policy amid concern that a co-pilot deliberately ploughed his Germanwings aircraft into the French Alps.27 Mar 02:47 AM
WorldFrench Alps crash: Evidence collectedPolice investigating the Germanwings crash said they had made a 'significant discovery' at the home of pilot Andreas Lubitz.26 Mar 05:17 PM
WorldGermanwings silent on locked-out pilotGermanwings last night would not confirm reports one of the two pilots on its doomed flight was locked out of the cockpit before the plane crashed in the French Alps.26 Mar 04:00 PM
