AirlinesThis is your Hobbit speakingThe cast of The Hobbit star in the latest Air New Zealand safety video, released today.22 Oct 04:00 PM
AirlinesSuper-jumbos head to AkldSingapore Airlines will start A380 services to Auckland in what is Australia's loss and New Zealand's gain.21 Oct 04:00 PM
AirlinesSex complaint pilot gets his job backA pilot who lost his job after an accusation that he sexually harassed a flight attendant has won a legal battle to be reinstated to his former position.16 Oct 08:59 PM
WorldMops blamed for plane floodA 700-litre flood of water that forced a Qantas plane to turn back to Los Angeles mid-flight may have been caused by the mops used to clean the aircraft.15 Oct 01:29 AM
WorldFatal crash pilots: 'F***, we're dead'Two of the three pilots on an Air France jumbo were sleeping minutes before it plunged into the sea off Brazil, it was revealed yesterday.14 Oct 09:54 PM
AirlinesQantas in overdrive for turnaroundAs Qantas prepares to put more flights into New Zealand over summer, international sales boss Stephen Thompson is clear about what needs to be done at the airline as it battles through a painful....14 Oct 04:00 PM
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines: $50k offer not finalMalaysia Airlines says a compensation offer of US$50,000 to the families of MH370 victims is only "part of" the final payment it intends to make.13 Oct 08:56 PM
New ZealandMH370: Widow rejects $64kThe widow of Kiwi MH370 victim Paul Weeks has rejected a compensation offer of $64,000 from Malaysia Airlines.12 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDAirlinesReceivers ground HeliPro after tough winterHeliPro employs 70 people to run its 35 helicopters in NZ, Australia and Fiji.08 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessAirbus A350 XWB test fleet in formation flightAirbus’ five A350-900 test aircraft took to the skies for an impressive formation flight on September 29 2014. Video supplied by Airbus.Watch06 Oct 09:13 PM
AirlinesAirbus could bring millions to MeccaEstablished as the world's most glamorous plane with top-end carriers such as Dubai-based Emirates, Airbus sees a new niche for the industry's biggest jetliner.05 Oct 04:00 PM
AirlinesChinese airline to begin Auckland-Shanghai servicesChina Eastern Airlines is to start regular scheduled services to Shanghai from Auckland over summer in a challenge to Air New Zealand.30 Sep 02:49 AM
AirlinesAir NZ defends regional fares, againAir New Zealand has again defended what the airline charges on its regional routes, saying profits are falling on its provincial network.30 Sep 02:14 AM
WorldSonar search for MH370 to resumeThe sonar search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight is about to resume, with a Malaysian ship the first to begin scouring the Indian Ocean for MH370.30 Sep 02:13 AM
OpinionGraeme Lay: A red alert in these troubled timesSince 9/11, flying has become a tedious ordeal - made even worse if your boarding pass is circled in felt pen.29 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandMH17 widow's pledge to her boysThey chatted over Facebook, he boarded a flight, and then he was gone forever. Now MH17 victim Robert Ayley's wife, Sharlene, has spoken for the first time.28 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldSeabed mapped for MH370Images show for the first time a dramatic underwater landscape with mountains higher than Mont Blanc and ridges deeper than the Grand Canyon - all 4570m below the surface.28 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldPilot, child killed in plane collisionTwo people were killed when two small planes collided in western New York at an event to introduce children to aviation.28 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandThrown off for being pregnantA former TV reporter who is 30 weeks' pregnant was removed from a domestic flight after failing to provide a medical note saying she was fit to fly.26 Sep 11:54 PM
AirlinesNew jet market worth $4.6 trillion - AirbusAirbus Group predicted airlines will buy planes worth $4.6 trillion at list prices over the next 20 years.26 Sep 03:47 AM
WorldCocaine smuggled in kite board, golf bagA Sydney Airport maintenance worker has been charged with smuggling 100 kilograms of cocaine, hidden in a kite board and golf bag.23 Sep 11:13 PM
AirlinesSir Peter's vintage warbird dogfightThe vintage-aircraft market was once divided between pilots and aviation museums, but Peter Jackson represents a new breed of collector.23 Sep 02:28 AM
New ZealandRare scorpion found in tent at airportA scorpion has been destroyed after being found inside the tent of a traveller coming back into Auckland from Mexico at Auckland Airport.22 Sep 11:56 PM
AirlinesFlight late? Voucher promiseJetstar will give a $25 voucher to every domestic passenger whose flight is more than 10 minutes late for the next eight days.22 Sep 10:32 PM
AirlinesAir NZ sells corporate jet fitout firmAir New Zealand has sold its cabin interiors and corporate jet fitout business, saying it has "divested at the right time".22 Sep 05:00 PM
AirlinesAir NZ sells luxury jet fitout businessAir New Zealand has sold its cabin interiors and corporate jet fitout business to a British-based company for an undisclosed sum.22 Sep 05:20 AM
LifestyleKiwis pack bags for several trips away a yearRebecca Priestley has got the travel bug - so much that she's been overseas four times this year.20 Sep 03:49 AM
AirlinesHow to make a superjumboQatar Airways has taken delivery of its first 517-seat double decker Airbus A380 after a delay of several months.18 Sep 10:31 PM
New ZealandMalaysia Airlines lambasts NZ authorMalaysia Airlines has lambasted a New Zealander who wrote a book suggesting the pilot of MH370 committed murder-suicide.18 Sep 08:43 AM
AirlinesExtra US flights may see fares fallMore New Zealanders are set to head to the United States with 56,000 more airline seats next year and predictions fares will fall on increasingly competitive routes across the Pacific.16 Sep 09:00 PM
AirlinesHow airlines rake it in from extrasAncillary revenue on top of airline ticket prices has soared by 1200 per cent in the last seven years.15 Sep 02:45 AM
