A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who was forced to hand over her bank records and Facebook page for an employment investigation has won her case.

Jetstar is launching a direct Auckland-to-Adelaide service from the middle of December, taking on Air New Zealand with special launch fares of $99 one-way.

A commercial jumbo jet carrying hundreds of passengers flew into Auckland Airport with a panel missing from its wing, and the problem went unnoticed until after the plane had landed.

A former Civil Aviation Authority investigator accused of faking an email presented to a coroner's inquest has been found not guilty.

Air New Zealand says it is confident of coping with higher fuel prices if tension over a possible attack on Syria forces oil prices even higher.

New Zealand airlines say they won't offer passengers the option to book seats away from noisy children after a move by a Singapore airline.

Air New Zealand says it will delay the axing of 180 wide-body maintenance jobs if it can get an industrial agreement with a union covering some of the engineers.

The aircraft was reportedly caught in a strong gust of wind and crashed into mountains in Mpumalanga, near Durban.

A union leader says the announcement up to 180 heavy maintenance jobs at Air New Zealand will be axed is a "sad, sad day for aircraft engineering".

Air New Zealand will axe 180 engineering jobs when it closes a maintenance facility in Auckland, according to the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union.

Profits have soared 25 per cent at Auckland Airport, boosted by more passengers, more planes and an increase in the value of its property portfolio.

Scientists at MIT are working on a propulsion technology that has the potential to completely revolutionise air travel, writes Pat Pilcher.

Qantas will start a new Auckland-Perth service this summer with travel agents saying new competition on the route could lead to a drop in fares.

The Government is warning New Zealanders flying in Tonga it will be at their own risk as the national airline has bought a plane which has been involved in numerous crashes.

Emirates has reached a decade of services to New Zealand as the airline celebrates five years of flying its superjumbo Airbus A380 around the world.

Emirates is taking first class travel up a notch with a luxury private jet service.

A Fiji Airways aircraft made an emergency landing at Auckland International Airport this morning.

An airline group remains worried about charges at Auckland Airport even though the Commerce Commission has found it is not making excessive profits

Wellington Airport is going back to the drawing board to set new landing charges but the group representing airlines is worried they will skyrocket.

The aviation community is angry Air New Zealand is looking offshore for its pilots.

Emirates president Tim Clark says airline alliances have to change or die.

Emirates and Qantas will unveil further details of their partnership across the Tasman at the official launch of the arrangement in Auckland tomorrow.

Tired and frustrated domestic air travellers were stuck at Auckland Airport yesterday for up to six hours after thick fog grounded flights.