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.

Fog restrictions have been lifted at Auckland Airport after dozens of domestic flights were disrupted this morning.

Boeing has rolled out the first of its 787-9 planes destined for launch customer Air New Zealand.

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.

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.

Qantas will start a new Auckland-Perth service this summer and has launched a new transtasman schedule as its partnership with Emirates takes off.

What Air New Zealand's success should tell us is that our peculiarly New Zealand way of doing things has a real value, writes Bryan Gould.

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

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.

Air travellers face significant delays due to thick fog halting domestic flights at Auckland airport today.

Air New Zealand says Boeing has kept it updated on the Ethiopian Airways incident last week.

A New Zealand-developed aerial drone was used for the first time in the search for a Christchurch man.

China Southern Airlines is set to be the first carrier to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on scheduled services to New Zealand when it increases flights to Auckland over summer.

Two celebrity travellers were allowed to have their French bulldogs keep them company on an Air New Zealand flight because they were providing a "psychiatric service''.