Qantas is still waiting for New Zealand to rule on a transtasman alliance with Emirates - a month after regulators in Australia gave it the green light.

An "agitated" Air NZ hostess, angry at how she was woken during a flight, was ordered to take anger management lessons because she shook the colleague who woke her.

The Government should move quickly to ban lasers that can interfere with aircraft, the Labour party says.

A police investigation has been launched after laser lights were shone into the eyes of pilots using Wellington Airport.

Airports around the country are actively courting Jetstar in the hope it will fly to the regions and increase competition.

Jetstar has cancelled hundreds of domestic flights because of sagging demand on main trunk routes over May and June.

Qantas has unveiled its new uniform for 12,600 of its staff at a fashion parade featuring supermodel Miranda Kerr.

Air New Zealand's exposure in China will be boosted in a leading Chinese reality show You Are The One.

Government auditors have asked an agency which criticised aviation regulators for poor record-keeping to improve its own reporting performance.

Our national carrier is working hard to get us noticed in China, writes Alexander Speirs.

The heavier a plane is, the more av-gas is needed to fuel it.

Budget airline Jetstar is working on an image change, with the airlinesaying it will modify its pitch beyond just price.

The United States has flown highly sophisticated Global Hawk drones through New Zealand airspace, official papers reveal.

Some might say Bertrand Piccard has adventurer in his genes. His father, Jacques, was one of the first people to explore the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the world's oceans.

Authorities are to take urgent action to monitor rapidly increasing drone activity after conceding they know of as few as one in 10 unmanned flights.

Singapore Airlines is cutting some routes and continues to trim costs but says it remains committed to New Zealand.

The Pacific Blue pilot convicted of a careless Queenstown takeoff is to meet his employer next week to discuss his flying future.

The Civil Aviation Authority has been told it needs to keep better records on flight training incidents after an investigation found insufficient evidence to link an increase in fatalities to a decline in training safety.

Editorial: All airlines should dwell on Judge Phillips' concerns about the pressure on pilots. Safety rules are not there to be bent at a whim. Trust in airline pilots will soon dwindle if they are.

An alliance between Qantas and Emirates has been given the green light by Australian regulators but part of the deal still needs approval in this country.

Air New Zealand has announced it will be getting rid of standby fares and says the move is driven by customer demand.