Captain Ravendra Pal Singh, convicted of assaulting two student pilots in a cockpit 1500ft above the ground, compares himself to Jesus Christ.

An Air NZ pilot who fell into a deep sleep twice while at the controls of a passenger flight says he was fatigued because he couldn't rest properly in London hotels.

Air New Zealand remains confident it will get three Boeing 787 Dreamliners by the end of next year despite battery problems that have grounded the plane around the world.

Air New Zealand has more than doubled it first-half profit after lifting passenger volumes and boosting yields on international routes.

The Civil Aviation Authority has attributed blame for the Carterton balloon tragedy partly to failures by the pilot Lance Hopping.

Qantas Airways is expected to report an improved net profit as the turnaround of its struggling international operations gathers pace.

Air New Zealand has emerged as the top performing airline in this region in Macquarie's aviation outlook for the year.

Hopes for an annual international air show have crash-landed with financial failure after this year's inaugural event.

Kiwi travellers are being ripped off by three of the country's major airports due to inflated landing fees charged to airlines, a consumer watchdog says.

Airlines say travellers would enjoy cheaper air fares if Wellington International Airport lowered its landing fees.

What caused a Hororata pilot to fly his glider into the side of a mountain near Omarama in a fatal crash in January last year may never be definitively known.

A 2011 plane crash landing could have been avoided if the pilots were taught how hard to pull a landing gear lever, a report has found.

Plans are under way to recover the bodies of three Canadian men believed killed in a plane crash in Antarctica after the wreckage of the aircraft was found on Saturday.

The NZ International Air Show hit the skies of Auckland over the weekend.

Kiwi stuntman Chuck Berry jumped from a helicopter at the first NZ International Air Show yesterday, using a marquee as a parachute.

Scott Anderson knows most people may think he is to blame after seeing footage and reports of a helicopter crash in Auckland's Viaduct.

Flights between London and Auckland are up to twice as expensive when booking from New Zealand compared to buying return trips out of Britain.

Air New Zealand is wary of more competition emerging across the Pacific from the alliance between Emirates and Qantas.

Qantas has been barred from preparing for a transtasman alliance with Emirates due to fears it would lead to inflated airfares between Australia and New Zealand.

Air NZ says it "remains committed" to the Boeing 787 despite the planes being grounded by US safety regulators.

Air New Zealand plans to outsource some of its contact centre work in a bid to cut costs.

The board and new management of Air New Zealand could be worried by a United States Government review of the safety of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner.