A Christchurch headmaster who was caught up in the San Francisco air crash drama initially thought it was a terrorist attack.

Air Tahiti Nui will boost its Auckland to Tahiti and Los Angeles flights as part of a global overhaul.

An expert in product harm says the public feels the need to quickly apportion responsibility for plane accidents.

The organisation representing most of the world's airlines is urging all countries to join up to international safety standards.

Two canine travellers caused a stir on a 10-hour international flight after Air New Zealand let the French bulldogs sit at the feet of their celebrity owners.

Nearly 110 years on from Canterbury farmer Richard Pearse's attempts at flight, Kelston's Ivan Mudrovcich will be sending a replica Pearse skywards.

Residents of Epsom and Royal Oak are objecting to a trial change in the landing approach to Auckland International Airport.

Are your teens ready for adventure and a feeling of conquering their fears? Danielle Wright finds out what's on offer close to the sky.

Flight 441 left Whenuapai Airport at 8.21am on Wednesday, July 3, 1963, for a 40-minute flight to Tauranga.

A new airline information system being launched by the International Air Transport Association should result in passengers being given a wider range of choices when they book tickets.

Passengers are suffering because New Zealand's "light-handed" regulation allows airports and Airways NZ to push up fees.

In steamy South Carolina, Boeing is cooking up a big part of the future of air travel.

Boeing is ramping up production at its new plant in South Carolina - the first place it has made commercial planes outside of its base in Washington state.

The battle to sell wide-body jets has stepped up with both Boeing and Airbus claiming success from the Paris Air Show.

Air New Zealand is nearing the end of what will be a decade-long journey to get the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner into its fleet.

A Hamilton aviation training school is offering aspiring pilots the chance to fast-track their way into jets at fast-growing Gulf carrier Qatar.

Boeing continues to snare orders for its super-stretch Dreamliner before officially launching the aircraft as rival Airbus also sells plenty of big planes at the Paris Air Show.

Air New Zealand has rolled out the first of its brand new Airbus A320 aircraft - which feature impressive curved wing tips - at the Paris Air Show overnight.

The global aviation event at Le Bourget airfield north of Paris.

Air New Zealand will pay more than $8 million in penalties for its role in air cargo price fixing, offending which a High Court judge says hurt consumers.

The world's first airline to charge people according to their weight is set to introduce an "executive row", with extra space and no armrests, to cater for bigger passengers.

Jetstar is ditching services from Wellington to Queenstown as it focuses on peak-time services between Auckland and Christchurch.

Air New Zealand is laying on the Kiwi look thick by adding a fern to the koru, ditching teal and going black and white on all its aircraft.