Qantas has stood down two pilots who argued in the cockpit of a Boeing 747 on the tarmac at Dallas's international airport.

Eruption activity has subsided but another eruption could occur at any time with little or no warning, according to Civil Defence. Read the latest.

Hawaiian Airlines will start flying non-stop between Auckland and Hawaii, three times weekly from March next year.

A New Zealander is missing after a possible helicopter crash in Papua New Guinea. Several aircraft are looking for the missing chopper, and officials are still trying to confirm the identities of those on board.