Pilots gave a "textbook" emergency response when a New Zealand colleague became unwell during an Auckland-bound Los Angeles flight on Saturday, aviation experts say.

Winston Aldworth goes in to bat for some of New Zealand's much-maligned regional centres.

Last week was a special one for jet lovers. The arrival of Boeing's Dreamliner in the skies above New Zealand set planespotters' hearts racing.

United Airlines has shelved plans for direct Dreamliner flights to Auckland.

An Air NZ subsidiary has been fined after one of its employees died after being sucked into a plane engine.

Another step in the long wait for the Dreamliner will be taken today when Air New Zealand staff get their first opportunity to pore over a "demonstrator" aircraft.

Air NZ is furious about a website's report that flames flared from the engine of one of its aircraft.

A Hamilton aviation centre will soon begin training pilots for Qatar Airways, including a group of Qatari nationals heading to the country later this year.