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Auckland Airport buys up quarter of Queenstown Airport
Auckland International Airport is now the owner of 24.9pc of Queenstown Airport, in a $27.7m deal with Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Kiwi balloons grounded in UAE after deaths
Peter Kollar has left the United Arab Emirates in the wake of a fatal hot air balloon crash which saw his pilot sentenced to a year in prison.
Blame on Airbus victims saddens mother
A mother who lost a son in the Air NZ Airbus crash off France is saddened to see blame being meted out to the people involved.
Air NZ slams 'speculative' comments made over Airbus crash
Air NZ has hit out at an aviation safety specialist's interpretation of what went on before an Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean off France in 2008.
Air NZ crew encouraged test that led to crash - expert
Air New Zealand crew encouraged the pilots of an Airbus 320 to carry out tests minutes before the plane crashed off the coast of France, a specialist said.
Human error to blame for Air NZ crash - report
Experts for French prosecutors probing the crash of an Air NZ jet in 2008 agree with air safety investigations which blame human error.
Minister tells CAA to get its act together
Tranport Minister Steven Joyce has told the Civil Aviation Authority to shape up after a critical report from the Auditor-General.
Air NZ in France for Perpignan crash talks
All seven people aboard an Airbus A320 test flight died when it crashed in 2008. Air NZ said it could not confirm a report that an announcement would be made tonight regarding the crash.
CAA investigates after TV sting reveals security flaws
The CAA has asked airlines to investigate a loophole in airport security, after major flaws were revealed yesterday.
Aussie soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Four soldiers, three of them Australian, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Grave fears for missing Aussie mining bosses
Six Australian mining executives, including one of the country's richest men, breached protocol by boarding a plane that has gone missing in West Africa.
Euro travel tax could hit NZ tourism
Will a new European climate change travel tax damage NZ tourism?
Lost photographs reveal author's final hours
Images of the writer and aviation pioneer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - probably taken just before his death - have surfaced in France.
Air NZ passengers find ID loophole
Cheeky air travellers have found a way to bend the rules by using self-service kiosks in domestic terminals.
10-hour, no-frill flights set for take-off
Jetstar's planned Auckland-Singapore service is set to slash fares on the route and could mark the start of increased no-frills long-haul flying out of NZ.