The quiet of the no-fly zone has been replaced by the roar of airplane engines across Britain today.

Sydney Airport is ready to send flights to Europe after the reopening of airspace.

Another Icelandic volcano is expected to explode, potentially causing more disruption than Eyjafjallajokull.

The Govt is considering taking over Safe Air in Blenheim so the air force can finish having its five C-130 Hercules upgraded.

Europe has received a sharp shock of awareness about its addiction to cheap jet travel.

Tourism Auckland has had more than 200 offers from people offering rooms for stranded travellers.

The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.

The impact of Iceland's erupting volcano should make us ponder the very nature of how we have organised the way we live now, writes Hamish McRae.

Air traffic could return to half its normal level in Europe if clouds dissipate overnight, EU officials have said.

Air NZ has started flying passengers home from stopovers if they are unwilling or unable to wait for ash to clear over Europe.

Britain is bracing for what scientists warn could be weeks of disruption from the volcanic dust cloud blanketing Europe.

UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow morning, a shutdown which is costing the air industry an estimated $282 million a day.

The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.

Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

Kiwis travelling to the London Book Fair next week have been scattered and stranded all over the globe with volcanic ash continuing to disrupt flights across Europe.

1500 Air NZ passengers among more than a million affected by airport shutdowns across Europe.

NZ pilots are to be randomly checked to ensure they are telling the truth about any past drug and alcohol convictions.