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Grounded in Oz: Ardern's Defence jet breaks down
Issues with the aircraft have kept it grounded and the PM in Australia.
Q&A: Five key questions about drones in NZ
The Herald answers some key questions around drones, and how they're policed.
Is severe turbulence becoming more common?
Turbulence is, without a doubt, what nervous fliers fear most.
Watch: Kiwi films storm from his flight to Singapore
The storm hit just 20 minutes before the flight landed.
South American airline Latam pulls back from NZ
The airline is over flying Auckland from Sydney to Santiago on some days
Focus: One Giant Leap, 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing
Focus: One Giant Leap, 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing. Video / NASA
MH370 pilot in control 'until the end', French investigators suspect
The readouts "lend weight" to suspicions that he crashed into the sea in a murder-suicide.
Fliers cheat death in glacier crashes
Survivors of Franz Josef Glacier plane crashes shivered overnight and faced long walk out.
Air travel and fog: What you need to know
Thick fog on a runway led to the worst air disaster in history
Two major fires. Two choppers down. Is there a link?
Gear failures on monsoon buckets being investigated, sources say.
Kiwi's Apollo mission: How 'balls to the wall' flying brought Moon landing to NZ
Gavin Trethewey flew what was probably a transtasman record to get the film to viewers.
Air traffic control crunch: How pizzas from NZ helped workers take on Trump
In the depths of a government shut down support from NZ helped US controllers.
Air NZ wins more work to help keep Uncle Sam at sea
The new work is worth $25m to the airline
Fancy flight: Private jet flies Auckland to Seattle at near speed of sound
Gulfstream's latest manoeuvre to get the ultra-rich where they're going ultra-quickly.
Italian airline pulls video with actor in blackface as Barack Obama
New York Times: The ads for flights from Rome to Washington have been fiercely criticised.
This is your captain speaking up - why pilots have to get louder
Scepticism about regulators is forcing pilots to get more active.
Boeing to pay US$100 million to crash families, communities
"For the totality of these losses, that is a very small number," says one lawyer.
Jetstar suspends some transtasman flights
Jetstar is pulling out of its longest standing route from the country.
Air NZ stands by sustainability claim after pulling newspapers
Airline says ditching newspapers is part of a move to ''put its best foot forward''
Koru lounge restrictions a band-aid, says travel expert
New rules for frequent flyers will help but experts say more work is needed.
Editorial: Airlines right to call out monopolists
We say: Stakeholders have a right to question how much air traffic should cost them in NZ.
Air New Zealand launches Air All Blacks safety video
Air New Zealand launches Air All Blacks safety video. Video / Supplied
Anger at Airways, airports over monopoly charges
Airways is putting up charges for airlines by 21 per cent over the next three years.
One area for Twyford to focus after KiwiBuild fiasco - and it could save lives
Claims of a toxic culture at CAA warrant attention and there's plenty of help on offer.
Whanganui aviation hub set for take-off
Indian trainee pilots bring $50 million to Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch: Inside Emirates' $420m Flight Academy
Rookies fly corporate jets after hours in planes with parachutes that land themselves.
Boeing's 737 Max suffers setback in flight simulator test
New York Times: New problem found that must be corrected before jet returned to service.
Student pilot sexually harassed, instructor not prosecuted despite evidence
Student pilot says trauma of the investigation was worse than the original harassment.
Winston Aldworth: Why Air NZ needs to be led into the future
Winston Aldworth says its time for the national carrier to lead on leadership.
Pilot who ignored passengers' warning fined $2600 for crash
Passengers told pilot about ice on the wing, he claimed it would 'blow off' - and crashed.
Koru crunch: Travellers squeezed from Air NZ lounge
Air New Zealand said last year it was caught by surprise by the demand for its lounges.
15 lost at sea in wartime flying-boat crash
Two wartime Pacific plane crashes at sea, 21 dead, including a New Zealand Army general.
'Let's focus on the issues that are killing people' - Aviation leader to the CAA
Aviation groups are worried about CAA resources but minister says improvement continues.