Queenstown Airport has been forced to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on patching its runway after damage by heavy aircraft.

Norris Carter is Auckland Airport's general manager of aeronautical and commercial and joined the company in November 2103.

Winston Aldworth experiences life in the First Class suites aboard the longest commercial flight in the world.

Preparing for another overseas journey, Peter Bromhead has been experiencing the inevitable onslaught of pre-flight nicks to his credit cards.

Qantas and American Airlines have been granted an okay to introduce more services between Australia and the US.

Air NZ is the sole voice protesting against Qantas and American Airlines' application for a co-ordinated increase in flights.

A Kiwi-built, human-powered submarine has made a splash in an international race, falling just a knot short of a new world record.

The US Export-Import Bank is set to expire, eliminating finance for aircraft orders from Boeing's overseas customers.

China Eastern says it'll soon start flying between Auckland and Shanghai year-round - and travellers are the winners.

A sagging New Zealand dollar will provide an extra boost to the tourism industry, still glowing from a record summer season.

An airline group has ''paused'' a programme covering the size of carry-on luggage after opposition from travellers.

Qatar Airways has won top airline at the Skytrax awards announced in Paris after nearly 19 million passengers voted.

Cathay Pacific's new boss in New Zealand is 25-year veteran Mark Pirihi. He started in a sales job when the airline ran just two services a week between Auckland and Hong Kong.

European aerospace giant Airbus is believed to be in the running to buy Air New Zealand's Safe Air engineering subsidiary.

Airline travel is the fastest growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Air New Zealand will broaden the range of wine in premium cabins as it pushes back on claims it is being stingy in economy.

Air NZ has appointed two leading international wine judges and commentators to help select the one million bottles of wine its passengers drink annually.

Boeing is considering the largest-ever narrow-body jetliner to fill a void left when production of the 757 model ended.

Global airlines buoyed by a record profit forecast are also grappling with how to mend a rift between US and Gulf carriers.

A world airline group has agreed what the proper size of a carry-on bag should be - so everyone can bring one aboard.

Qantas and American Airlines have announced a significant expansion of flying across the Pacific - opening up the possibility of new flights.

Airline profits are expected to almost double this year to US$29.3 billion - amounting to US$8.27 per passenger carried.

Businesses as well as the Government are hoping for a spinoff from a high profile at the World Transport Forum in Germany.

Air freight - a barometer of global economic activity - has recovered and is growing at sustainable levels, a transport summit has heard.

A corporate travel specialist has a new strategy - encouraging some business people not to travel.

Revamped space at Sydney Airport is part of a $40 million upgrade of the airline's lounges worldwide.

Airlines and tourist businesses are disappointed at a new border levy that will push up the cost of a return flight out of New Zealand by around $22.