Grant Simpson is believed to have died instantly in yesterday's gyrocopter crash. His passenger Shane Hunt, 35, suffered multiple injuries.

Investigations are under way after two Air NZ flights were forced to make emergency landings yesterday.

The daughter of a pilot killed in a helicopter crash near Lake Coleridge credits his flying with saving the life of her husband.

Air NZ says it is checking its fleet of Boeing 737-300s following the explosive decompression of a Southwest Airlines plane in the US last weekend.

The maker of a plane which crashed in Fox Glacier, killing nine people, is warning against putting more powerful engines into the planes.

You may have noticed that over the holiday period Air New Zealand finally took delivery of the first of its five Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

The only way an aircraft toilet system could leak is if the plane is not properly maintained, an expert says.

A retired aircraft engineer has revealed what could be the source of a brown substance which has been spattering South Auckland properties.