NZ also looking at beefing up security on flights from Muslim-majority countries

Simon Bridges says the CAA is 'assessing the evidence' for more security checks.

Man whose drone landed on the Auckland Harbour Bridge gets away with a warning.

Locals shocked and devastated by the death of a young couple in a plane crash.

A young couple who died in a microlight plane crash were well liked and respected.

Police have released the names of two people killed in the microlight crash yesterday.

Safety debate rages over Robinson helicopters after a series of unexplained crashes in NZ.

Changing rules around flying Robinson helicopters may be on the cards, the CAA says.

Airline pilots want to delay a planning hearing regarding extension on Wellington Airport's runway.

Paul Askin has spent years fearing terrible news about his son Steve. On Tuesday, that moment came when the chopper pilot died fighting Christchurch's fires.

There is no obvious indication on what caused two skydiving instructors to be seriously injured on Saturday, say investigators.

The two skydiving instructors seriously injured during a tandem training jump are stable and recovering at Dunedin Hospital.

A light plane has crashed at Dunedin airport.

Travellers heading in and out of the country had tens of thousands of items taken from them before they boarded a plane.

A plane has made an emergency landing on Papamoa beach.

Power has been fully restored to more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Gisborne tonight, after a 33-hour outage.

The tight-knit family-owned workplace is today grieving for the loss of two valued colleagues and friends.

Alternative work spaces are being arranged for hundreds of office workers kicked out of the Asteron building. The building, which

A man has been injured after the chopper he was in crashed outside Wanaka.

The head of one of the world's biggest airlines is worried pilots are being seduced by technology.

Qantas and Jetstar have followed suit from other airlines, banning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices from its aircraft.

Air New Zealand is banning Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices from its aircraft.

At least 200 aircraft have been hit by lasers in the last two years after a law criminalised public possession in an attempt to curb the issue.

Civil Aviation has given grounded South Westland helicopter company Alpine Adventures the green light to fly again.

The number of air rage incidents on UK airlines has quadrupled over the past three years.

After over 150 accidents involving small planes and helicopters a review has found the Civil Aviation Authority could improve how it oversees the sector.

Air accident investigators have interviewed the five passengers on board a helicopter that rolled over on landing near Queenstown yesterday afternoon.

Air New Zealand's latest safety video won praise in a review by film guru Russell Baillie in these pages a few weeks back - but it seems the Civil Aviation Authority is not a fan.

A drone operator who flew in restricted air space and got within 120m of a helicopter preparing to fight a forest fire has today escaped a conviction.

Air New Zealand is relaxing its ban on using Bluetooth devices on all international and domestic flights.