As China's economy has rapidly expanded over the past couple of decades, the Asian superpower's commercial giants have spread their wings and gone out into the world.

Ryanair refused to fly a sick child to an organ transplant operation because the boy's family arrived at their departure airport "too close to the departure time", it has been revealed.

Airport logistics and baggage handling company BSC Group is on track to hit $150 million of revenue for the financial year and is aiming to become a billion-dollar software company, says chief executive Patrick Teo.

Class action against Air New Zealand and other airlines accused of price-fixing on flights across the Pacific could stretch on for two more years.

Cathay Pacific plans to fly the latest widebody plane from Hong Kong to Auckland later next year.

AirAsia is keen to fly from New Zealand to Australia to connect with services to Asia, which could mean more bargain fares for holidaymakers.

An Emirates-commissioned study of the airline's contribution to Europe finds it has contributed 6.8 billion ($10 billion) of the EU's gross domestic product and spends 175 million on sponsorships....

Airlines have welcomed plans to build a third runway at Hong Kong Airport but are worried about how it will be paid for.

Australia is working to stop young women leaving the country to become "jihadi brides" for Isis.

Air New Zealand is promising more discounted fares as it adds hundreds of thousands of extra seats to its network where travel agents say price competition is already fierce.

A surging Air New Zealand stands to benefit from lower fuel prices next year by up to $249 million but must now fend off growing competition from other airlines also enjoying lower oil prices.

Air NZ says a big surge in its capacity this year should lead to lower airfares.

Falling fuel prices are causing a headwind for Hawaiian Airlines as lower oil costs impact on carriers differently.

Hawaiian Airlines has had a relationship with TV programme Hawaii Five-0 for the past five years.

The headteacher of the school attended by three British schoolgirls who are believed to have flown to Turkey to join Isis in Syria reiterated yesterday that police have no evidence the missing pupils had been radicalised there.

Toxic fumes in cabin air pose a health risk to frequent fliers and aircrew, a British coroner has said in a landmark report.

Lower oil prices mean the less efficient carriers with older aircraft than Air New Zealand are back in the game, writes Grant Bradley.

Three British "jihadi brides" who ran away from home to join fighters from Isis were believed to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria.

The head of one of the world's top luxury travel networks says New Zealand is leading the way in appealing to high-end travellers who are flocking to this country.

Airbus' plan to sell an A380 superjumbo fitted out as a "flying palace" has evaporated after the deal was discreetly cancelled.

Virgin Australia is tipped to benefit more from fuel savings in the year's second half after reporting a sharp upturn in its latest trading update.

MPs have test-driven a $250 million aircraft as part of Government's quest to replace the Defence Force's ageing fleet of Hercules.

On Thursday I got the first Business Class upgrade of my life.

A couple and their toddler who survived the crash of a TransAsia Airways plane in Taiwan changed seats just before the plane took off.

"This pilot decided to land in a narrow river without buildings because there is a residential area nearby. He did all he could do."

The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed in December was out of his seat conducting an unusual procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control of the plane.