A failure involving a Telecom communications network vital to air traffic control has delayed flights throughout the upper North Island this afternoon, with some flights remaining grounded as a safety precaution.

There's no kind way of putting this, so I'm going to come right out and say it: clearly a number of people at Air New Zealand have gone insane.

Cuddling up in Air NZ's new cuddle class is all well and good, but it doesn't provide much room for a big Kiwi bloke.

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.

Air New Zealand has 15 Boeing 737-300s in its fleet, none of which are more than 15 years old.

Is wacky the way to go for Air NZ?

Japan Airlines, once the world's largest international carrier, is set to emerge from bankruptcy administration this week as a smaller company more reliant on Asian routes and global partners.

Passengers on a Qantas flight from the Philippines to Sydney yesterday were 'terrified' as pilots fought a cockpit fire.

Air New Zealand has teamed up controversial puppet Rico with superstar rapper Snoop Dogg in its latest video.

If you've flown Air New Zealand and found yourself on the new Airbus A320, you'll have had the chance to use your mobile at 5000m, or to listen to your neighbour doing important business by phone.