Auckland Airport is flying jumbo versions of the current and alternative Kyle Lockwood flags in support of this month's upcoming referendum.

Business reporter Christopher Adams is spending 17 hours in the air flying to Dubai. Here's what he could be doing for 17 hours instead.

Find out what it was like inside the first non-stop flight from Auckland to Dubai.

The Middle Eastern carrier's maiden non-stop flight from Dubai to New Zealand touched down at 10.33am yesterday.

WATCH: Ultra-long flight from Dubai touches down at Auckland Airport on time.

Emirates has announced that an Airbus A380 super-jumbo will be used on the airline's first direct services between Dubai and Auckland as a one-off special.

Kiwi flight attendant Kaytlin Motion describes her job on the ultra long haul service between Dubai and Auckland.

Surging passenger revenue and falling fuel costs have propelled Air New Zealand to a record half year profit

Good times keep rolling for our national carrier, as passenger numbers soar and fuel prices plunge.

Emirates reveals how technology will save as much time as possible on the longest duration flight between Auckland and Dubai.

Air NZ is seeking regulatory approval to use 3D printed cocktail trays in its premium cabins. See video of how the process would work.

Air New Zealand is working with the Auckland University of Technology to start using new 3D printing to make new fold down cocktail trays. Watch Lee Donald – Air New Zealand Engineering and Maintenance. Professor Thomas Neitzert – AUT and Andrew Hewitt – Air New Zealand Head of Engineering Contracts and Leasing talking about the move.

Qantas has reported a record half year profit of NZ$1.069b - making 2015 its best performance in its 95-year history.

Once upon a time not too long ago, it was more economical to spend over five hours in a car to get to the Hawkes Bay than to travel by plane.

Airbus has designed a bench seat for economy class that could make it more comfortable for obese passengers and families with young children to fly.

Strong Kiwi demand for Emirates First Class, where private suites include showers and $500 bottles of Dom Perignon.

Auckland International Airport CEO Adrian Littlewood says New Zealand has plenty of capacity to grow tourism from its record levels.

More than 100 Air New Zealand $4 flights were snapped up within minutes by keen domestic travellers this afternoon.

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Air NZ Is appealing an Employment Court decision it says lets the country's largest pilots' union cherry-pick good parts of other employment deals.

WATCH: If you're ever caught in a nightmare situation where both pilots are unconscious, you'll be glad you've watched this video.

Aerospace leaders gather this week for the 2016 Singapore Airshow. Source: AIN TV

Kiwi Regional Airlines is operating its flight out of Tauranga today at full capacity.

Flying last year was extraordinarily safe according to a group representing airlines but accident figures exclude two deliberate acts that led to crashes

Fancy a cheap flight? Fly in November.

A Virgin Atlantic flight was forced to return to Heathrow after one its pilots reported being dazzled by a laser outside London.

Wellington Airport has hit back at scathing analysis of its runway extension plan by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

Air New Zealand claims fewer than half of Jetstar flights on competitive regional routes ran late early this month

Report backed by airlines tears into plan to lengthen airport's runway, saying it would be a waste of money and a drain on the economy.