Pilots are alarmed at the lack of safety zones at the end of Wellington Airport's runway and have filed court action.

Unaccompanied children flying on Air NZ planes will soon be issued with electronic wristbands that will trigger text messages to caregivers through their journey.

Travel stocks plummeted across the board yesterday following the US issue of a global travel alert, warning travellers to be extra cautious amid heightened terrorist concerns.

McCaw could have chosen to stick to what he knows (rugby), yet he chose to train as a commercial pilot with Christchurch Helicopters.

Virgin Australia will boost the number of its transtasman services next year.

One of Martin Aircraft's jetpacks made its first manned flight in Canterbury this week, Television New Zealand reports.

Air NZ has signed a three-year deal with Flight Centre that will see the travel booking chain help promote the national carrier's services.

Air New Zealand says the technical glitch affecting its check in services has now been resolved.

Work is under way to restore the last remaining Solent flying boat.

Qantas has finally shed its junk credit rating from Standard & Poor's.

Fiji Airways announced today that it will add a third direct flight to its Auckland-Suva route starting early next year.

Advanced Security Group, which integrates electronic security systems, is planning to build a $100 million revenue company in the next five years.

Winston Aldworth flies in a Strikemaster jet

France declared its borders closed after the Paris attacks, but the reality was different.

Air New Zealand is considering the Philippines as another longhaul destination after confirming it will fly to Vietnam next year.

Aviation security is likely to be tightened following a review that's been given impetus by the apparent bombing of a Russian plane in Egypt.

China's first indigenously designed passenger jet, the 90-seat ARJ21, will be delivered to state- owned Chengdu Airlines by year's end.

Emirates unveils new Airbus A380 with a record 615 seats after ripping out first class to pack in more passengers.

COMMENT: Qantas now has the biggest airline in the world to do some of its heavy hitting, writes Grant Bradley.

Dreams of an air fare war between New Zealand the United States have been realised.

Infratil, the investment company managed by Wellington-based investment bank Morrison & Co, posted a 14 percent gain in first-half pretax earnings.

Air New Zealand begins return flights to Argentina three times a week next month, a route on which it expects to build up frequency.

Maids, porters and other hotel staff in Sharm el-Sheikh are being questioned to discover if one of them hid a bomb in the luggage of a passenger on board the doomed Russian holiday flight.

Legal action over liquor magnate's $620m estate is no longer live.

Air NZ's first South American route has been years in the planning, reports Grant Bradley.

Air New Zealand will purchase 15 new ATR72-600 aircraft to operate on regional services, the airline announced today.

Suspicions that foul play caused the passenger jet crash in Egypt were growing as the Russian airline's owners said the plane could only have been brought down by "external factors".

Hawaiian Airlines' new boss in New Zealand says 2016 will be a challenging year for the airline.

Passengers on an Air New Zealand flight were forced to wait for hours on the tarmac after a pilot failed to show up because he confused the time.