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Pilot tried to smuggle knives on plane

An airline pilot has been arrested at Heathrow airport after he was allegedly found to be in possession of a number of knives.

R2-D2 Dreamliner takes off

Japan's All Nippon Airways has unveiled its latest aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, decked out as Star Wars' R2-D2.

Air NZ tight-lipped on plane grounding

An engine issue grounded a Christchurch-bound flight at Dunedin International Airport yesterday, but Air NZ has kept tight lipped about the problems.

Flier grounded after stunt

Doug Hughes, who landed his tiny helicopter on the US Capitol grounds has been charged with violating national defence airspace.

Fine wine will soon board America's first class

US airlines are spending heavily to find wines that work in the harsh gustatory environment of a dry, pressurised cabin at 35,000 ft.

Cheaper flights coming, expert predicts

Air New Zealand’s investment in bigger planes, means more bums on seats, which means cheaper prices for the travelling public, an industry expert says.

Air NZ Houston flights pave way for partnership with United: analysts

Houston hop part of Air NZ growth spurt

Air New Zealand is launching a fresh near half-billion dollar push into the United States with services to Houston from Auckland this year.

Air NZ - Houston will be longest haul

Air New Zealand's Auckland-Houston flights will be the longest on the airline's network.

Wellington Airport not on longhaul radar

Govt offers $50,000 movie drone prize

Maori heritage helps China Southern exec

Blair Haeata says his Maori heritage has helped him fit into marketing roles at a number of Chinese businesses, including his latest job at China Southern Airlines.

Four spared by pilot's quick thinking

Craig Mitchell guided his stricken Cessna 182 to a crash landing in the soft sand of Tomahawk Beach to avoid beachgoers.

MH370: Islanders saw 'low flying plane'

Just over a year on, inhabitants of the remote island of Kudahuvadhoo, have reported seeing a low-flying passenger jet on the morning MH370 flight disappeared.

Lucky escape for beach plane pair

A pilot and his passenger had a lucky escape after their light plane crashed on Tomahawk Beach yesterday afternoon after ''spluttering'' over the city.

Calls for overhaul of medical secrecy

In a country where Nazi and communist persecution and eavesdropping have left deep scars, data secrecy has cast-iron legal protection in Germany.

Clipped wings: Depressed and flying?

Does the Germanwings tragedy mean passengers now have to add the pilot’s state of mind to worries about mechanical failure and terrorism?

WW2 German fighter crashes

Pilot of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 escapes unharmed from accident at the Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow at Blenheim.