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China Southern boosts NZ service

Palmerston Nth gets Air NZ Night Rider

Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate its next $29 Night Rider service between Palmerston North and Auckland.

Virgin to reap more fuel savings

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.

NZ a luxury standout destination

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.

Flying palace plan vanishes into thin air

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

MPs test out military giant

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

Matt Heath: Coffin Class could be answer to flight phobia

Flight NZ5202 Napier to Auckland got a bit bumpy. Altitude drops so steep they forced my guts deep into my groin.

Drone owner warned after hotel crash

A man who crashed a drone into a Queenstown hotel and then left the scene could be prosecuted for breaking civil aviation rules.

Bomb threat made on Jetstar flight

Police are speaking with a man after a bomb threat was reportedly made on board a Jetstar flight today.

Pilot's horrific death brings revenge call

The Isis group's release of a video showing its fighters burning alive a captured Jordanian pilot sparked street protests calling for vengeance and threatened to draw Jordan's usually low-key monarch towards ever more direct confrontation with radical Isl

AirAsia: Pilot disabled flight computer

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.

Dunedin-bound flight struck by lightning

''Just out of the blue there was this really loud bang and a flash of light on the right side of the plane."

Delta Airlines flight makes emergency landing

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the US after a pilot became locked out of the cockpit, according to airport officials.

New aviation tracking system on radar

All commercial flights worldwide could soon send out an automated signal every minute in times of distress to help rescuers find downed aircraft easier.

Tears at MH370's 'accident' call

The wife and daughter of missing Kiwi Ximin Wang say they are disgusted at the Malaysian government's decision to declare MH370's disappearance an accident.

Air NZ revives $29 Night Rider

From February 20 the airline will run Night Rider services between Auckland, Nelson and Christchurch for a month.

Low fares to help fill seats

Air fares as low as $1,365 return to Europe are on sale as airlines try to top up planes for the coming year.

9 things we'll never know about MH370

Malaysian officials finally call disappearance of the aircraft an "accident". But this means that there are many things we will - probably - never know.