New ZealandAviation commentator hits backAn aviation commentator has hit back at a judge's criticisms of the pressure put on pilots during yesterday's sentencing of a Pacific Blue pilot.26 Mar 09:35 PM
New ZealandParty-prone aviator loses appeal bidA pilot accused of booze-fuelled antics at a Sydney hotel and supplying a colleague with drugs during a spa pool party was rightly sacked, a court has ruled.26 Mar 05:21 PM
New ZealandCaptain fined for risky take-offA judge who sentenced a Pacific Blue pilot for his careless Queenstown take-off has raised concerns about industry pressure to keep passenger aircraft "off the ground".26 Mar 04:30 PM
AirlinesBoeing nearer 787 returnBoeing's 787 fleet is a step closer to getting back in the air after a test flight that went "according to plan".26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCareless pilot fined, ordered to retrainA pilot who operated a commercial passenger jet in a careless manner in Queenstown has been fined $5100 and must do extensive retraining.26 Mar 12:51 AM
TravelDaytripper: Up where they belongAlexia Santamaria joins Mt Maunganui's magnificent men in their flying machines.22 Mar 10:00 PM
New ZealandPeter Calder: How to beat that fear of flyingI've only once felt a fear of flying. We were four passengers and a pilot in an ageing Britten-Norman Islander.19 Mar 04:30 PM
AirlinesAviation chief lives dreamThe Hawaiian Airlines president and chief executive's love of aviation developed as a child frequently flying across the Atlantic from the United States to Britain.19 Mar 04:30 PM
AirlinesAir Pacific's first A330 touches down in FijiAir Pacific's first new Airbus A330 touched down on home soil today carrying the refreshed 'Fiji Airways' branding.19 Mar 12:45 AM
WorldAtlantic flight's nightmare landingWe were going to have "a perfectly normal landing", assured the pilot of Lufthansa flight 499 from Mexico City to Frankfurt, as he prepared his wary passengers for an emergency landing in the Azores.17 Mar 05:20 PM
New ZealandPassengers unaware of flight emergencyPassengers on board remained blissfully unaware as emergency services rushed to the runway at Auckland International Airport after a Thai Airways flight blew a tyre.17 Mar 01:58 AM
OpinionJack Tame: High-flyers win the right to bear small armsAfter 13 years of deliberation and debate, the much-loved Transport Safety Administration will allow airline passengers to carry small pocket knives on planes for the first time.16 Mar 04:30 PM
AirlinesCathay Pacific optimistic over NZA top ranking Cathay Pacific executive is upbeat about the airline's New Zealand route and its global strategy despite flying into a rough financial patch in the first half of the year.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandDead pilot 'loved his work'The pilot of a helicopter which crashed in a remote valley near Turangi had been flying for only a couple of years but was "not green", his brother says.10 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPilot clearly at fault, says judgeThe Pacific Blue airline pilot convicted of flying carelessly out of Queenstown made a series of mistakes that "seriously impacted" on safety margins, says a judge.10 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldAerotropolis: city of the futureWe are, you might like to know, probably doomed. This is because, in the 21st century, efficient, large, well-connected airports matter to prosperity above everything else.08 Mar 04:30 PM
AirlinesQatar eyeing flights to NZNegotiations this month could allow Qatar Airways, one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world - to fly to New Zealand.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandAnzac Day pilot 'made scapegoat'The lead pilot of the air force's fatal Anzac Day formation is being made a scapegoat for failures right up the command chain, says the father of one of the men who died in the 2010 crash.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChopper crash: Officer chargedAn RNZAF officer has been charged over the fatal Iroquois crash at Pukerua Bay on Anzac Day 2010.04 Mar 05:11 AM
WorldMystery of Hindenburg crash solvedExperts claim to have solved one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century: the real cause of the Hindenburg air disaster. And they name static electricity as the culprit.03 Mar 06:40 PM
New ZealandLives still at risk: grieving mumThe flight training industry stands on the threshhold, says Lyn Neeson: either tighten regulations now or lose more of the country's finest young pilots.02 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSacked instructor's chequered historyCaptain Ravendra Pal Singh, convicted of assaulting two student pilots in a cockpit 1500ft above the ground, compares himself to Jesus Christ.02 Mar 04:30 PM
AirlinesSleepy pilot blames hotel woesAn Air NZ pilot who fell into a deep sleep twice while at the controls of a passenger flight says he was fatigued because he couldn't rest properly in London hotels.28 Feb 05:38 PM
AirlinesAir NZ confident of Dreamliner deliveryAir New Zealand remains confident it will get three Boeing 787 Dreamliners by the end of next year despite battery problems that have grounded the plane around the world.27 Feb 10:45 PM
BDBDAirlinesProfits soar to $100m at Air NZAir New Zealand has more than doubled it first-half profit after lifting passenger volumes and boosting yields on international routes.27 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandBalloon pilot unlicensedThe Civil Aviation Authority has attributed blame for the Carterton balloon tragedy partly to failures by the pilot Lance Hopping.23 Feb 01:26 AM
New ZealandParents divided over airline's actionsA mother-of-two asked to leave an Air New Zealand flight before take off because her youngest son wouldn't settle has divided parents, with several supporting the airline's actions.20 Feb 02:27 AM
AirlinesHawaiian focusing on Pacific RimHawaiian Airlines is bucking the industry trend with its rapid expansion during the past 2 years.19 Feb 04:30 PM
