The most dysfunctional business relationship in aviation took another bizarre turn yesterday, writes The Independent's Simon Calder.

One of the problems with airpoints is keeping track of them, writes Jim Eagles.

Ben Boyce's mum is standing by her celebrity son, who is facing a possible jail term after his airport prank for his TV show. "I'm very proud of Ben and I love him dearly but sometimes things happen," Jenni Berthold said.

A man who attempted to access a restricted area of Auckland Airport by dressing in a fake pilots' uniform was carrying out a stunt for television show Wannaben, reports say. It is understood the imposter was not comedian Ben Boyce h

Gerard Depardieu says urinating in his seat on an airplane was "beautiful".

Profits have fallen at national airline Air New Zealand, with the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes hitting the company hard.

Qantas Airways has more than doubled full year net profit but says the general operating environment is challenging and extremely volatile.