Jim Eagles enjoys exploring the aviation history of the Chatham Islands.

Rules are rules and carelessness is carelessness. But I can't help wishing that there would be some standardisation of enforcement.

Air New Zealand is adding extra charges to its booking process which will increase costs for every customer who pays for flights by credit, debit or charge card.

Emergency services were called to Wellington International Airport after a plane was forced to return shortly after take-off this afternoon.

Thousands still suffered yesterday as Auckland International Airport struggled to clear the backlog of passengers disrupted by its closure.

The pilot at the controls of an Indian jet that crashed this year, killing 158 passengers, had slept for more than half the flight.

The pilot of a Qantas 747 was forced to turn back during a Sydney-Argentina flight when smoke started coming from an instrument panel in the cockpit.

Going from earthworks contractor to helicopter maker may seem an unlikely career change.

Air NZ pilots helped to avert a midair disaster that air traffic controllers failed to spot, an inquiry has found.

A plane that crashed near Fox Glacier, killing nine, is believed to have been over its maximum allowable weight and off-balance.

Three of the airline's Airbus A380 superjumbos will be out of service until at least next week.

Singapore Airlines has pulled three of its Airbus A380 jumbos from its network due to engine issues.

Airport security precautions are a fact of life these days, but Jim Eagles wonders whether some of the checks haven't become a bit much.

Qantas will keep its six A380 superjumbos on the ground for at least the next 72 hours, as testing on their Rolls-Royce engines continues after oil leaks were discovered on three aircraft.

Emergency checks found 'anomalies' on three of the fleet's new Rolls-Royce engines, chief executive Alan Joyce said today.

More questions over engines are likely to cause massive delays for Qantas passengers.