Air New Zealand climbed from eighth-best in the world last year's to fifth in this year's annual world airline awards.

Over 17.9 million passengers have cast their vote for the world's top airlines in a Skytrax survey.

A plane has successfully landed despite problems with its landing gear that forced it to abort several landing attempts.

Air New Zealand has begun hiring new cabin crew - but is not offering jobs to any of the flight attendants made redundant in last year's downturn.

Air NZ has taken an unusual approach as it defends itself from claims an alliance with Virgin will mean an inevitable downgrade of its services.

Ruben van Assouw joins a list of more than a dozen known examples of sole survivors from air disasters.

The Netherlands has gone into mourning over the deaths of at least 61 Dutch citizens among the 104 people on a plane that crashed in Libya.

The head of the European Parliament has described the survival of a 10-year-old in a Libyan plane crash that killed over 100 people as "truly a miracle."

Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland has reminded the world again that it has the power to disrupt international travel.

Iceland's volcano has produced a 1,600km ash cloud off the west coast of Ireland that will force western Irish airports to shut down again.

Iceland's clouds of volcanic ash are menacing European air traffic again.

A proposed Tasman alliance between rivals Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue has both companies promising lower fares.

The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand explains the rules for safely and legally operating a drone. Video / CAA