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NewsMarch 21

Light plane runway excursion at Taieri

A 1969 Piper Comanche twin-engine light aeroplane lands and runs past the end of the runway at Taieri Aerodrome yesterday.

QueenstownSeptember 5

Hi-tech new chopper arrives

A Queenstown-based aviation company has taken delivery of a Eurocopter AS 350 B3e, the first of its kind to arrive in New Zealand.

DunedinNovember 27

Aviation scheme for pupils on track

Launching a career in aviation is no longer just "pie in the sky" stuff for Otago secondary school pupils.

Central OtagoNovember 14

'Brain teasers'at flying rally

Liferaft dropping, bombing, precision landing and navigation were all part of the Lakes Area Rally, a competition hosted by the Central Otago flying club in Alexandra on Saturday.

QueenstownNovember 9

NZ leader up in the air

New adventure aviation safety standards - the only such formal regulations in the world - take effect today, with international regulators watching keenly but some operators not impressed.

QueenstownOctober 9

Pair in crashed plane 'lucky to be alive'

Two people on board a light aircraft which crashed near Queenstown during the weekend were "lucky to be alive", a New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre spokesman says.

QueenstownOctober 9

Float-plane plan attracts plenty of opposition

A total of 162 submissions have been received by Lakes Environmental regarding the float-plane operation proposed for Lake Wakatipu - 135 in opposition.

North OtagoSeptember 16

Gliding club open day

Omarama is to celebrate the start of the new gliding season with an open day at its airfield on October 1.

NationalJune 17

Airlines resume flights

Air New Zealand resumed flights to Queenstown yesterday, with one from Auckland arriving at midday.

BusinessJune 6

Airline profit outlooks slashed

The International Air Transport Association yesterday slashed its 2011 airline industry profit to $US4 billion ($NZ4.92 billion), a 54% fall compared with the $US8.6 billion forecast in March.

BusinessApril 29

Fuel prices, aircraft put trade balance in deficit

New Zealand's trade balance recorded a seasonally adjusted deficit of $428 million in the three months ended March, largely due to one-off imports of large aircraft and higher fuel prices.

NationalApril 14

Charges laid after passenger jet's 'late takeoff'

The Civil Aviation Authority has charged an individual on a Pacific Blue passenger jet for allegedly compromising safety by taking off from Queenstown Airport last year after the deadline for departures.

QueenstownApril 12

All systems are go at the airport

There is never a dull moment at Queenstown Airport, as chief executive Steve Sanderson explains in this week's Wakatipu Echo - with an incredible amount achieved in the past 12 months and even more to do in the next.

QueenstownMarch 13

Family key players in aviation business

An international aviation business has been launched from Queenstown by a family which has always considered the resort home.

NationalFebruary 22

Flights grounded after quake

Flights in New Zealand are not taking off in the wake of today's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.

DunedinFebruary 7

Much ado before meeting the man

Zoe and Maia Halls, of Dunedin, were ready and dressed three hours early yesterday for their meeting with a special visitor.

DunedinFebruary 4

Plane makes emergency landing at Dunedin airport

An Air New Zealand flight to Wellington made an emergency landing at Dunedin airport at 5.42pm, after a bird was sucked into its left engine.

BusinessJanuary 25

Air NZ alliance wins Moody's approval

The Air New Zealand shareholding and alliance with Virgin Blue has received the tick of approval from brokers and Moody's Investors Service, with brokers picking more good news to follow.

QueenstownJanuary 18

CAA delay means no end to 2006 crash probe

After 30 years of service, Queenstown coroner Alan Macalister was unable to close his last case yesterday - a helicopter crash which claimed two lives - because of a delayed Civil Aviation Authority report nearly five years in the making.

BusinessJanuary 18

Economic importance of Auckland's airport set to take off

Underpinned by tourism, listed Auckland International Airport's gateway status to New Zealand is forecast to deliver up to 19% of the country's economic growth within 20 years.

QueenstownJanuary 18

'Informal' interest in consent at helipad

A council request to formalise the use of the helipad on Bob's Peak, has received two "informal" applications from local helicopter operators.

QueenstownJanuary 18

New tour company takes off

Heli Tours director Paul Mitchell says his new alpine tour company is "ahead of schedule" after getting certification on Christmas Eve and operating for less than three weeks.

BusinessJanuary 11

Airline to fly direct Auckland-Guangzhou

More visitors are expected from China after a decision by China Southern Airlines to fly direct to Auckland from Guangzhou, rather than via Melbourne as planned earlier.

DunedinJanuary 7

Plane just misses vehicle

A freight plane landing at Dunedin International Airport missed hitting a Dunedin airport security officer's vehicle by 10m in appalling weather conditions, a report released yesterday reveals.

WorldDecember 2

A380 engines may have manufacturing fault

Australia's air safety authority says engines on some A380 superjumbos have a potential manufacturing defect that could cause engine failure.