Air NZ customers concerned over strike
Air New Zealand says it has been fielding calls from customers concerned their Easter travel plans will be disrupted by proposed cabin crew strike action.
Aviation
Plane makes emergency landing on Lake Rotorua
A floatplane rose just metres above the waters of Lake Rotorua this afternoon before the engine failed moments after takeoff, forcing an emergency landing.
Crash pilot accused of negligence
Indonesian prosecutors have accused the pilot of a Garuda plane that crashed killing 21 people - including five Australians - of fabricating a story about mechanical problems to escape blame for th
Skyhawks get all clear after one pulled apart
Aviation engineers have given the air force's mothballed fighter jets a clean bill of health after they pulled one apart to check it for water damage.
'Domestic' trans Tasman flights step closer
Trans-Tasman flights could be reclassified as domestic routes by the end of this year after Prime Ministers John Key and Kevin Rudd today agreed to make it a priority.
One dead in Omarama glider crash
One person was killed and an elderly man seriously injured when a glider crashed into a mountain in the central South Island.
Police said the pair were from overseas.
NZ Airbus stall unusual - TAIC
A low-altitude stall which happened before an Air New Zealand Airbus crashed into the sea off the coast of France couldn't happen under normal flying operation, New Zealand air crash investigators
Pilots' union warns against speculating
The airline pilots union has joined Air New Zealand in warning people not to jump to conclusions about what caused an Airbus A320 to crash off France last year.
Crash report 'not whole story'
An initial report into the crash of an Airbus A320 off France last year told only part of the story, Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe says.
Jetstar may provoke price war
Qantas subsidiary and budget airline Jetstar's domestic launch in New Zealand - offering seats for possibly 30% more passengers into Queenstown - is expected to prompt a domestic price war in the m