Air NZ plane makes emergency landing
An Air New Zealand flight made an emergency landing in Palmerston North today.
Aviation
Qantas jet 'piggybacks' Air NZ flight across Pacific
A Qantas jet "piggybacked" an Air New Zealand flight across the Pacific Ocean overnight, after its weather radar stopped working.
Air NZ adopts new technology
Air New Zealand estimates it will save millions in fuel bills and CO2 emissions with new technology fitted to its aircraft.
Night-vision Antarctic mission a success
A United States Air Force Globemaster was back on the ground in Christchurch tonight after a pioneering round trip flight to Antarctica today, the pilots using night vision goggles to land in the d
Air NZ trials fuel-saving flight
Air New Zealand is tonight running a flight to San Francisco which it says can result in an estimated 4400 litres of fuel savings and 11 tonnes fewer of carbon dioxide emissions.
Headspace wanted for tattoo ads
An airline promoting changes to its domestic flight check-in process wants to pay people $1000 each to have their heads shaved and tattooed with advertising.
Air NZ told to make urgent changes to 777 flights
Air New Zealand has been told to make urgent changes to its operations and maintenance of its eight long-haul Boeing 777 aircraft in the wake of shock findings from a crash in Britain.
Plane in emergency landing
A Christchurch-bound flight turned back to Nelson when a warning light came on this morning.
Five dead after two small planes collide in England
Two small planes collided in midair and crashed in central England, killing five people, emergency workers said.
Repaired Qantas jet takes off for LA
A Qantas Airways jumbo jet was tonight on its way to Los Angeles after it was grounded overnight in Auckland following an in-flight problem with one of its engines.