Air New Zealand and Air India are the only carriers left defending a multi-billion dollar civil law suit in New York, where 26 airlines have cut settlement deals totalling US$1.19 billion ($1.78 billion).

Air NZ and Air India are the only carriers left defending a multi-billion dollar civil law suit in New York, where 26 airlines have cut settlement deals totalling US$1.19b.

Auckland Airport is flying jumbo versions of the current and alternative Kyle Lockwood flags in support of this month's upcoming referendum.

The service between Auckland and Osaka was suspended in 2013.

Business reporter Christopher Adams is spending 17 hours in the air flying to Dubai. Here's what he could be doing for 17 hours instead.

Find out what it was like inside the first non-stop flight from Auckland to Dubai.

The Middle Eastern carrier's maiden non-stop flight from Dubai to New Zealand touched down at 10.33am yesterday.

WATCH: Ultra-long flight from Dubai touches down at Auckland Airport on time.

Emirates has announced that an Airbus A380 super-jumbo will be used on the airline's first direct services between Dubai and Auckland as a one-off special.

Surging passenger revenue and falling fuel costs have propelled Air New Zealand to a record half year profit

Air New Zealand's record half year result is great news for the company and good for passengers - and it's not just about fares.

Good times keep rolling for our national carrier, as passenger numbers soar and fuel prices plunge.

Emirates reveals how technology will save as much time as possible on the longest duration flight between Auckland and Dubai.

Air NZ is seeking regulatory approval to use 3D printed cocktail trays in its premium cabins. See video of how the process would work.

Qantas has reported a record half year profit of NZ$1.069b - making 2015 its best performance in its 95-year history.

Airbus has designed a bench seat for economy class that could make it more comfortable for obese passengers and families with young children to fly.

Strong Kiwi demand for Emirates First Class, where private suites include showers and $500 bottles of Dom Perignon.

Auckland International Airport CEO Adrian Littlewood says New Zealand has plenty of capacity to grow tourism from its record levels.

Auckland International Airport reported muscular interim results yesterday with profit and revenue experiencing double-digit rises.

More than 100 Air New Zealand $4 flights were snapped up within minutes by keen domestic travellers this afternoon.

Profits are up 25 per cent at New Zealand's largest airport.

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Auckland Airport dismissed an employee after an internal review process identified several unexplained financial transactions totalling $1.84 million.

Auckland International Airport has sacked an employee and called in police after finding more than a million dollars has been spent in unexplained transactions.

Air NZ Is appealing an Employment Court decision it says lets the country's largest pilots' union cherry-pick good parts of other employment deals.

A new border clearance levy has raked in more than $2 million in its first month - with that take set to rise dramatically.

Kiwi Regional Airlines is operating its flight out of Tauranga today at full capacity.

Flying last year was extraordinarily safe according to a group representing airlines but accident figures exclude two deliberate acts that led to crashes

Wellington Airport has hit back at scathing analysis of its runway extension plan by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

Air New Zealand claims fewer than half of Jetstar flights on competitive regional routes ran late early this month