Airline share prices fell 1.5 per cent around the world last month as the United States dollar and oil prices rallied, but are still up 23 per cent on a year ago.

Shares in Qantas surged to their highest level in more than six years after it said the global drop in oil prices would help cut its fuel bill by A$550 million ($593 million) this year.

A study has found 53 per cent of New Zealanders belong to at least one travel loyalty programme.

A disgruntled passenger on Air Asia has penned a letter to the person sitting behind her on a flight from Singapore to Sydney.

Chris Greive's history with the Flight Centre goes back to its Top Deck roots in early 1980s London.

Dave Vos, the chief of Google's experimental cargo-drone program, expects to see pilotless commercial aircraft within his lifetime.

Air New Zealand's chief of sales and revenue Cam Wallace has a big challenge ahead - hundreds of thousands of extra seats to fill.

Dreamliners will be shut down completely every three months after tests by Boeing exposed a problem that could cause the plane to lose control.

Air New Zealand will shut down Dreamliners completely every three months after tests by Boeing exposed problems.

Airbus forecasts the volume of traffic through New Zealand's top three airports will almost double to 45 million passengers a year within the next 20 years.

Competition for new flight attendants is heating up with Emirates on a recruiting drive in New Zealand.

Air NZ is today marking the 75th anniversary by giving 75 customers the chance to win back their fares.

Emirates Airline has topped two customer surveys in the last week including the Roy Morgan Research award as the best international airline for customer satisfaction in New Zealand for the third year....

LAN is optimistic about growth prospects at home and in Australia, despite sluggish economic conditions in both places.

Intense competition and more airline services have led to sharp falls in prices that are now being reflected in the latest consumer price index.

People living in provincial New Zealand have been urged to use new air services to Auckland or risk losing them completely.

Air New Zealand ceases operating services to and from Kaitaia, Whakatane and Westport today.

Second-tier carriers back themselves to make money on regional routes dropped by the national carrier.

Air New Zealand is on the hunt for hundreds of extra flight attendants as its growth surges for the rest of the year.

Jetstar is under investigation by the Commerce Commission over its use of "opt-out pricing" on the airline's website.

Japan's All Nippon Airways has unveiled its latest aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, decked out as Star Wars' R2-D2.

US airlines are spending heavily to find wines that work in the harsh gustatory environment of a dry, pressurised cabin at 35,000 ft.

Air New Zealand is launching a fresh near half-billion dollar push into the United States with services to Houston from Auckland this year.

Air New Zealand's Auckland-Houston flights will be the longest on the airline's network.

Air New Zealand and a global aircraft parts supplier AJW Group have done a deal to service components of Tigerair Australia planes.

New Zealand travellers joined the jet age 50 years ago today when Qantas began Boeing 707 flights to Christchurch.