Boeing and rival Brazilian plane-maker Embraer have teamed up to boost the aviation biofuel industry.

A new mini-terminal has been opened in Queenstown to handle an increase in the number of private jets coming to the resort town.

The days of bulk-buying cigarettes at the border are over after the Govt revealed its latest anti-smoking policy would cut the duty-free allowance.

Airlines have welcomed the prospect of flying into Queenstown after dark now the resort's airport has safety clearance for night flights.

Auckland Airport says it wants a fixed taxi fare price for a trip into the city to stop exorbitant fares - but it can't take any action until contracts expire in 2016.

Air safety authorities have given the green light for after-dark flights at Queenstown Airport.

Union Pacific, the railroad created with a stroke of Abraham Lincoln's pen, is now tinkering with the next wave of transportation technology: drones.

Auckland residents complaining that aircraft noise over their homes has become intolerable are thanking an anonymous benefactor for contributing thousands to their cause.

Philippines low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is eyeing New Zealand as a possible destination following a new air service agreement between the two countries.

The proposed codeshare between Air NZ and Singapore Airlines has been given the all clear from Competition Commission Singapore.

The National Government's asset sale programme is complete but the debate about the process just won't go away.

Virgin Group chief executive Josh Bayliss says overcapacity harming airline profits in Australia may take some time to be absorbed.

A Swiss air freight company has been penalised $3.1 million by a NZ judge for being part of a "classic hard-core cartel" that used gardening codewords to try disguise itself.

City residents are upset about Auckland International Airport's 30-year vision and say the business is failing to deal with noise issues.

Air New Zealand's first Dreamliner rolled out of the hangar in Seattle today - a stunning debutant meeting the public eye in sheer black with a huge white fern draped along her side.

Queenstown is gearing up for a bumper winter season with airlines pouring more seats into the resort town whose airport is erecting a marquee to handle the influx.

Cathay Pacific's joint-venture agreement with Air New Zealand is working well, says the Hong Kong-based airline's chief operating officer, Rupert Hogg.

Auckland International Airport plans to use debt to fund a $2.5 billion, 30-year expansion that includes a second runway, says chief executive Adrian Littlewood.

If advertising makes you sick, brace yourself: on some local flights, the motion-sickness bags now feature ads.

Auckland Airport's new combined international and domestic terminal will include an underground public transport station.

A successful Middle- earth marketing campaign appears to be driving a resurgence in Western visitors to New Zealand, according to a new report.

This year has proved to be a golden summer for both holiday-makers and Auckland tourism industry operators.

Jetstar's withdrawal from the Auckland-Singapore route will cost the tourism industry $70 million a year and highlights the potential detrimental effects of the proposed Air New Zealand-Singapore Airlines alliance, Auckland Airport says.

Jetstar will quit flying from Auckland to Singapore from July, saying the route is not performing as well as it had hoped.

Auckland Airport is urging the Government to consider closely the threat posed to competition.

The prospect of a prolonged high New Zealand dollar and sky-high consumer confidence has travel agents looking forward to bumper winter bookings from holidaymakers.

A survey of New Zealand travellers finds a strong preference for the national airline but this would drop markedly if it was no longer Kiwi owned.