Two celebrity travellers were allowed to have their French bulldogs keep them company on an Air New Zealand flight because they were providing a "psychiatric service''.

Air Tahiti Nui will boost its Auckland to Tahiti and Los Angeles flights as part of a global overhaul.

Two canine travellers caused a stir on a 10-hour international flight after Air New Zealand let the French bulldogs sit at the feet of their celebrity owners.

An expert in product harm says the public feels the need to quickly apportion responsibility for plane accidents.

The organisation representing most of the world's airlines is urging all countries to join up to international safety standards.

A new airline information system being launched by the International Air Transport Association should result in passengers being given a wider range of choices when they book tickets.

Passengers are suffering because New Zealand's "light-handed" regulation allows airports and Airways NZ to push up fees.

Boeing is ramping up production at its new plant in South Carolina - the first place it has made commercial planes outside of its base in Washington state.

The battle to sell wide-body jets has stepped up with both Boeing and Airbus claiming success from the Paris Air Show.

The first of Air New Zealand's 787s being built by Boeing has had its engines fitted, and the airline has released details of routes it could fly.

Air New Zealand is nearing the end of what will be a decade-long journey to get the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner into its fleet.

A Hamilton aviation training school is offering aspiring pilots the chance to fast-track their way into jets at fast-growing Gulf carrier Qatar.

Boeing continues to snare orders for its super-stretch Dreamliner before officially launching the aircraft as rival Airbus also sells plenty of big planes at the Paris Air Show.

Air New Zealand has rolled out the first of its brand new Airbus A320 aircraft - which feature impressive curved wing tips - at the Paris Air Show overnight.

Air New Zealand will pay more than $8 million in penalties for its role in air cargo price fixing, offending which a High Court judge says hurt consumers.

The world's first airline to charge people according to their weight is set to introduce an "executive row", with extra space and no armrests, to cater for bigger passengers.

Jetstar is ditching services from Wellington to Queenstown as it focuses on peak-time services between Auckland and Christchurch.

Emirates president Tim Clark is not known for holding back, whether it be buying planes, building routes or taking a swipe at the opposition.

Air New Zealand is laying on the Kiwi look thick by adding a fern to the koru, ditching teal and going black and white on all its aircraft.

The widow and mother of multi-millionaire Michael Erceg have gone to court in a dispute over the liquor tycoon's estate.

The debate over the sale of shares in state-owned enterprises has been polarised.

Air New Zealand and the Commerce Commission have buried the hatchet after a long-running legal battle, with the national carrier agreeing to pay a $7.5 million penalty for cargo price-fixing breaches of the Commerce Act.

The end is in sight for the long and sometimes acrimonious legal battle between the Commerce Commission and Air New Zealand.