Emirates plans to boost capacity on the longest non-stop route in the world by using a super jumbo A380 later this year.

WATCH: Cathay Pacific lounge boasts fast and slow lanes.

Virgin Australia has warned the market of a major announcement regarding Hainan Airlines.

Airlines are forecast to make profits of close to US$39.4 billion ($55 billion) this year.

Hong Kong Airlines set to carry Chinese tourists to New Zealand who are flooding here in growing numbers.

Airlines are opposed to screening passengers just before they enter an airport.

Travelling for business has its perks for millennials, who like to add leisure time to their work trips.

Airbus could be squeezing in more seats onto its A380 jets.

Air New Zealand's released the latest in its series of behind the scenes videos. Today - the flight tracking team.

Airbus Group, struggling to deliver its latest aircraft models, is balking at taking on a new challenge.

Cathay Pacific announced the new aircraft, the F1 racing car of planes, will make long-haul more comfortable.

Chinese firm's buy-in to Oz airline struck without Kiwi carrier's involvement and is tipped to complicate its selldown.

Airbus has confirmed it's pitching its new A350XWB to our national airline - and it can fly a very, very long way.

WATCH: This new Wi-Fi enabled plane should be here within a year.

Air New Zealand will suspend all flights between Whanganui and Auckland, and Blenheim and Christchurch, at the end of July.

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific is poised to unveil the Airbus A350XWB - and it'll be flying here soon.

Rarely seen bargains abound for corporate aircraft as tumbling oil wealth, a stronger dollar and a downturn for emerging-market giants cripple demand.

Fees airlines pay for air traffic control will drop by nearly 5 per cent during the next three years.

Air New Zealand has partnered with Christchurch-based company Invert Robotics to trial robotic inspections of its planes.

Watch: Go behind the scenes and see the Clothes Hangar, where Air New Zealand staff get their uniform sorted.

Thousands of Kiwis are packing their sunhats and sun cream, preparing for a winter getaway.

WATCH: The first commercial evening service into Queenstown landed last night, kicking off the winter season.

Jetstar has been fined $12,000 for allowing a deported passenger on a flight back to New Zealand despite being told three times not to let him onboard.

The Government's renationalisation of Air New Zealand in 2002 to save the airline from bankruptcy has paid off in the long run.

Wellington International Airport posted a 29 per cent gain as growth in international passenger volumes drove revenue.

The Airbus A320 is a workhorse on short and medium-haul routes.

Flying is still one of the safest ways to travel, despite the accidents that dominate headlines.

The first evening flight from Auckland to Queenstown will touch down on Monday night.