Singapore's premier cabins are getting a luxurious upgrade - including aviation's widest lie-flat bed.

Air New Zealand has run a successful trial evening flight to Queenstown to test new lights at the resort town's airport.

A new deal between New Zealand and India opens the door for a direct flight between the two countries.

Ever wondered how the toilets on board planes flying 9000m in the air are emptied?

New rival flights from Air New Zealand aren't worrying Philippine Airlines - more kiwis visiting the country will be good for tourism.

There's a massive looming shortage of air traffic controllers - is the solution greater automation?

A specially decked out Airbus A380 is due to arrive in New Zealand soon, painted up to celebrate the legendary UK football fixture - the FA Cup.

In these heady days for airlines, when they "own" hub cities and can charge $500 to change a ticket, one might wonder what happened to entrepreneurs.

New Zealand airports are working hard to make Uber drivers pay to pick up passengers, with some flouting the rules.

Hot competition across the Pacific has resulted in fares falling as low as $328 for return flights.

A South American airline has been prosecuted for enabling a Brazilian passenger to bypass a do not board directive for a flight headed to New Zealand.

Vanessa Traille has tried to leave the airline industry behind, but she always seems to be holding a return ticket.

Singapore Airlines is seen as a possible buyer of Air New Zealand's 25.9 per cent stake in Virgin Australia if it opts to sell out.

From huge loss to soaring profit, the Aussie airline has made a dramatic turnaround.

Top New Zealand wines are being served to Emirates premium class passengers as the airline increases the volume and value of wine served on its global network

Ryanair plans to give passengers still unconvinced by the service a platform to make their gripes clear.

Infratil expects its underlying earnings to rise, helped by its retirement village business.

Air New Zealand has announced it will fly direct to the capital of the Philippines starting from December.

Ten new agreements to allow for more airlines to fly here have been approved by Cabinet today.

COMMENT: There's a certain irony that the two biggest shake-ups in the Oz domestic aviation market over the past two decades have been caused by Air NZ.

The best of NZ Herald Business for 2016: Aviation romantic David Morgan is Air New Zealand's greatest problem-solver.

Air New Zealand was one of many companies around the country playing April Fools' Day jokes today, but theirs came with a twist.

Kiwi tech company Phitek has secured a global aviation deal in the US$2.08 billion in-flight entertainment industry.

Our national carrier has topped the latest list of most-loved corporates - beating Toyota and The Warehouse to head 2016 NZ Corporate Reputation Index.

Smart suitcases may be all you need to solve your travel woes.

The Model 3 could become Tesla's make-or-break moment.

The Auckland-Los Angeles fare frenzy gets better for Kiwi travelers with prices hitting a new low of $699 return through travel agent Helloworld.