Aviation

After completing her Bachelor of Aviation Management and securing a J1 working visa for the States, Amber Brierly took off to Arizona to gain experience in Aircraft Management Audio

American electrical engineer Bruce Campbell's decided that for him "home sweet home" is a Boeing 727 in Oregon. He wants retired aeroplanes recycled into homes. Audio

The major airlines are in an arms-race to build the perfect seat to lure passengers to the pointy end of the plane. We speak to David Owen whose article "Game of Thrones" appeared in The New Yorker. Audio

It's one of New Zealand's greatest aviation questions - did farmer and inventor Richard Pearse achieve controlled flight before the Wright Brothers in 1903? While a definitive answer may never be… Audio

In New Zealand there are around 400 birdstrike incidents every year, and globally they are on the rise. We visit the bird management team at Christchurch Airport to see how they're dealing with the… Audio

Commercial balloonists are now required to meet stricter safety regulations with the Civil Aviation Authority but test-flights still need to take place for pilots to meet aviation standards in the… Audio

The way's been cleared for the sole survivor of the Anzac Day helicopter crash to prosecute the Defence Force, with a judge dismissing its reasons why the usual six month time limit on such… Audio

There’s been much coverage lately regarding last year’s Carterton ballooning tragedy and the Civil Aviation Authority bringing about stricter safety regulations to monitor aviation operators within… Audio

Rhona Fraser was the first woman after World War Two to gain her private pilot's license, and to fly solo in a tiger moth from the Wellington Aero Club. In 1960 she established the New Zealand… Audio