Aviation
Engine issue forces Air NZ to delay, cancel flights
Air New Zealand has had to delay and cancel flights, affecting 6500 passengers, because of urgent maintenance it needs to do on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas… Video, Audio
Drone caused me to crash my plane, Rod Vaughan says
Rod Vaughan believes a drone caused him to crash the light airplane he was flying near Waihi beach yesterday. He told John Campbell the damage was consistent with what a drone would cause. Audio
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is something of a polymath. As well as a singer; he is an airline pilot, novelist, international fencer, craft brewer, public speaker and broadcaster. Video, Audio, Gallery
Air NZ leases aircraft to cover shortfall
Air New Zealand has leased two aircraft to help make up for urgent maintenance on some Rolls-Royce engines on its Dreamliner fleet.
MPI to toughen rules about declaring items
MPI is toughening up its approach to passengers who don't declare items when arriving in NZ.
Classic planes, 'Love is in the air'
Renowned writer and photographer Ivor Wilkins' new book Classic Planes explores not just the machines, but the aviation pioneers of New Zealand history and the engineers working to obsessively rebuild… Audio, Gallery
Samoa Airways launched, ready for first commercial flight
Samoa's relaunched national airline, Samoa Airways, is making its inaugural flight today, from Apia to Auckland. Audio
Drone 'interfered' with Auckland flight
Police said the drone was flying at 300 metres, and there was a second similar incident about 40 minutes later.
Top job for top dogs
Two dogs have gone from a life at the shelter, to helping protect our country's airports and skies.
Air travel numbers to double by 2036
An expected 7.8 billion passengers will be taken on flights by airlines by 2036, a new report says.
The long and the short of Wellington's runway battle
Analysis - Sit back and relax as Michael Cropp explains the turbulent legal battle over the runway extension and its potential sky-high consequences.
Flights resume after light aircraft crash at Queenstown Airport
Four people were on board when it crashed, with one suffering minor injuries.
Carbon offsets: (how) do they work?
Carbon offsets are mainly sold to travellers as a way to offset the carbon associated with their journey But what actually happens with your money? George Block of consumer.org.nz weighs up NZ's… Audio
Lake Taupō skydiving crash 'could have been fatal'
A dramatic incident in which 13 people had to jump from a plane before it crashed has been blamed on an unnoticed engine fault. Video
Queenstown aviation pioneer designs 'black box' for light aircraft
The aircraft look likely to be fitted with smaller versions of an airliner's black box in a boost for aviation safety.
Dozens of pilots overcome alcoholism to return to work
About 50 pilots and other aviation professionals have gone through a programme to steer them away from alcohol addiction in the past seven years.
Pilot medical assessments: 'There is an ignorance out there'
One of the country's leading aviation medics says many GPs who have patients who are pilots are ignorant about what health conditions they should report to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Fit to fly?
A Transport Accident Investigation Commission says there are weaknesses in the medical certification system for pilots and wants better health warning alerts in the aviation industry. It also wants… Audio
Commission recommends better health warning alerts for pilots
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has recommended better health warning alerts for pilots and others in the aviation industry.
Did Amelia Earhart die in custody?
The aviation world has been left puzzled by a newly discovered picture suggesting pilot Amelia Earhart may've died in Japanese custody - not in a plane crash. Audio
