Aviation

The public should not be worried about the country's first convicted plane hijacker, despite her threats to reoffend, says the Mental Health Foundation.

The country's only convicted plane hijacker has almost completed her prison sentence, and is threatening to hijack another aircraft if she gets the chance.

The Air Line Pilots' Association is calling for a total ban on high-powered lasers after reports one was aimed at a plane leaving Wellington.

Police have arrested a badly behaved passenger who forced a United Airlines flight to divert to Auckland.

A pilot found drunk in the cockpit of his plane in Canada has been arrested shortly before take-off.

Investigators leading the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 say the plane is not likely to be in the current search area, but could be further north.

The Air New Zealand flight attendant "stumbled backwards and fell" after a 75-year-old man pushed her while boarding.

Traces of explosives have been found on victims of the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean in May, Egyptian investigators say.

Travel company Flight Centre is facing millions of dollars in penalties across the Tasman.

Considering buying a drone for Christmas? The head of the Nelson Airport company is warning there are strict rules on where they can be flown.

An interim report into the fatal crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter in Northland in October has found it is "very unlikely" mast bumping caused the accident.

Kiribati and Solomon Islands have agreed on a new Air Service Agreement.

Passengers were evacuated on the Christchurch Airport runway after a bomb threat was made against an Air NZ flight from Palmerston North this afternoon.

Malaysia Airlines has agreed to hand over corporate records and documents, it was previously desperate to keep secret, to families of MH370 victims.

Helicopter training in New Zealand does not match up with US recommendations, according to the company which makes Robinson R44s in which there have been 18 deaths.

Helicopter models blamed for 18 deaths in New Zealand have been put on a watchlist, with officials warning there is a real risk of further accidents.

Air New Zealand will have to fork out millions of dollars more under a new fire service funding model, the airline says.

There were tears of relief as passengers on an Air New Zealand flight that struck turbulence, which injured crew, on Sunday landed in Auckland.