Aviation
Four injured after Air NZ flight hits turbulence
A woman on an Air New Zealand flight that hit strong turbulence shortly after taking off from Vietnam has described it as a flight from hell.
NZ vows to help clear the air of emissions
The government will join an international agreement to deal with greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry, the Transport Minister says.
Avoiding mid-air collisions: the Budgie Paradox
Professor Mandyam (Srini) Srinivasan from the University of Queensland has recruited a high-flying team of 10 budgies and is flying them down tunnels to try to make them bump into each other. He's… Audio
Air rage takes off on global flights
Air rage reports rose worldwide last year, with cases of verbally abusive airline passengers and travellers who refused to listen to cabin crew up by almost 17 percent.
Shakes on a plane
The rate of serious mid-air turbulence is increasing. Paul Williams from The University of Reading studies the air patterns that cause turbulence, and reckons that climate change is a big contributor… Audio
Aviation security crucial to prevent terrorist attack.
The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully chairs a Security Council meeting which calls on all countries to make sure they have the highest possible level of aviation security, to prevent the threat of a… Audio
NZ's aviation accident rate 'unacceptable'
Almost half of NZ's helicopter operators admit pushing the limits of their aircrafts, a survey has found.
Helicopter crash caused by blades hitting cabin
The type of helicopter in which two men died should not be flying in New Zealand, their families say.
Cause of low cabin pressure remains unexplained
Air New Zealand crew failed to follow emergency procedure when a domestic flight lost cabin pressure, the TAIC has found.
Claims and counterclaims create capital confusion
A controversial bid to extend Wellington's airport runway was back in the news this week - but not in a way that interested citizens could easily understand. Audio
Claims and counterclaims create capital confusion
A controversial bid to extend Wellington's airport runway was back in the news this week - but not in a way that interested citizens could easily understand.
AudioMP defends lost luggage bill in Parliament
Backbench National MP Nuk Korako has defended his lost luggage bill in Parliament after a barrage of questions from Labour MPs.
The search for flight MH370
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Chief Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Greg Hood, and the Bureau's MH370 search programme Director, Peter Foley. A decision on whether to continue the… Audio
Nelson Airport to get $32 million makeover
A $32 million expansion of Nelson Airport is being planned to cope for an expected surge in passenger numbers.
Lock-out notices issued over air security strike plan
Unions representing aviation security workers have been issued with "illegal" lock-out notices over their plans to take strike action, the organisations say.
Air security staff strike may be averted
Unions and the government are in last-minute talks in an attempt to avert a strike by aviation security workers at Wellington and Auckland airports.
Hercules' generator issue behind emergency landing
A Hercules aircraft made an emergency landing at Whenuapai Air Base this morning because of a problem with its electrical generator.
Big jets leaving Wgtn could only take off half empty - report
Some long-haul flights could only take off with hundreds of empty seats on Wellington's proposed runway extension, according to a new report. Audio
EgyptAir flight: 'Signal' a false alarm
No new radio signal has been received from an EgyptAir jet since the day it crashed in the Mediterranean last week, according to sources close to the investigation.
EgyptAir crash developing story
Aviation commentator Peter Clark discusses the ever-changing story around the crash of flight M804. Audio
