Aviation

Find out how New Zealand pilots and their families are helping bring aid and spiritual care to those living in isolation worldwide, through Mission Aviation Fellowship. Audio

A solar-powered plane crossing the Pacific Ocean has passed the point of no return, in what could be the longest ever solo flight in the history of aviation. Audio

Just four minutes was all it took to plunge the domestic aviation industry into chaos late yesterday. Airways New Zealand's flight radar systems were down and all radar communications were lost. Audio

Will JetStar succeed where other regional flight operators failed? Aviation commentator Peter Clark tells us what he thinks. Audio

The world's most sophisticated airplanes could be hacked in mid air by passengers who wanted to take over the flight controls. Audio

This week a year ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur, with 239 people on board, for what should have been a six-hour flight. It never made it - and it's still missing. There… Audio

Ronald Goldman is a US-based aviation lawyer, a pilot, and a former adjunct professor in aviation accident law. Audio

John Sinclair is Executive Officer of the Helicopter Association. Graeme Harris is the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority. Audio

The Vintage Aviator recreates old airplanes, mainly from World War I, using century old techniques as well as modern science and engineering Audio

The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio

The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio

Radio New Zealand's reporter for the region Peter Fowler explains what he sees as the two biggest stories happening in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne. We also hear from Napier Councillor Henare O'Keefe… Audio

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