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Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

After learning his pilots had called off an egg-collecting mission to go to the pub, Matt Wright sent angry texts, before apologising the next day.

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

A former pilot, now a paraplegic after a crash, has vigorously denied failing to fuel up one of reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters.

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Reality TV star Matt Wright asked a seriously injured pilot to manipulate helicopter flying hours after a fatal crash, a court has been told.

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Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Despite breaching aviation rules, TV reality star Matt Wright was looked up to by young pilots who readily obeyed his orders, a court has been told.

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

A jury has heard flight-time meters were regularly disconnected and paperwork falsified for reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters before a fatal crash.

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

A bush pilot has described the scene after being first to arrive at a fatal helicopter crash at the trial of an Outback Wrangler reality TV star.

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright failed to hand over a crashed chopper's maintenance release to air safety agencies and gave orders to "torch it", a jury has heard.

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Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana’s government says a helicopter crash has killed eight people including the nation’s defence and environment ministers.

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright interfered with a helicopter's dashboard at a crash site in an attempt "to cover up previous rule breaking", a jury has heard.

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star Matt Wright is set to face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash.

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

An extensive search continues in two states after a light plane with two people and a dog on board failed to reach its destination.

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

A judge has again delayed the trial of a reality TV star who is facing charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice after a fatal chopper crash.

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Outback Wrangler's Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice more than three years after a fatal helicopter crash.

Jeju Air jet 'still had working engine' when it crashed

Jeju Air jet 'still had working engine' when it crashed

Jeju Air jet 'still had working engine' when it crashed

Jeju Air jet 'still had working engine' when it crashed

A South Korean jet's right engine still had enough power for flight when it crashed during an emergency landing, killing 179 people, investigators say.

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Forty-eight killed as plane crashes in Russia's east

Forty-eight people aboard a passenger plane have been killed after it crashed in Russia's far east.

Bangladeshi students protest after jet crash kills 31

Mourning has turned to anger in Bangladesh as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school increased to 31, sparking protests by hundreds of students.

Death toll rises to 31 in Bangladesh air force crash

A Bangladesh air force training aircraft has crashed into a college campus in Dhaka, killing at least 31 people.

'Tragically wrong': check ends in fatal plane crash

Investigators are trying to piece together what caused a plane crash that's killed two people, in a tragic end to a routine flight evaluation check.

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Body found near wreckage of Snowy Mountains plane crash

Police have found the body of a man suspected to be the missing pilot of a plane that crashed in the slippery terrain of the Snowy Mountains.

Too soon to decide India crash cause, investigators say

Investigators are warning the public not to jump to conclusions about what caused an Air India plane to crash in June, killing 260 people.

Air India crash probe focuses on plane's captain

The black-box recording of dialogue between the Air India flight's two pilots indicates it was the captain who turned off the fuel switches to the engines.

Russia was behind downing of MH17: EU rights court

Europe’s human rights court blames Russia for the downing of MH17, as it rules that Moscow has committed widespread international law violations in Ukraine.

Video crucial as investigators probe air show accident

Recordings from a camera found in the wreckage of a plane that crashed at an air show, seriously injuring a pilot, could be key to determining the cause.

US firefighters' widows sue over 'tragic' plane crash

The widows of two American airmen killed in a plane crash during the Black Summer bushfires have accused fire authorities of negligence and are seeking damages.

SpaceX Starship explosion setback to Musk Mars mission

Elon Musk's Starship rocket appeared to experience at least two explosions in quick succession, lighting up the night sky and sending debris flying.

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