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Three people rescued from seaside helicopter crash

Three people rescued from seaside helicopter crash

A helicopter has crashed into waters near a beachside tourist town, with a passerby and surf liversavers helping to rescue them from the wreckage.

NYC helicopter tour company grounded after deadly crash

NYC helicopter tour company grounded after deadly crash

NYC helicopter tour company grounded after deadly crash

NYC helicopter tour company grounded after deadly crash

US federal aviation regulators have grounded the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash that killed five tourists from Spain and the pilot.

Doomed NYC helicopter flight was son's birthday treat

Doomed NYC helicopter flight was son's birthday treat

Doomed NYC helicopter flight was son's birthday treat

Doomed NYC helicopter flight was son's birthday treat

A trip to celebrate a boy's birthday ended up being the final moments for a Spanish family of five when a helicopter plunged into New York's Hudson River.

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New York helicopter crash kills six including family

New York helicopter crash kills six including family

Six people have been killed after a helicopter carrying a family of tourists crashed into the Hudson River in New York.

Safety protocols failed before deadly Sea World crash

Safety protocols failed before deadly Sea World crash

A catastrophic mid-air collision between two helicopters was "entirely preventable", investigators say, as victims of the crash seek compensation.

Search for flight MH370 suspended due to bad weather

Search for flight MH370 suspended due to bad weather

Poor weather conditions have forced the renewed search for missing flight MH370 to be suspended until the end of the year, Malaysia's government says.

Champion pilot stable after shock air show crash

Champion pilot stable after shock air show crash

A champion pilot fighting for life after what would usually be a "catastrophic" crash at an air show is in a stable condition.

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Malaysia approves restarting search for MH370

Malaysia approves restarting search for MH370

Malaysia approves restarting search for MH370

Malaysia approves restarting search for MH370

Malaysia’s government has approved a US-based marine robotics company to renew the search for the wreckage of flight MH370.

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

Seaplane engine tear-down could offer fatal crash clues

The engine of a seaplane that crashed near a tourist island, killing three passengers, will be deconstructed in the hope it will shed light on the cause.

All on board survive after jet flips at Canada airport

All on board survive after jet flips at Canada airport

All on board survive after jet flips at Canada airport

All on board survive after jet flips at Canada airport

Authorities are investigating after plane flipped while touching down and ending up on its roof at Toronto’s international airport, injuring 18 people.

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

Aviation body referred to prosecutors after pilot death

A Victorian coroner has referred Recreational Aviation Australia to prosecutors after making findings into the death of a pilot in 2022.

Conflicting data prompts questions about mid-air crash

Conflicting data prompts questions about mid-air crash

Conflicting data prompts questions about mid-air crash

Conflicting data prompts questions about mid-air crash

Preliminary data from the deadly mid-air crash between a commercial plane and US military helicopter shows conflicting readings about the altitudes.

At least six feared dead as US medevac plane crashes

At least six feared dead as US medevac plane crashes

At least six feared dead as US medevac plane crashes

At least six feared dead as US medevac plane crashes

Days after the biggest air disaster in the United States in 16 years, a medevac plane has crashed in Philadelphia, with reports of "multiple casualties".

Black boxes recovered as US air disaster probe launched

Black boxes recovered as US air disaster probe launched

Black boxes recovered as US air disaster probe launched

Black boxes recovered as US air disaster probe launched

With 64 people on board the plane and three on board the helicopter dead, the collision in Washington is the United States' worst aviation disaster in 25 years.

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Many feared dead after jet, US Army helicopter collide

Eighteen bodies have been recovered after a mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter near Washington, CBS News says, citing police.

Seaplane tragedy pilot 'saved lives' with instructions

A couple who survived a seaplane crash that killed three people say the pilot's emergency exit instructions were "a critical factor in our survival".

Older Qantas planes blamed for runner-up safety rating

Australia's largest airline has placed second on a list of the world's safest carriers, pipped by a trans-Tasman rival due to its ageing fleet.

Seaplane owners: we're devastated by fatal crash

A seaplane company has expressed its "heartbreak" after one of its aircraft crashed off a popular island, killing three people and injuring three others.

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'Pilot's worse nightmare': plane aborts take-off

Pilots on a plane that aborted take-off would have been acting on the side of safety, an aviation expert says, as workers returning to work face travel chaos.

Bodies of those killed in plane crash recovered

Search and rescue crews have retrieved a second body from the wreckage of a light plane that crashed into the ocean killing both people onboard.

Two killed as light plane crashes off coast

Emergency services say two people have died following a light plane crash off the coast of NSW.

South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

Investigators are working to extract data from the flight recorder of a plane that belly-landed and burst into flames in South Korea, killing 179 people.

Airport design questioned amid probe into deadly crash

South Korean investigators are examining an airport embankment, bird strikes and pilot actions as possible factors in an air crash that killed 179 people.

S.Korea probes all air operations after plane disaster

South Korea's entire airline system is undergoing an urgent safety check as officials scramble to learn what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people.

Azerbaijan president points finger at Russia for crash

Azerbaijan's president says Russia accidentally shot down their passenger plane, killing 38, and then attempts were made to cover it up.

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