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High workload worry before chopper crash, inquiry told

High workload worry before chopper crash, inquiry told

Pilots were concerned about taking on multiple roles leading to fatigue and distraction before a fatal army helicopter crash, an inquiry has been told.

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Air crew were warned of the risk of engine failure ahead of a fatal army helicopter crash off the Queensland coast, an inquiry has been told.

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

A Virgin Australia flight bound for Melbourne was safely diverted to a New Zealand airport after an engine burst into flames, due to a bird strike.

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Paragliders injured after crashing into paddock

Paragliders injured after crashing into paddock

Two people have been injured after the paraglider they were travelling in crashed into a paddock in central Victoria.

Aircraft hit by deadly turbulence returns to Singapore

Aircraft hit by deadly turbulence returns to Singapore

The aircraft that encountered deadly turbulence flying over Myanmar has returned to Singapore after it was diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing.

Thai hospitals treat 43 Singapore Airlines passengers

Thai hospitals treat 43 Singapore Airlines passengers

Forty-three patients injured on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit deadly turbulence are being treated in three hospitals in Bangkok.

No more meals when seatbelt sign on: Singapore Airlines

No more meals when seatbelt sign on: Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines is adopting a more cautious approach to turbulence after a mid-air incident killed one person and left dozens critically injured.

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Australian Singapore Airlines passenger reveals terror

Australian Singapore Airlines passenger reveals terror

Australian Singapore Airlines passenger reveals terror

Australian Singapore Airlines passenger reveals terror

An Australian passenger on the Singapore Airlines flight has recounted the "horrifying" moment the plane plunged during the deadly flight.

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

The Australian government has assisted at least 12 Australians and one permanent resident who were hospitalised in Bangkok after a flight hit deadly turbulence.

Iran's Supreme Leader leads prayers at Raisi funeral

Iran's Supreme Leader leads prayers at Raisi funeral

Iran's Supreme Leader leads prayers at Raisi funeral

Iran's Supreme Leader leads prayers at Raisi funeral

Iran's late president's funeral is being held ahead of an early election at a time of worsening strains between the clerical leadership and wider society.

Passengers shaken after deadly turbulence-struck flight

Passengers shaken after deadly turbulence-struck flight

Passengers shaken after deadly turbulence-struck flight

Passengers shaken after deadly turbulence-struck flight

A Singapore Airlines jet carrying 56 Australians has fallen into an air pocket, causing severe turbulence and leaving a man dead of a suspected heart attack.

Australians return home after deadly plane turbulence

Australians return home after deadly plane turbulence

Australians return home after deadly plane turbulence

Australians return home after deadly plane turbulence

Relieved passengers from the deadly Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Thailand after turbulence have started returning to Australia.

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

A person has died and 30 others have been injured as a Singapore Airlines flight plummeted in severe turbulence and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Iran's hardliner president killed in helicopter crash

Iran's hardliner president killed in helicopter crash

Iran's hardliner president killed in helicopter crash

Iran's hardliner president killed in helicopter crash

Iran's leadership has vowed no change to the country's path after President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash.

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Plane near-miss prompts new rule for regional airport

An inquiry has found the pilots of two aircraft had no idea they were on intersecting runways at a Victorian airport as they took off, resulting in a near-miss.

Mum one of two killed after glider crashes near airport

A light aircraft crash has claimed the lives of two people, including a Melbourne mother, near an airport in Victoria's northeast.

Outback Wrangler star may ground crash widow's lawsuit

The widow of Netflix star Chris Wilson who died in a helicopter crash could have her civil lawsuit put on ice as his co-star Matt Wright faces criminal charges.

Airport disruption as firies strike over 'extreme risk'

Aviation firefighters will cause major school holiday travel disruptions when they strike over claims staff shortages are posing "extreme risks" for passengers.

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Grief laid bare at inquest on fatal mid-air plane crash

Family members of pilots killed in a mid-air collision in central Victoria have shared their harrowing grief with a Melbourne court.

Traffic controller didn't issue warning before crash

Victoria's chief coroner is investigating a mid-air collision between two training-flight planes, which claimed the lives of four pilots.

NZ seizing black boxes from flight that injured 50

At least 50 passengers have been injured after a plane travelling from Sydney to Auckland experienced a "technical problem".

Man killed in crop duster crash

Authorities are appealing for witnesses to a light plane crash on a farm in NSW.

Lack of oxygen to be investigated in fatal plane crash

Investigations are ongoing into a firefighting surveillance plane crash, which killed three people in November, with the possibility of hypoxia being examined.

Russia, Ukraine argue over warning about PoW flight

Ukraine has rejected an assertion by a Russian MP that Ukrainian intelligence was warned about a Russian military transport plane carrying prisoners of war.

Seaplane crashes near island in Sydney Harbour

A seaplane has crashed in Sydney Harbour after one of its pontoons was damaged, but only one of the eight people aboard was slightly injured.

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