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Airport disruption as firies strike over 'extreme risk'

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.

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

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

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

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

Traffic controller didn't issue warning before crash

Traffic controller didn't issue warning before crash

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.

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NZ seizing black boxes from flight that injured 50

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

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

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

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.

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Seaplane crashes near island in Sydney Harbour

Seaplane crashes near island in Sydney Harbour

Seaplane crashes near island in Sydney Harbour

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.

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs

Moscow has accused Ukraine of shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

A plane carrying Rio Tinto workers has crashed while heading to a diamond mine in Canada's remote Northwest Territories, leaving an unconfirmed number dead.

Two men killed as light plane crashes in Queensland

Two men killed as light plane crashes in Queensland

Two men killed as light plane crashes in Queensland

Two men killed as light plane crashes in Queensland

A light aircraft has crashed in Queensland's Scenic Rim, killing two men, with police appealing for anyone with footage of the incident to come forward.

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

The pilot in a helicopter crash that killed him and four passengers had not been trained in how to fly through fog and cloud, a safety investigation has found.

Some Boeing planes grounded after midair window blowout

Some Boeing planes grounded after midair window blowout

Some Boeing planes grounded after midair window blowout

Some Boeing planes grounded after midair window blowout

The emergency landing of a Boeing 737 Max with a gaping hole in its side is renewing safety concerns about the planes.

Pilot dies after microlight crashes in WA wheatbelt

Pilot dies after microlight crashes in WA wheatbelt

Pilot dies after microlight crashes in WA wheatbelt

Pilot dies after microlight crashes in WA wheatbelt

A pilot has been killed after his microlight aircraft crashed in Western Australia's wheatbelt region.

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Japan begins twin probes into Tokyo runway collision

Police will investigate whether professional negligence led to two aircraft colliding at Tokyo's Haneda airport, media outlets report.

'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

The pilot of one of the helicopters involved in a crash that killed four people on the Gold Coast consumed cocaine in the days before the mid-air collision.

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

The pilot of a doomed plane was not qualified to fly in non-visual conditions and likely encountered cloud, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found

Little pens tribute to mentor killed in plane crash

Comedian Tommy Little has remembered Stephen Gale, the pilot killed in a crash off Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula, as a mentor and one of his closest mates.

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Outback Wrangler 'devastated' at co-star's death cause

A lack of fuel on a poorly maintained helicopter likely caused a crash that killed an Outback Wrangler star who plunged to his death collecting crocodile eggs.

Remains of pilot, cameraman found after plane crash

Crews have found the remains of a 30-year-old TV camera operator and a 56-year-old pilot after a former military jet crashed into Victoria's Port Phillip Bay.

Men still missing but plane found after mid-air crash

The wreckage of a former military jet that crashed into Victoria's Port Phillip Bay with a pilot and a TV camera operator inside has been found.

Jet still missing as pilot, camera operator feared dead

A pilot and a TV camera operator were on board a former military aircraft when it collided with another plane and plunged into Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay.

Ex-military jet plunges into water after mid-air crash

Two people are missing after a former military aircraft crashed at Port Phillip Bay, southeast of Melbourne.

A man is dead after a gyrocopter crash in Victoria

A gyrocopter has crashed at a private property at Goulburn Weir, near Nagamble in Victoria, killing the pilot and injuring a passenger.

Three dead in firefighting plane crash in outback Qld

A firefighting plane has crashed near Cloncurry in northwest Queensland, killing all three crew members on board.

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