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U.S. airlines told to stop DEI-hiring pilots

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Americans care about flight safety, not what the crew “looks like or their gender,” the US transportation secretary has said. The US Department of Transportation...

Somalia passenger flight ends in sea landing after mid-air fault

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A passenger aircraft carrying 55 people was forced into an emergency water landing off Mogadishu after a technical malfunction shortly after takeoff. The Starsky Aviation...

Helicopter crash, Paekākāriki Hill area

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Emergency services are responding to a helicopter crash in the Paekākāriki Hill area. Police were notified at 7.30am via activation of an automated crash alert. Maritime...

U.S. issues aviation warnings for eastern Pacific over ‘military activities’

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The notices also cover Mexico, Columbia, and Ecuador, as well as Central American nations. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued multiple warnings over...

Aviation expert revisits fatal chain of errors behind the Erebus disaster

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Aviation analyst and YouTuber Mentour Pilot has revisited the chain of events that led to the 1979 Mount Erebus catastrophe, arguing that a mix...

India approves three new airlines after major flight disruptions

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India has approved three new airlines to begin operations in a move aimed at boosting competition in its fast-growing domestic aviation market, following recent...

Libyan military leaders killed as private jet crashes in Türkiye

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A private jet carrying senior Libyan military officials has crashed southwest of Ankara after requesting an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, Turkish authorities have...

New Crown directors appointed to Airways and Kiwi Group Capital boards

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State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown has announced the appointment of two new Crown directors to the boards of Airways and Kiwi Group Capital,...

Major marine rescue exercise off New Plymouth coast deemed a success

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A large multi-agency marine search and rescue exercise conducted off the New Plymouth coastline on Sunday has been praised as a strong demonstration of...

Near miss reported between U.S. military aircraft and JetBlue flight in Caribbean airspace

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A JetBlue passenger aircraft narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a US military refuelling plane near the coast of Venezuela, according to reports from...

Near-collision over Northland exposes serious gaps in NZ airspace management

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A Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) report has revealed that an Air New Zealand Q-300 and a training aircraft came within 41 seconds of...

Beijing court orders payouts to MH370 families as search set to resume

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A Beijing court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to compensate the families of eight passengers who vanished aboard MH370, awarding each around £307,000 more than...

Investigations launched after major airline ticket scam hits Chinese NZ community

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Authorities in New Zealand and China are examining a large-scale airline ticket scam that has left nearly 200 people out of pocket and resulted...

Trump closes Venezuelan airspace

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U.S. President Donald Trump has declared all airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela closed, escalating tensions with Caracas as Washington intensifies operations targeting what it...

Air NZ and Jetstar services return to normal

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Air New Zealand’s Airbus A320 fleet has returned to normal operations following global software updates prompted by a safety recall affecting around 6000 aircraft,...

Air NZ moves to update A320 fleet after Airbus radiation warning

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Air New Zealand moved rapidly to manage disruptions after Airbus revealed that intense solar radiation could corrupt key flight-control data on A320-family jets, prompting...

Global Airbus A320 software flaw grounds jets, forces Air NZ cancellations

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Air travel across the globe faced major disruption this weekend after Airbus ordered an immediate software change on a “significant number” of its A320-family...

Jetstar to ban power bank use on NZ flights as lithium battery safety concerns rise

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Jetstar will ban the use and charging of portable power banks on all New Zealand flights from 15 December, as part of a wider...

Aviation security boss quits after IPCA criticises handling of McSkimming allegations

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Former police senior leader Chris de Wattignar has resigned from his aviation security role at the Civil Aviation Authority after the IPCA’s damning report...

All 29 survive DR Congo runway blaze as minister’s jet erupts in flames (Video)

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A plane carrying DR Congo Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and his delegation burst into flames after veering off the runway during landing at...

Pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines mid-flight avoids further jail time

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A U.S. judge has ruled that former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson, who attempted to shut off a passenger jet’s engines mid-flight in 2023,...

Democrat congressman denies watching porn on flight

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California Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman is pushing back after photos spread widely online showing him staring at his tablet on a commercial flight while...

Flight attendant 10× over the limit on UK-bound flight avoids jail

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A long-serving United Airlines flight attendant has admitted performing aviation duties while 10 times over the alcohol limit after consuming multiple vodka bottles during...

Indian Supreme Court questions crash probe after pilots blamed

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Five months after the deadly crash of Flight 171 in India, which killed 260 people shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, the official investigation has...

Boeing avoids criminal conviction over 737 MAX crashes that killed 346

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A US federal judge has dismissed a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing linked to two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, allowing...

US Air travel faces major cutbacks as shutdown strains FAA workforce

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that a wave of flight cancellations could soon disrupt travel across the United States, as the ongoing...

Moment of horror UPS cargo plane crash caught on video

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Footage suggests the aircraft was on fire even before it left the ground. Dramatic video footage has emerged online showing the moment a UPS cargo...

‘Utterly Insane’: Spectacular footage captures plane flying into eye of Hurricane Melissa

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Incredible footage circulating on social media shows a research aircraft flying directly into the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, offering a breathtaking view...

Passenger plane hit by suspected ‘space debris’ in U.S.

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An unidentified object broke the windscreen of a Boeing 737 MAX 8, reportedly injuring the pilot. A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 has been...

Three dead in light plane crash in Australia

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Three people have been killed after a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off at Shellharbour Airport, south of Wollongong, around...

Fiji Airways jet lands safely after bird strike forces two-hour mid-air hold over Canterbury

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A Fiji Airways Boeing 737-800 carrying more than 170 passengers safely landed in Christchurch after striking a bird during take-off and spending two hours...

‘Useless’ von der Leyen ‘should quit’ – Ryanair boss

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Michael O’Leary says EC president can’t manage drone threat. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has slammed Brussels for failing to protect the bloc’s airports from drones,...

Trump orders declassification of Amelia Earhart files amid new breakthroughs

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All U.S. government records on Amelia Earhart are set to be declassified after President Donald Trump announced their release, following fresh discoveries in the...

Qantas flight lands safely at Auckland Airport after on-board fire report

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Emergency services swarmed Auckland Airport late Friday morning after reports of a fire on a Qantas flight arriving from Sydney. The plane landed safely before...

Naked man claiming to be Lucifer restrained at Auckland Airport

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A 33-year-old man was taken into custody after stripping naked and attempting to force his way onto an airbridge at Auckland Airport during boarding...

Major European airports hit by hackers – reports

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Over 70 flights in London, Berlin, and Brussels were cancelled over the weekend because of the disruption. Several major airports across Europe have faced electronic...

Man charged after laser targeted at two aircraft over Wellington

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A man is before the courts after the use of a laser in a dangerous manner, directed at two commercial aircrafts in Wellington on...

Toxic fumes on planes a serious threat to pilots – WSJ

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Contamination can reportedly enter the cabin via a system used to heat up and pressurize outside air through the engines. Rising incidents of toxic fumes...

Engineers propose ‘crash-proof’ plane with giant AI-activated airbags

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Two engineering students from Dubai’s Birla Institute of Technology and Science have unveiled a radical “crash-proof” plane concept, inspired by the tragic Air India...

Polish pilot dies in horror F-16 crash (Video)

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An elite Tiger Demo aerobatic team member was killed instantly while practicing a barrel roll ahead of now-canceled airshow. A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter...

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