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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...

Trans-Tasman flights delayed after air traffic control system outage

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A disruption to New Zealand’s main oceanic air traffic control system caused delays and diversions for several trans-Tasman flights on Saturday afternoon. Airways New Zealand...

Air NZ Auckland–Perth flight diverted to Sydney over fuel discrepancy

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An Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Perth was diverted to Sydney after a fuel discrepancy prompted an engineering investigation. Flight NZ175 departed Auckland...

Ghana government ministers die in helicopter crash

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The cause of the incident, which killed eight and is among the country’s worst in a decade, was not immediately known. A military helicopter went...

F-35 crashes in California (Video)

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The pilot ejected safely from the fighter jet, which was attached to a US Navy training squadron. An F-35 US Navy fighter jet crashed in...

Boeing 737 Max catches fire prior to takeoff in Denver (Video)

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All 179 people on board were evacuated via emergency slides. An American Airlines flight carrying 179 people caught fire on the runway at Denver International...

U.S. passenger plane avoids collision with bomber

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The captain of a regional flight carrying 80 people said he was forced to make a sharp turn as a B-52 approached rapidly. The pilot...

Nineteen killed as Bangladesh Air Force plane crashes into school (Video)

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An F-7 military training jet slammed into a Dhaka school shortly after taking off. At least 19 people have been killed and more than 50...

Legal action taken against Western media over Air India crash coverage

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The Federation of Indian Pilots has filed a notice against Reuters and the WSJ for allegedly misrepresenting the probe and blaming the crew for...

Light plane crashes in UK

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A light aircraft went down soon after taking off from London Southend Airport. A Beechcraft B200 aircraft has crashed in Essex, UK, soon after taking...

Air India crash: Investigators probe fuel switch shutdown that preceded engine failure

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Early findings into the Air India Flight 171 crash that killed 260 people reveal both fuel-control switches on the Boeing 787 were inexplicably flipped...

Air NZ flight in precautionary response at Hawke’s Bay airport

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Emergency services were placed on standby at Hawke's Bay Airport on Friday morning after Air New Zealand flight NZ5025 from Auckland to Napier received...

Pilot of doomed Air India jet hailed for saving lives

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Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot of the Air India Boeing 787 that crashed in Ahmedabad, is being hailed as a hero for steering the...

Late for check-in: Woman narrowly escapes fatal Air India crash

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Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old student from Bristol, narrowly escaped death after missing Air India flight AI171 by just ten minutes due to heavy traffic...

Air India jet black box recovered

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India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has recovered a black box from the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad, marking...

Modi visits plane crash site and meets sole survivor

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The Indian prime minister called the scene of the accident “saddening”. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning to visit the...

Air India crash investigation to explore engine failure, flap issues, and bird strike

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Flight AI171, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad in India to London, crashed just 1.5km from the runway shortly after...

Video shows survivor in aftermath of Air India jet crash

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A London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 204 people, in what is being described as...

Air India jet crashes seconds after takeoff with 244 onboard

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A London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, with 232 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The aircraft,...

Chinese paraglider survives terrifying 8,500m ascent after sudden updraft over mountain range

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Chinese paraglider Peng Yujiang, 55, survived a harrowing flight after being unexpectedly swept 8,500m into the sky by a rare updraft known as a...

Fatal plane crash in San Diego destroys homes and triggers evacuations

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A small Cessna 550 aircraft crashed into a residential neighbourhood in San Diego’s Murphy Canyon early Thursday morning local time, resulting in multiple fatalities...

Moscow reacts to UN aviation agency’s MH17 vote

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The investigation into the shootdown of the passenger airliner in Ukrainian airspace in 2014 was biased against Russia, the Foreign Ministry said. Russia has rejected...

Multiple deaths as helicopter falls apart midair in New York (Video)

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The helicopter plunged into the Hudson River, killing all six people on board. A helicopter crashed into New York City’s Hudson River near Pier 40...

Pilot dies in air show plane crash (Video)

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The incident happened during a performance in Saldanha, South Africa. A test pilot has died after his aircraft crashed during a performance at the West...

US-bound flight returns to India due to bomb threat

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Air India flight was diverted back to Mumbai after a note was found in the aircraft’s toilet. An Air India flight has been ordered to...

Private aircraft crashes in Pennsylvania residential area (Video)

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The incident occurred near an airport in Pennsylvania. A small single-engine private aircraft carrying five people crashed in a residential area in Manheim Township in...

Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran resigns

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Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran has announced his resignation, and is set to leave the airline in October after five years at...

Baby born on Air New Zealand flight after landing in New Plymouth

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A woman gave birth shortly after landing on an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to New Plymouth. After flight NZ5041 touched down on Wednesday,...

Pilot rescued after crash landing at Tauranga Airport

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A pilot was rescued after crash-landing a light aircraft at Tauranga Airport on Wednesday evening. Emergency services responded just before 8 p.m., with multiple Fire...

Chinese military warns Emirates flight en route to Christchurch as naval drills disrupt airspace

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An Emirates flight from Sydney to Christchurch was directly warned by the Chinese military to avoid airspace over the Tasman Sea this morning amid...

Eight injured after plane flips on runway at Canadian airport

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A Delta Air Lines plane arriving from Minneapolis crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, flipping on landing and injuring eight people, one critically. Video footage...

Air New Zealand flight diverted to Wellington due to disruptive passenger

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An Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Dunedin was diverted to Wellington after a mid-air incident involving a disruptive passenger. Witnesses reported the woman’s...

Korean Air tops global airline rankings for 2025, Air NZ 3rd

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Korean Air has been named Airline of the Year for 2025 by AirlineRatings.com, surpassing Qatar Airways. The South Korean carrier's commitment to passenger comfort, particularly...

Medevac plane crash in Philadelphia claims seven lives

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A medical transport plane carrying a young girl who had just undergone life-saving treatment crashed and exploded near the Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia on...

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