Air accident
‘A colossal ear-deafening bang’: Pilot killed after helicopter crashes into hotel in Cairns
A helicopter that crashed into a waterfront hotel in Cairns, killing the pilot, was on an “unauthorised” flight, according to the company that charters it.
- by William Davis
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Passenger plane crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state
A plane with 61 people aboard headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport has crashed in the city of Vinhedo.
- by Gabriel Araujo
‘Horrible accident’: Person dies in plane engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
The investigation has not yet identified who the person was, a Dutch police spokesperson said.
- by Gianluca Lo Nostro
Adelaide woman injured during horror flight has no feeling below the waist
Almost half the 211 passengers on Singapore Airlines flight 321 were injured in what has become one of the most serious turbulence events in modern aviation history.
- by Zach Hope
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Aviation
Singapore Airlines flight makes emergency landing after turbulence leaves one dead, dozens injured
Singapore Airlines says one person has died and others were injured when a London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence on Tuesday.
- by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panu Wongcha-um
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Aviation
Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the helicopter had been missing for more than 12 hours when rescuers spotted the wreckage.
- by Jon Gambrell
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East
Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule, and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.
- by Joseph Krauss
Safety test found upgrade used in army helicopter crash ‘unacceptable’
Concerns were flagged about a helmet used by MRH-90 Taipan pilots the night of a fatal crash after a test found a software upgrade posed an “unacceptable” risk, an inquiry has been told.
- by Tess Ikonomou
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Aviation
Melbourne mother killed in Mount Beauty plane crash
Kate Callingham, 39, was a leader in arts and cultural life in Melbourne and a “beloved partner, mother, daughter and friend”, her family and friends said.
- by Najma Sambul
Vintage biplane lands upside-down at NSW airport
A pilot and passenger escaped without significant injuries after a vintage plane crash-landed at Shellharbour Airport.
- by Staff reporter
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Mining
Rio Tinto workers killed as plane crashes in Canada’s north-west
Four passengers and two air crew members died when the small plane went down near Fort Smith during a flight to the company’s Diavik Diamond Mine.
- by Nia Williams