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Plane crashes and aviation accidents
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All Nippon Airways planes are seen at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Photo: AP
China airliners

How did 2 planes come within 20 metres of each other in the sky in Japan?

The incident, which at one point saw only 20 metres separating the planes, offers lessons for Chinese regulators and operators, analysts say.

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Donald Trump

US investigates proximity incident between passenger jet and Trump’s helicopter

Germany

Explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane at German airport

Aviation

Narrow escape: how ANA flight from Shanghai avoided a collision at Tokyo airport

Flight NH968 lands safely with 197 on board after 2024’s deadly crash at the same airport and last year’s mid-air disaster in Washington.

Haneda airport’s runway D, where an official inspection plane took off on Tuesday morning before an incident involving an All Nippon Airways’ flight. Photo: Kyodo
Climate change

2 crew members dead after firefighting helicopters collide in Greece

The crew members, from Greece, Denmark and the UK, had been battling a major wildfire west of Athens on Sunday when the crash happened.

Peru

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on sightseeing flight

Local media ‌said ‌the plane ⁠was carrying 11 ⁠passengers and 2 pilots when it crashed near the Nazca Lines archaeological site on Saturday.

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F-35 stealth fighter jets

F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, US Marine Corps says

The pilot, who ejected before the plane went down and was taken to a medical facility, is expected to survive.

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Smoke rises after a Marine Corps F-35B crash at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, on Friday. Photo: KGTV via Reuters
Germany

2 dead after small plane crashes into house in Germany

One body was recovered from inside the plane, while the second was found after hours of searching.

Defence

1 dead, 4 injured in Czech army helicopter crash

The Czech army bought eight helicopters and four combat helicopters from the US in 2019.

Aviation

Wreckage of Pan Am plane found decades after crash that changed aviation safety

The 1952 crash off Puerto Rico killed 52 people and was a catalyst for modern preflight safety briefings.

A Pan American World Airways logo on the nose section of the Clipper Endeavor wreck. Photo: Air/Sea Heritage Foundation and Deep Sea Vision via AP
Aviation

China restricts low-altitude aviation near Beijing after plane crash: analyst

Additional screenings now required for pilots to access parts of the capital, affecting mountain tours and Great Wall flights, industry insider says.

People gather near the Citic Tower in Beijing on June 26 after a small plane struck the building. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Search for crew goes on as plane wreckage found off Pakistan’s coast

Five crew members are missing after a cargo plane disappeared while nearing the port of Karachi.

Aviation

Video | Flight training halted in China after Beijing plane crash

The pilot of the light sport plane was killed in the incident that also injured 13 people.

United States

Passenger jet reports striking drone approaching JFK airport to land

The FAA launches an investigation as JetBlue says it found ‘no damage or evidence of a collision’ on its aircraft.

An aerial view of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Photo: Shutterstock
France

Skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing 11

Group of nurses on first tandem jump die in full view of loved ones as aircraft plunges ‘straight down’.

The crash scene in Tomblaine, France. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Aramco helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia kills all 14 on board

An investigation was opened into the cause of the crash near a major Saudi refinery in Ras Tanura.

Video gaming

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash in France

Guillemot worked largely behind the scenes at the video game giant that published titles like the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

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United States

8 dead after B-52 bomber crashes at US military base in California

The plane crashed soon after take-off on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California’s Mojave Desert.

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Smoke rises from a blackened part of Edwards Air Force Base after the crash of a B-52 bomber aircraft in Edwards, California, on Monday. Photo: ABC Affiliate KABC via Reuters
United States

12 dead after plane on skydiving outing crashes in Missouri, authorities say

Missouri State Highway Patrol said troopers were helping police at the crash site near Butler Memorial Airport, south of Kansas City.

Brazil

6 killed after helicopters collide in Rio de Janeiro, crashing into car park

Police said victims could not be formally identified yet as they were badly burned in Sunday’s crash in the Brazilian city.

India

India military transport plane crash kills 5

The plane crashed when it was landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast.

An Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft carrying security personnel takes off from the technical airport in Jammu in 2008. The An-32, a twin-engined turboprop, is specially designed to perform well at high altitudes and in extreme climates. Photo: Reuters
Aviation

Nose down: Lufthansa investigating Boeing 787 landing gear collapse

Several injured in ‘very unusual’ landing gear failure of parked Dreamliner jet at a terminal gate.

The Lufthansa Dreamliner resting on its nose at a Frankfurt airport gate. Photo: dpa
Aviation

Small plane crash in Croatia leaves 4 dead, 2 missing

The search for two more people is ongoing.

Taiwan

2 Taiwan air force pilots die in T-34C crash, spurring probe and aircraft debate

Island’s air force suspends all T-34C flight training operations and orders fleet-wide inspections following accident at Gangshan Air Base.

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Airbus

Air France 2009 crash verdict sparks mixed emotions among families

Seventeen years after the Atlantic disaster, an appeals court delivers a corporate blow that some relatives say stops short of true justice.

Divers recovering part of the tail section from Flight 447 in 2009. Photo: AFP
France

Paris court finds Airbus, Air France guilty in 2009 crash

Flight AF447 ‌vanished from ‌radar screens on June 1, 2009, with people from 33 nationalities on board.

Brazilian Navy sailors pick a piece of debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. Photo: Reuters
Singapore

Final report reveals truth behind deadly Singapore Airlines turbulence

Investigators concluded it was ‘likely’ the jet’s radar failed to detect bad weather before the turbulence hit in 2024.

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Aviation

Mid-air collision at air show downs 2 US Navy jets; crews eject safely

Spectators watch four parachutes deploy before EA-18G Growlers crash near Mountain Home Air Force Base.

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