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Black smoke from a fire at the area where an F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during the Athens Flying Week airshow in Tanagra, Greece on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Greece

2 pilots killed after Greek air force plane crashes at annual air show

Officials said the bodies of the pilots were located during a rescue operation, hampered initially by a fire at Tanagra airbase near Athens.

Accidents and disasters in China

Air China Boeing 747 grounded in New York following gate refuelling incident

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Singapore

‘I owe him’: wife of man who died after turbulence sues Singapore Airlines

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2 air traffic controllers left work before fatal US crash. Now they may be fired

Two pilots died after their Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March.

Officials and aircraft maintenance workers pick through debris and remove luggage as they inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet at LaGuardia Airport in March. Photo: AP
South Korea

South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about structure in Jeju Air crash

The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations.

Britain

US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

Defence granted time to review newly disclosed material days before jury selection for former Libyan agent accused in 1988 attack.

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United States

Plane pilot killed in US collision with police helicopter

The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter, on which two state troopers were on board.

Authorities investigate a crash between a state police helicopter and a small plane at the Carlisle airport in Pennsylvania, the US on Wednesday. Photo: via AP
Kenya

Ecuador intel chief and 5 Americans killed in Kenya tourist helicopter crash

None of the seven people on board the aircraft survived, and the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Germany

Pilot dies after helicopter crash in German forest

No one else was on the helicopter, which was carrying out liming work on the forest.

Indonesia

Families of Lion Air crash victims suffer again, ‘predatory’ lawyer evades jail

Keith Griffin has admitted that he knew his boss Tom Girardi failed to distribute settlement funds to families of the Lion Air victims.

Family members of those killed in the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and Lion Air flight 610 scream at Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun as he departs following a hearing on Boeing’s broken safety culture on Capitol Hill in 2024. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Aviation

Bird remains found in engine after man nearly sucked out of plane window

A piece of the engine had broken off the aircraft and smashed the window, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.

An undated image shows the window on a Ryanair plane that was broken by a stray engine part shortly after take-off, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole. Photo: National Transportation Safety Board via AP
Mainland China

Lightning hits China Southern Airbus A321 while taxiing, 20 strike marks found

The plane was grounded for inspection at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, delaying passengers by four hours.

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India

Air India pilot undergoes ‘confirmatory’ drug test after flight plunge

The incident is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Indian carrier, which appointed a new executive on Wednesday.

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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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All Nippon Airways planes are seen at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

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

Investigators look into why airliner was allowed to take off in Washington while Marine One was airborne nearby.

Marine One with US President Donald Trump on board departing the White House on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Germany

Explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane at German airport

All flights to Leipzig-Halle airport were diverted for several hours, as police deployed a bomb-disposal robot to remove the detonator.

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.

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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.

A firefighting helicopter drops water over a smoke-filled forest during a wildfire northwest of Athens, Greece on Sunday. Photo: AP
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.

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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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.

The wreckage of a plane is lodged in the roof of a house in Ganderkesee, Germany, on Saturday. Photo: dpa
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.

Rescuers respond at the scene of a Venom helicopter crash with five soldiers on board, at the 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base in Namest nad Oslavou, Czech Republic, on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Photo: CTK via AP
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.

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.

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.

Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360km (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Photo: Pakistan Navy via AP
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.

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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.

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’.

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