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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
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.

Aviation

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

Mainland China

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

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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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Passengers on board Air India ⁠flight AI2379 that experienced a sudden loss in altitude on Tuesday. Photo: YouTube
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

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

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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.

Police forensic technicians work near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig-Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, on Wednesday. Photo: dpa via AP
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.

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.

One of the geoglyphs etched into a slope at the Unesco Nazca Lines world heritage site in the Peruvian desert. On Saturday, a tourist plane visiting the archaeological site crashed, killing all 13 passengers and crew, police said. Photo: Peruvian Ministry of Culture / AFP
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.

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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.

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’.

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.

Forensic technicians on Saturday examine the wreckage of the Cessna 421 that crashed while approaching La Baule-Escoublac airfield in France. Photo: AP
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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