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Fatal plane crash moments after sky divers descend

A 54-year-old pilot has died following a plane crash in dense bushland after dropping several skydivers.

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Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star Matt Wright is set to face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash.

AAP

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

A judge has again delayed the trial of a reality TV star who is facing charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice after a fatal chopper crash.

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Pilot failed to monitor winds in drone show debacle

An investigation into a bungled drone show has exposed a series of failures by the remote pilot, operator and manufacturer.

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Freak wind gusts made worse by climate change threaten airline passenger safety

Unexpected severe turbulence injured crew and passengers on a Qantas Boeing 737 during descent at Brisbane on May 4 2024. The subsequent Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation suggested the severity of the turbulence caught the captain by surprise.

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Fatal aircraft crash due to radio, visibility failures

A pilot was unable to receive or transmit radio calls and trees obscured runway visibility, likely causing a mid-air plane crash that killed two people.

AAP

Severe turbulence on Qantas flight results in cabin crew member’s broken ankle

The incident on the flight from Sydney to Brisbane resulted in four people being out of their seats as the plane landed

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Legal win for widow after Outback Wrangler star's death

The widow of Outback Wrangler star Chris "Willow" Wilson has welcomed a court ruling over his death in a helicopter crash while hunting crocodile eggs.

AAP

Pilots praised after Etihad plane’s tyres deflated following aborted take-off at high-speed

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the cause of the aborted take-off was ‘a high exhaust gas temperature indication from the aircraft’s right engine’

The Independent UK

‘We need to go again’: Australian who led MH370 search joins calls for fresh effort to find plane

Peter Foley, the program director for search led by Australian Transport Safety Bureau, says any chance of success needs the government to invest

The Guardian - AU

Investigators release images from moment planes crashed over Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, resulting in two deaths

Australian Transport Safety Bureau details how aerobatic manoeuvre led to collision that claimed the lives of two men

The Guardian - AU

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

The pilot of a doomed plane was not qualified to fly in non-visual conditions and likely encountered cloud, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found

AAP

Co-star's widow suing Matt Wright's chopper company

The widow of Outback Wrangler star Chris Wilson is suing his co-star Matt Wright's helicopter company and the aviation safety regulator.

AAP

ATSB releases preliminary report in investigation into fatal NT Christmas Eve plane crash

A light plane crash that claimed the life of a young pilot and his single passenger on Christmas Eve last year happened amid severe thunderstorms and lightning strikes, early investigations have revealed.

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Pilot 'drank significantly' before fatal WA plane crash

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its final report into a light aircraft crash south of Perth, which claimed the life of the pilot.

Evening Standard

Pilot in mid-air helicopter crash that killed two Brits ‘may not have heard radio call shortly before’

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast

AAP

Heavy rain damaged track before train derailed: ATSB

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its preliminary report into the freight train derailment in Melbourne's southwest last year.

ABC News

Boeing 737 crash pilots walk away from fiery wreckage as Mark McGowan hails their survival a 'miracle'

Pictures emerge from the scene of a firefighting airliner crash in southern WA, the first time a Boeing 737 has crashed on Australian soil.

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ATSB finds two hot air balloons narrowly avoided deadly outcome in Alice Springs collision

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has emphasised the importance of good decision-making following a hot air balloon collision near Alice Springs last year.

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‘This is a bit weird’: Passengers oblivious as Qantas engine shut down

A Qantas flight landed safely in Sydney after making a mayday call when one of its engines failed mid-flight.

ABC News

New Zealand couples who survived Gold Coast helicopter crash hail pilot as 'hero' as they recall 'nightmare' joy ride

Two New Zealand couples who miraculously survived a fatal helicopter crash on the Gold Coast remember the "traumatic experience" as a "nightmare" and hail their pilot as a "hero".

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside couple killed in Australian helicopter crash named

Ron and Diane Hughes, 65 and 57, are believed to be from the Wirral

ABC News

What we know so far about Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast

The ATSB said one helicopter carrying seven people was taking off and the other helicopter with six people on board was landing at the time of the crash.

ABC News

Sea World helicopter collision could have been 'far worse' if not for 'remarkable' landing on sand bank, authorities say

The two aircraft had been undertaking flights over the Broadwater at Southport when the collision occurred, killing four people and critically injuring three others.

ABC News

ATSB finds poor visibility lead to Snowy Mountains helicopter crash, killing Barbeques Galore director

The head of Australia's air safety investigator says he will "never fully comprehend" why Peter Woodland chose to relaunch his helicopter before the fatal crash in NSW earlier this year.

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