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The wreckage of the cargo plane. Photo: AFP

DHL cargo plane crashes into a house in Lithuania, killing Spanish crew member

Investigation launched after Boeing 737 plane crashed near Vilnius airport as it was approaching for landing.

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Russian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey, passengers and crew evacuated

25 Nov 2024 - 2:19PM

Pair plead guilty in Canada to murder of man acquitted in 1985 Air India bombings

22 Oct 2024 - 12:55PMvideocam

Russia investigates claimed shoot-down of cargo plane in Sudan

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces claimed the downed Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft had been aiding its enemy, the Sudanese military.

22 Oct 2024 - 10:55AM

An Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates, at the Port Sudan airport in 2023. File photo: AFP

Turbulence on Singapore-Guangzhou Scoot flight leaves 7 injured

The airline said four passengers and three crew members received medical assistance in Guangzhou, with one hospitalised for further observation.

7 Sep 2024 - 1:30PMvideocam

Airbus, Rolls-Royce to address airlines’ concerns over Cathay A350 engine fault

Some carriers have made precautionary checks of their A350 fleets after an engine emergency forced a Cathay jet to return to Hong Kong

5 Sep 2024 - 11:34AMvideocam

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Bad weather caused helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president: final report

Ebrahim Raisi and 8 others were killed in May. Speculation was rife at the time that Raisi’s helicopter had been shot down by Israel.

2 Sep 2024 - 3:55AM

A mourner holds a portrait of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral procession in Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, on May 21. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP

Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific flight aborts take-off in Taiwan after engine fire

Flames were seen bursting out from one of its engines as the plane was about to take off.

1 Sep 2024 - 8:36PM

Zelensky fires Ukraine air force commander after deadly F-16 crash

The pilot of the advanced US-made fighter plane died in the incident, in a high-profile setback for Kyiv.

31 Aug 2024 - 9:25AMvideocam

2 workers killed, 1 injured in tyre explosion at US Delta Air Lines facility

Delta said it was working with local authorities to investigate what happened. Local media reported that a tyre on a plane exploded.

28 Aug 2024 - 11:38AM

Emergency vehicles at a Delta facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday. Photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via TNS

Chinese social media users mourn 5 nationals killed in Thai plane crash

Small plane headed to island resort in Thailand’s southeast lost contact with air traffic control shortly after take-off from Bangkok.

23 Aug 2024 - 4:40PMvideocam

Rescue workers dig through the swampy crash site to recover the wreckage of the plane, in a mangrove forest in Chachoengsao province, Thailand, early on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong society

5 tourists killed in Thai plane crash ‘not Hong Kong residents’: city authorities

It remains unclear why Thai authorities said the five were from city.

23 Aug 2024 - 5:43PMvideocam

5 Hong Kong tourists believed dead in Thailand plane crash

No survivors were found at the site where the aircraft went down with nine people on board, including two pilots.

23 Aug 2024 - 1:26PMvideocam

Iran president’s fatal helicopter crash caused by bad weather, probe finds

Overloading of the aircraft was also a factor in the accident, local media reported, citing an official.

22 Aug 2024 - 4:05AMvideocam

The wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter is seen at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, in May. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

Black box reveals Brazil plane crashed 1 minute after pilots sensed trouble

The aircraft spun out of control as it plunged down behind a cluster of trees near houses in Vinhedo, killing all 62 on board.

15 Aug 2024 - 10:14AM

The wreckage of a plane that crashed in Vinhedo, Brazil, on August 9. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

2 French pilots die after Rafale fighter jets collide in mid-air

Another pilot is safe after the rare accident involving the hi-tech planes, which are used to hunt enemy aircraft and carry nuclear warheads.

15 Aug 2024 - 7:26AM

Smoke from Singapore Airlines plane forces runway closure at Japan airport

The flight, carrying 276 passengers and crew members, reported the incident to the airport after landing.

12 Aug 2024 - 1:57PM

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Pilot killed as helicopter crashes into Australian hotel roof

Hundreds evacuated after one of the helicopter’s propellers landed in the hotel pool.

12 Aug 2024 - 11:57AM

Emergency service workers at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Cairns after a helicopter crashed into its roof on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

All 62 victims of Brazil plane crash identified and recovered by authorities

Families provide DNA samples for identification; aircraft’s final moments under scrutiny.

12 Aug 2024 - 6:16AM

Fiery plane crash in Brazil kills all 61 people on board

Footage shared online showed an aircraft spinning out of control as it plunged down behind some trees, followed by a plume of black smoke.

10 Aug 2024 - 2:35PM

US presidential election 2024

‘Chopper whopper’: Trump tells harrowing helicopter tale – it’s full of holes

There is no record of the incident, and supposed fellow passenger ex-San Francisco mayor Willie Brown says he was never on such a ride.

10 Aug 2024 - 7:25AMvideocam

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. Photo: AFP

4 Chinese nationals, pilot killed in Nepal chopper crash

The aircraft lost contact about three minutes after taking off, a press release from the Civil Aviation Authority said.

7 Aug 2024 - 7:39PM

The remains of an Air Dynasty chopper that crashed on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Photo: Nepalese Army/AFP

Gearbox caused deadly 2023 Osprey crash in Japan, US Air Force says

US probe finds that the pilots contributed to the disaster by failing to quickly divert to an emergency landing location.

2 Aug 2024 - 11:30AM

Relatives of 18 dead in Nepal plane crash demand answers

The incident has cast a spotlight on the mountainous, landlocked nation’s poor record on air safety, with almost 360 people killed since 2000 in plane and helicopter crashes.

25 Jul 2024 - 11:23PMvideocam

Pilot sole survivor of Nepal plane crash

25 Jul 2024 - 12:50PM

18 killed in Nepal plane crash, pilot sole survivor

The plane had already taken off and turned right before it crashed in the eastern section of the airport, a statement said.

25 Jul 2024 - 1:29PMvideocam

The bodies of 18 people were recovered while one injured person was taken to hospital after a plane crash in Nepal. Photo: EPA-EFE

MH17 10 years on: Malaysian aspires to follow late pilot-father’s career

Dutch PM Dick Schoof has promised to press ahead with investigations into the tragedy at a memorial service held in the Netherlands.

19 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

Wounds that won’t heal: MH17 disaster haunts victims’ families, 10 years on

Unresolved pain lingers for the loved ones of MH17 victims, their cries for justice echoing in a ‘world that has forgotten about us’.

17 Jul 2024 - 10:11AMvideocam

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