Air accident
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Cairns
Aviation company staff member crashed helicopter after farewell drinks
Nautilus Aviation has released a statement to “address rumours” about the fatal crash of one of its helicopters into a Cairns hotel.
- by Sean Parnell
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Deadly helicopter crash ‘could have been far worse’
The rotor blades of the helicopter smacked into the hotel rooms, one of which had an elderly couple asleep inside.
- by Savannah Meacham
‘A colossal ear-deafening bang’: Pilot killed after stolen helicopter crashes into Cairns hotel
A helicopter that crashed into a waterfront hotel in Cairns, killing the pilot, was on an ‘unauthorised’ flight and may have been stolen, authorities say.
- by William Davis
Passenger plane crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state
A plane with 61 people aboard headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport has crashed in the city of Vinhedo.
- by Gabriel Araujo
‘Horrible accident’: Person dies in plane engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
The investigation has not yet identified who the person was, a Dutch police spokesperson said.
- by Gianluca Lo Nostro
Adelaide woman injured during horror flight has no feeling below the waist
Almost half the 211 passengers on Singapore Airlines flight 321 were injured in what has become one of the most serious turbulence events in modern aviation history.
- by Zach Hope
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Aviation
Singapore Airlines flight makes emergency landing after turbulence leaves one dead, dozens injured
Singapore Airlines says one person has died and others were injured when a London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence on Tuesday.
- by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panu Wongcha-um
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Aviation
Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the helicopter had been missing for more than 12 hours when rescuers spotted the wreckage.
- by Jon Gambrell
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East
Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule, and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.
- by Joseph Krauss
Safety test found upgrade used in army helicopter crash ‘unacceptable’
Concerns were flagged about a helmet used by MRH-90 Taipan pilots the night of a fatal crash after a test found a software upgrade posed an “unacceptable” risk, an inquiry has been told.
- by Tess Ikonomou
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Aviation
Melbourne mother killed in Mount Beauty plane crash
Kate Callingham, 39, was a leader in arts and cultural life in Melbourne and a “beloved partner, mother, daughter and friend”, her family and friends said.
- by Najma Sambul