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An Asiana Airlines plane takes off from an airport in Seoul on January 14. Photo: Korea Times

Seoul airport ‘suicide flight’ threat sparks police manhunt in South Korea

A self-proclaimed pilot has threatened a crash and stabbing at Gimpo Airport in protest against the merger of Korean Air and Asiana.

20 Jan 2026 - 4:22PMvideocam

Indonesia finds 1 body, wreckage from missing surveillance plane

18 Jan 2026 - 5:36PM

Indonesian plane with 11 people missing, search and rescue under way

17 Jan 2026 - 11:12PMvideocam

Fury erupts over ‘mound of death’ in South Korea’s worst air disaster

Opposition MPs accuse officials of trying to bury a report that blames a known design flaw for the nation’s deadliest crash.

13 Jan 2026 - 5:09PMvideocam

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that crashed at Muan International Airport, South Korea, in December 2024. Photo: Reuters

Jeju Air crash ‘man-made’: 179 deaths may have been avoided, report finds

Families seek justice as government-commissioned report blames the fatal Jeju Air crash on a concrete mound at the end of the runway.

9 Jan 2026 - 5:28PMvideocam

Will Ocean Infinity finally solve the flight MH370 mystery in Indian Ocean?

A new deep-sea search, armed with advanced tech and drones, restarts to find the Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished nearly 12 years ago.

31 Dec 2025 - 5:45PMvideocam

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Mid-air helicopter crash in US leaves 1 dead, another critically injured

Federal investigators probe crash of two helicopters over Hammonton Municipal Airport in New Jersey.

29 Dec 2025 - 3:48PM

The scene after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, New Jersey on Sunday. Photo: WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP

Duopoly of Air India, IndiGo to face challenge from 2 new airlines

The approval for Al Hind Air and FlyExpress to operate in India comes amid mounting calls to challenge the dominance of Air India and IndiGo.

26 Dec 2025 - 12:40PM

Libya military chief and 7 others killed in jet crash in Turkey

Investigators are looking into a technical failure that brought down the delegation’s Falcon 50 jet shortly after take-off from Ankara.

24 Dec 2025 - 11:10AM

5 killed in Texas fog after crash of Mexican plane on medical mission

The Navy plane had a young patient on board, part of a non-profit’s work providing emergency transport to children with life-threatening burns.

23 Dec 2025 - 5:25PM

A Mexican Navy plane crashed near Galveston in Texas on Monday, killing at least five people. Photo: Sky Decker Jnr via AP

A year after South Korea’s Jeju Air crash, the fight for truth continues

Families of the victims say they harbour deep mistrust over how the investigation into the disaster that killed 179 people has been handled.

23 Dec 2025 - 1:15PMvideocam

Lee Hyo-eun reacts outside a memorial altar for victims that includes her daughter, who died in last year’s Jeju Air plane crash at South Korea’s Muan International Airport. Photo: AFP

Retired Nascar driver and family among 7 killed in US plane crash

Business jet erupted into flames when it hit the ground while trying to land at Statesville Regional Airport, North Carolina.

19 Dec 2025 - 12:41PM

US government admits liability in fatal Washington helicopter-plane crash

US government admits ‘breach of care’ as DOJ cites Army and FAA errors in January crash that killed 67 near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington.

18 Dec 2025 - 10:28PMvideocam

Skydiver survives 4,600-metre fall after parachute snags plane tail

The pilot issued a mayday distress call, but managed to safely land the aircraft following the September incident.

12 Dec 2025 - 4:12PMvideocam

A skydiver was left dangling thousands of metres in the air after their parachute caught on the plane’s tail. Photo: Australian Transport Safety Bureau/AFP

Crew killed in Russian military plane crash during test flight

State media reported seven people were on board at the time of the crash.

9 Dec 2025 - 11:26PM

An Antonov An-22 Russian Air Force aircraft. Photo: Handout

‘Complete mayhem’: chaos after India’s largest airline cancels 1,200 flights

IndiGo blamed the disruption on ‘unforeseen operational challenges’ including technical glitches, adverse weather and new rules for workers.

4 Dec 2025 - 7:24PM

Chinese families ‘hope truth will come out’ when search for flight MH370 resumes

Relatives still waiting for answers 11 years after plane disappeared welcome news that the search will continue later this month.

4 Dec 2025 - 3:29PMvideocam

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Search for Malaysia’s MH370 resumes in Indian Ocean after more than a decade

US-based Ocean Infinity confirmed it would recommence intermittent seabed search operations for 55 days from December 30.

3 Dec 2025 - 6:12PM

A man walks past a mural representing the missing flight MH370 in August 2015. Photo: AFP

Air India probed for flying plane without valid safety certificate

India’s aviation regulator said it was investigating the carrier after it operated eight flights without a valid airworthiness certificate.

2 Dec 2025 - 9:58PMvideocam

Kazakhstan tells Ukraine to stop Black Sea oil terminal attacks

Ukraine has mounted wave after wave of attacks on Russia’s oil refineries and crude oil terminals in an attempt to undermine the Russian war economy.

30 Nov 2025 - 5:33PM

Indian Air Force pilot dies in Tejas crash during Dubai Air Show demonstration

The pilot had flown across the site several times before the plane appeared to lose control and dive directly towards the ground.

21 Nov 2025 - 10:15PM

Firefighters work at the site of a crash involving an Indian-made HAL Tejas fighter jet on Friday. Photo: Government of Dubai Media Office/Reuters

Accidents and personal safety

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

19 Nov 2025 - 12:31PMvideocam

The preliminary report revealed that one of the aircraft’s four engines had accelerated after landing. Photo: Karma Lo

Turkey says 20 troops killed in military plane crash in Georgia

Video showed the aircraft corkscrewing towards the ground and then bursting into flames.

12 Nov 2025 - 4:20PM

Plane on Jamaica hurricane relief trip crashes in Florida suburb, killing 2

The turboprop aircraft, narrowly missing homes in Coral Springs, went down in a residential pond shortly after take-off.

11 Nov 2025 - 11:59AM

UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 freighters for safety review after fatal Kentucky crash

The freight firms cite an ‘abundance of caution’ and Boeing’s recommendation after 14 died when an engine fell off a UPS MD-11 plane.

8 Nov 2025 - 4:48PMvideocam

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane sits idle on the tarmac on Wednesday at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Video | UPS plane lost engine before Kentucky crash

The plane went up in flames as it ploughed into businesses near a Kentucky airport, killing multiple people on the ground.

6 Nov 2025 - 11:35AM

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Engine fell off UPS cargo plane before Kentucky crash that killed 12

Investigators say the left engine detached during take-off, leading to Tuesday’s fatal crash in Louisville.

6 Nov 2025 - 11:52AMvideocam

South China Sea

China’s military denies electronic jamming caused US Navy air crashes

State broadcaster CCTV says suggestions the PLA had caused a plane and helicopter to crash in the South China Sea are ‘conspiracy theories’.

5 Nov 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

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