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Aircrafts queue up on the tarmac before taking off at Mumbai airport. Photo: AFP
India

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.

Libya

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

United States

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

South Korea

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.

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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
United States

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.

United States

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.

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Australia

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.

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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
Russia

Crew killed in Russian military plane crash during test flight

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

India

‘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.

United States

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.

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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished in 2014 with 239 people on board and has never been found. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

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.

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

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.

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Ukraine war

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.

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India

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.

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.

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

Turkey says 20 troops killed in military plane crash in Georgia

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

Florida

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.

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Aviation

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.

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

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.

Aviation

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.

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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’.

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A fighter and helicopter launched from the USS Nimitz crashed on the same day last month. Photo: US Navy
Aviation

UPS cargo plane crashes in US, killing at least 9 as it explodes in fireball

Flames were seen on the wing of the widebody MD-11 freighter before it crashed while taking off from Louisville in Kentucky.

Fire and smoke where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: AFP
Africa

Kenyan plane crash kills pilot, 10 tourists from Hungary, Germany

The plane was heading to the Maasai Mara National Reserve, known for the annual wildebeest migration from the Serengeti.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong leader orders swift probe into fatal plane crash, vows accountability

John Lee also extends his deepest condolences and profound sympathy to victims’ families.

Hong Kong transport

Plane wreckage removal to take 2 days, probe up to a year: Hong Kong experts

First step is to determine whether the aircraft’s two halves remain partially connected underwater, vessel specialist Louis Szeto says.

Securing and removing the cargo plane that crashed after veering off its path at Hong Kong’s airport and killing two security workers will take at least two days, experts say. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport closes runway as salvage vessels arrive to clear wrecked plane

Two vessels will lift the two sections of plane during operation expected to ‘last for a few days’, Airport Authority says.

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A salvage vessel at the scene of the cargo plane crash. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong transport

US investigators, Turkish experts to help Hong Kong with fatal plane crash probe

Independent US government agency to send team for probe into cargo plane crash as crew members meet authorities ahead of salvage operations.

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Hong Kong transport

Families of Hong Kong pair killed in plane crash get no word from Emirates

Relatives of Vincent Ho and Chan Chun-yin call for airline to take responsibility, after visiting Kwai Chung Public Mortuary to identify duo.

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