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Pilot attended private party hours before crashing stolen helicopter into Australian hotel

The pilot had been celebrating at a “private send-off with colleagues hours before the crash,” employers said

Evening Standard

Helicopter Crash At Luxury Hotel In Cairns Kills Pilot

Tragic helicopter crash in Cairns, Australia, leads to pilot's death, hotel evacuation, and ongoing investigation.

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Impromptu trick gone wrong caused deadly jet crash

A spontaneous manoeuvre to create a "good filming opportunity" led to a mid-air collision between two former military jets, killing a pilot and cameraman.

AAP

Maitland Vale helicopter crash: final verdict on what went wrong

The safety regulator has released its final report.

Newcastle Herald

Investigation launched into plane's 'belly-landing' at Williamtown

Investigators are now collecting evidence and examining maintenance records.

Newcastle Herald

Public sector STEM roles under threat with wages 'in the slow lane'

Private companies grab the best talent with richer inducements.

The Canberra Times

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What causes turbulence on flights and which routes around the world are most affected?

After the fatal Singapore Airlines incident and injuries to passengers above Turkey, we explain what’s behind the phenomenon

The Guardian - AU

'Complacency' behind Canberra horror flight, official report says

Link Airways to amend training guidance to Swissport.

The Canberra Times

Cause of fiery fatal plane crash in Hunter revealed

The pilot - a former air force member - suffered severe burns.

Newcastle Herald

Victim's phone video helps explain plane crash

A pilot was distracted during pre-flight checks before a plane crashed north of Brisbane, with video retrieved from a victim helping to explain what happened.

AAP

‘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

Near-miss between planes at Lake Macquarie sparks safety overhaul

A flight instructor was 'seriously injured'.

Newcastle Herald

Lack of oxygen to be investigated in fatal plane crash

Investigations are ongoing into a firefighting surveillance plane crash, which killed three people in November, with the possibility of hypoxia being examined.

AAP

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Newcastle Herald

Final moments before fatal crash captured on helicopter's camera

The chopper began to break apart mid-air before plunging into water.

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

AAP

Planes crashed mid-air after unplanned manoeuvre

A plane nose dived into Port Phillip Bay, killing the two men aboard, after it hit another aircraft trying to do an inverted manoeuvre.

The Independent UK

Pilot in Sea World helicopter crash that killed British newlyweds had cocaine in system

A report released one year on since the tragic accident revealed the late pilot had cocaine in his system at the time of the crash

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Evening Standard

Pilot in helicopter crash that killed British couple ‘had cocaine in his system’

Holidaymakers Ron Hughes and his wife Diane, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision between two sightseeing helicopters

Newcastle Herald

Sea World chopper crash: 'low level' cocaine found in pilot's system

'This was a tragic accident.'

AAP

'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

The pilot of one of the helicopters involved in a crash that killed four people on the Gold Coast consumed cocaine in the days before the mid-air collision.

AAP

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

Plane 'corkscrewed' before crash killed man, grandkids

A report into a plane crash that killed a grandfather and three school-aged children found the aircraft had low or no power when it grounded in regional NSW.

The Canberra Times

Witnesses say aircraft 'in a corkscrew' before crashing near Gundaroo

Key components of safety parachute were found in wreckage.

AAP

Firefighting pilot escapes as chopper fills with water

A helicopter pilot helping fight a bushfire tried to kick his way out of his aircraft after crashing into a dam, a preliminary ATSB report has found.

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