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Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph “Phil” Laycock (left), Corporal Alexander Naggs, Troop Commander Captain Danniel Lyon and Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent were all killed in the crash.

Families briefed on safety report into army chopper crash

Investigators ruled out the controversial night vision visor system TopOwl as a contributing factor, despite damning evidence being heard in a separate public inquiry in Brisbane.

  • Fraser Barton

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A QantasLink Dash-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the serious incident at Mildura Airport.

Qantas plane hits lights after pilots mistake runway’s centre line

The aircraft ploughed through lights on the edge of the runway before it took off shortly before dawn last week.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
New video captures moment Delta flight crash-landed in Toronto

New video captures moment Delta flight crash-landed in Toronto

New vision of the Delta Air Lines plane crash in Toronto gives a clear view of the jet hitting the tarmac hard before rolling on its side, bursting into flames and flipping upside down.

  • Michael Koziol
A Delta flight crash-landed at Toronto Pearson Airport.

‘It was mass chaos. I was upside down’: Aviation safety in spotlight as North American crash tally grows

Three people, including a child, are in a critical condition after a passenger plane crash-landed on a snowy tarmac in Toronto, Canada, flipping on its back and injuring 18 people.

  • Michael Koziol
Video posted online showed a Delta Air Lines plane belly up on a snow-covered tarmac, with people walking away from the plane. Vision: John Nelson and Pete Koukov
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Footage shows plane crash at Toronto airport

Video posted online showed a Delta Air Lines plane belly up on a snow-covered tarmac, with people walking away from the plane. Vision: John Nelson and Pete Koukov

Rescue and salvage crews work near the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River, seen from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Scuba divers fight hypothermia to recover plane crash victims

The families of those killed in Wednesday’s midair collision in Washington have visited the site of the disaster, as scuba divers work in frigid waters nearby to retrieve the victims.

  • David Martin, Michael Sisak and Claudia Lauer
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The two surviving flight attendants were rescued from the plane’s tail.

Crashed South Korean jet’s black boxes missing final minutes

Both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders suspended recording for the final four minutes before the plane made an emergency landing, depriving investigators of crucial evidence.

  • Heejin Kim
As investigators look into what caused Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 to crash, the airline has come under intense government and public scrutiny for how it operates.

Jeju Air was shaky even before horror crash

As investigators look into what caused Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 to crash, the airline has come under intense government and public scrutiny for how it operates.

  • Daisuke Wakabayashi
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board and representatives from Boeing at the crash scene this week.

How two crew members survived the deadly South Korean plane crash

Two factors may have helped the only survivors of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 accident at Muan airport.

  • Samuel Montgomery
Three-year-old Ko Yoonwoo, the youngest victim of the Jeju Air crash, with his parents Jin Lee Seon and Kang Ko, who were also killed.

Pictured: Youngest victim of South Korean plane crash on first trip abroad

South Korean authorities have begun releasing the bodies of the crash victims to their families.

  • Beatrice Siviero

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