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William Jennings was one of the crash victims.

‘Tragic, unnecessary’: Missed chance before plane crash

A phone call minutes before a deadly firefighting crash was a missed opportunity to save the lives of those on board during the preventable tragedy, an investigation has found.

  • Abe Maddison

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Missiles too close for comfort for airlines in Iran-Israel war

The closure of airspace over Iran and Israel has severely impacted air travel through the region, grounding flights and stranding travellers.

  • Chris Zappone
Business class on a Qantas Airbus A330.

Why Qantas deserves to miss out on top 10 airlines list

Qantas could once boast it had one of the most valuable brands in the country. It has a fair way to go to get back to that.

  • Elizabeth Knight
A Qantas 737 similar to the one on which a trainee captain passed out shortly after landing at Sydney Airport last Tuesday.

Qantas pilot passes out in cockpit minutes after landing in Sydney

The 737 aircraft was carrying 113 passengers and eight crew on a flight from Canberra.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
London City Airport is a key hub for business travel in the British capital.

Macquarie looks to acquire stakes in three major British airports

Australian infrastructure giant Macquarie Asset Management could be on the cusp of acquiring significant stakes in three major UK airports.

  • Rob Harris
Of the 242 people aboard Air India Flight 171, Viswash Kumar Ramesh is the only one who survived.

Viswash walked away from the Air India crash. Other sole survivors know the feeling

To many, being the only survivor of a plane crash seems unreal, like a work of divine intervention or a miracle – but it’s happened more than a dozen times before.

  • Josh Funk and Lisa Baumann
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The Boeing Dreamliner was filmed shortly after take-off descending and crashing into a residential area.

I can’t be certain what caused the Air India crash, but there’s one thing my pilot’s eyes can’t ignore

At this early stage, I’m reluctant to label this accident “human error” but it’s worth observing that at around the time the aircraft started its terminal descent into the ground, the undercarriage was still deployed.

  • David Evans
The tail of the Air India plane became wedged in a medical students’ dining hall.

‘Didn’t know what to do’: Students were eating lunch when plane struck dining hall

Mohit Chavda was halfway through his meal of lentils, cabbage and bread when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into the room.

  • Suhasini Raj, Mujib Mashal, Hari Kumar and Amelia Nierenberg
The tail of the Air India plane is seen stuck in a building at the site of the crash in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.

Boeing’s safety record under scrutiny after Air India disaster

Air India flight 171 is the first fatal crash for Boeing’s Dreamliner, with the company already under a cloud for its record with the 737 Max.

  • Chris Zappone
A wheel from the plane lies amongst the debris.

The experts’ theories on why flight AI171 went down

It could take weeks, if not months, for the exact cause of the crash to become clear. But experts are trying to piece together a number of possible reasons.

  • Joe Pinkstone and Christopher Jasper

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