Aviation
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Pilot seriously hurt after plane crashes during aerial display at Avalon Airshow
A pilot is in a critical condition after his plane crashed into the ground while performing an aerial demonstration at the Avalon Australian International Airshow.
- Brittany Busch and Chris Zappone
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The globe-like structure will tower 30 metres when it is finished, making it visible to passengers when the first flights start late next year.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Under his wing: Teen son follows pilot father in airshow aerobatics
Paul Bennet and his 19-year-old son, Jett, will perform aerobatics together at the Avalon Airshow this week.
- Carolyn Webb
Bigger overhead bins and more: Qantas unveils new Airbus
Aviation experts say the 321XLR’s low-cost, long-range capability is a “real game-changer”.
- Chris Zappone
Heathrow warned a decade ago about weakness of single grid connection
As Heathrow’s operations began to return to normal, its chief executive blamed the external power failure and said similar disruptions could happen at other airports.
- Patrick Sawer and Fiona Parker
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- London
British government wants rigorous probe into Heathrow’s 18-hour power shutdown
Flights resumed a day after a fire knocked out power and shut Europe’s busiest airport, causing global travel chaos.
- Rob Harris
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- Fire
Flight chaos as ‘catastrophic’ fire cuts power to London’s Heathrow Airport
The fire at a nearby substation forced the world’s fifth-busiest airport to close for the day, disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers as airlines cancelled or diverted flights.
Roulettes burst through grey day at Avalon ahead of airshow
From the ground, the Pilatus’ 600 horsepower engines make a clear piercing sound that turns into a growl. But what’s going on the cockpit is no less impressive.
- Chris Zappone
Aerobatics pilot Paul Bennet will fly his favourite aeroplane at Avalon Airshow
Aerobatics whiz Paul Bennet explains why the Wolf Pitts Pro biplane is 'the coolest aeroplane ever built'.
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