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Two Australian helicopters collide mid-air: video
At least four passengers were killed and several others heavily injured after two helicopters collided over a beach…
Lack of information factor in C-130 crash while fighting Australian bushfires
A Lockheed C-130 large air tanker that crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia in 2020 likely stalled when…
Brisbane Airport reports success tackling wasp infestation after safety report
Brisbane Airport (BNE) has reported that it was able to succeed in its long-running battle with wasp reduction…
Australian wasp nesting habits endanger planes
The wasps of the Pachodynerus species have a problematic habit: they slip into human-made equipment to build their…
Airbus working on A320 software fix, Australian TSB says
Airbus is working on the A320 software update after Virgin Australia Regional Airlines’ close-call near Perth (Australia) in…
Refueler spotted A350 with pitot probe covers left on moments before pushback
A keen-eyed refueler at Brisbane Intenational Airport (BNE) in Australia spotted that pitot probe covers had been left…
Qantas Airbus A380 engine found with two-month missing tool inside at LAX
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation after a tool was found inside a Qantas…
ATSB releases preliminary report on Port Phillip Bay jet collision
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a preliminary report on its ongoing investigation into a mid-air…
Pilot killed in mid-air helicopter crash had traces of cocaine in his system
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published an interim accident investigation report into a mid-air collision between…
Two missing after former military Marchetti jets collide in Australia
Emergency services in Australia are searching for two people who were onboard one of two former military jets…
Two killed after Socata TB Trinidad crashes into mountainous area in Australia
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation after a Socata TB Trinidad crashed into mountainous…
Former commercial pilot and wife die in Caboolture Airfield mid-air collision
Two people have lost their lives in a mid-air collision between two light aircraft at Caboolture Airfield, north…
Pilot was unlicensed when Piper Cherokee crash killed both him and his wife
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has concluded that the pilot of a Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee was unlicensed…
Two Qantas Boeing 737 jets involved in near-miss on runway at Sydney Airport
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has launched an investigation after two Qantas Boeing 737-800 jets were involved in…
Swarm of bees latches on to plane’s wing, delaying Delta flight for hours
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport…
ATSB details how two pilots escaped a B737 firefighting aircraft after a crash
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a preliminary report detailing how two pilots managed to escape…
Plane carrying seven crashes into Indian Ocean after it overshot runway
A single-engine plane with a pilot and six passengers on board crashed into the Indian Ocean after it…
Firefighting Boeing 737 crashes in Ravensthorpe, Australia
A firefighting Boeing 737 belonging to Coulson Aviation has crashed near Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, Australia. The aircraft, registered…