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Captain had concerns over plane

The captain of TransAsia Flight GE235 complained of "engine abnormalities" but was rebuffed when he asked for an urgent inspection of the plane shortly before its final take-off.

Taiwan crash: Hero pilot Kiwi citizen

The co-pilot of the crashed TransAsia Airways plane was a New Zealand citizen who learned to fly in Auckland.

Seat change may have been a life saver

A couple and their toddler who survived the crash of a TransAsia Airways plane in Taiwan changed seats just before the plane took off.

Taipei river-crash pilots hailed heroes

"This pilot decided to land in a narrow river without buildings because there is a residential area nearby. He did all he could do."

AirAsia: Pilot disabled flight computer

The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed in December was out of his seat conducting an unusual procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control of the plane.

Engine malfunction caused crash

A helicopter that crashed into Lake Rotorua during a scenic flight lost power due to an engine malfunction, it has been determined.

Divers probe fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501

Salvage teams have begun trying to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed.

Microlight victim an 'icon' of aviation

Civil Aviation Authority investigators have yet to find an obvious cause of a fatal microlight accident which killed two people in Timaru on Friday.

Paul Little: Faith and trust up in the air

Every day more than 8 million people travel in planes, taking around 50,000 flights. For an activity that's so commonplace, flying engenders a lot of fear and superstition.

More bad weather hits AirAisa search

A temporary break in poor weather yesterday failed to help the search for wreckage from AirAsia Flight QZ8501.

Loss of plane shows lessons were ignored

The search area was widened because surveillance planes could not see tiny fragments of wreckage in choppy waters. And families, once again, did not know how or why their loved ones died.

Airbus quick to dispatch investigators

Airbus has rushed two specialists to Jakarta to assist in the investigation of the disappeared A320 airliner operated by AirAsia, the budget carrier that rose from almost nothing in 2001 to be its biggest customer.

'I'm just glad they're all alive'

Tributes are flowing for the brave pilot who made a split-second decision to slam into water instead of crash-landing among hundreds of beach-goers at Raglan.

Plane crash survivor still in serious condition

Woman on board small plane that spluttered and crashed into Raglan harbour yesterday, narrowly avoiding hundreds of holidaymakers.

Father begs son's Isis captors for mercy

The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Isis after his plane crashed pleaded for his son's release, as reports emerged that the jihadists were preparing to publicly execute him.

Light plane crashes into water in Raglan

A light plane plane has crashed into water off Raglan Beach and sunk.