WorldLucky escapes in emergencies at Moscow, NewarkPart of an airliner carrying about 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide.19 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandChopper takes off without pilotThe Civil Aviation Authority has called for a report from the pilot of a helicopter that took off without him, at Tarras, on April 10.15 May 12:10 AM
New ZealandPower loss blamed for chopper ditchingHelicopter pilot Peter Maloney saw a warning light and within seconds knew the aircraft was going down.07 May 05:50 PM
New ZealandTwo rescued from helicopter in waterA helicopter which went down in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour was the first of its kind and was due to feature in a helicopter expo in Russia in a few days.07 May 05:29 AM
New ZealandFlight leader 'haunted' by crashA relieved Air Force flight lieutenant says he is still "haunted'' by a helicopter crash on Anzac Day 2010 that killed three crewmen and seriously injured a fourth.16 Apr 06:36 AM
New ZealandPilots back action of flight leaderA military tribunal has heard from more than a dozen pilots that the actions of a lead pilot on the morning of a fatal air crash were reasonable.15 Apr 07:36 AM
New ZealandAnzac Day crash: Standard orders treated like guidelinesA military tribunal has been told an Air Force helicopter squadron treated standard orders like guidelines that gave good "generic guidance" rather than absolute orders to obey before a fatal crash three years ago.14 Apr 11:51 PM
New ZealandCase to answer over crashA co-pilot in a formation involved in the fatal crash of an Iroquois helicopter three years ago has a case to answer, a military tribunal has decided.12 Apr 07:05 AM
New ZealandPilots flew below minimum levelsA co-pilot in a formation involved in the Anzac Day crash says a "good proportion" of 3 Squadron pilots were outside standard orders when flying into rough weather.12 Apr 01:44 AM
New ZealandAir Force squadron warned before fatal crash, tribunal toldAn Air Force squadron was warned before a fatal helicopter crash on Anzac Day three years ago that the practice of flying under low cloud contravened Air Force rules, a tribunal was told today.11 Apr 10:24 PM
New ZealandAnzac Day crash pilot followed trainingA pilot leading a formation of Air Force helicopters during the Anzac Day tragedy was following his training in flying below low hanging cloud, a tribunal has been told.11 Apr 07:23 AM
New ZealandAnzac Day tragedy: Not guilty pleaThe pilot in charge of a formation of Iroquois helicopters when one of the choppers crashed on Anzac Day has pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligence.10 Apr 11:09 PM
New ZealandStudent pilot makes emergency landing on beachA student pilot was lucky to walk away from an emergency landing on an East Cape beach.08 Apr 05:30 AM
New ZealandSecond crash for Hertz?The plane that crashed off the coast of Kawhia last Saturday had undergone extensive repairs for damage when it ran off the end of an airstrip a year ago.06 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandBody recovered from planeA body has been recovered from the crashed plane of 2degrees boss Eric Hertz and one of the Navy divers has been injured while working on the recovery operation.06 Apr 05:22 AM
New ZealandPlane crash: Boaties told to stay backBoaties have been asked to stay 500m from the site where the plane belonging to 2degrees chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife crashed while divers search for bodies.04 Apr 10:36 PM
New ZealandPlane crash: Police to decide on underwater operationPolice will decide whether the wreck of the plane belonging to the 2degrees' chief executive Eric Hertz will be recovered from the seabed off the Waikato coast, the Navy says.04 Apr 03:52 AM
New ZealandWeather disrupts search for bodiesIt is likely to be Friday at the earliest before exploration can continue at the scene of a fatal plane crash off the Waikato coast.03 Apr 06:57 AM
New ZealandSonar finds wreckagePlane wreckage, thought to contain the bodies of 2degrees' chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy, has been found on the sea floor off the Waikato coast.02 Apr 06:55 AM
New ZealandNavy sonar team on Hertz searchThe underwater search for plane wreckage believed to contain the bodies of 2degrees boss Eric Hertz and his wife has turned high-tech with the use of a high-tech torpedo.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandBodies may never be foundThe head of a Navy team using sonar to search for aircraft wreckage says it's possible the bodies of 2degrees' boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy may never be found.01 Apr 03:45 AM
New ZealandDaunting task to recover bodiesThe bodies of 2degrees chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife, Kathy, who died when their plane ditched off Kawhia on Saturday, may never be recovered.31 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandVictims' bodies trappedRescuers are struggling to reach the bodies of 2degrees' boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy believed to be inside the plane wreckage on the sea floor.31 Mar 06:30 AM
New ZealandPlane down - two missingA search is underway for two people aboard a twin-engined aircraft that ditched in the sea off Kawhia at around 12.20pm today after reporting engine failure.30 Mar 05:51 AM
New ZealandFlight training inquiry finds need for better recordsThe Civil Aviation Authority has been told it needs to keep better records on flight training incidents after an investigation found insufficient evidence to link an increase in fatalities to a decline in training safety.27 Mar 09:00 PM
New ZealandPilot slammed by crash investigatorsA pilot who ditched his helicopter in a Northland bay has been slammed by crash investigators for a series of failings.20 Mar 11:30 PM
New ZealandInquiry into deaths not likely to be made publicThe military inquiry into the firefight in Afghanistan that left two soldiers dead is unlikely to be made public, the New Zealand Defence Force says.19 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandTime running out in air force probeSenior air force commanders are under investigation over the Anzac Day tragedy which left three staff dead and another seriously injured - but there is only a month left to lay charges.19 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandAnzac Day pilot 'made scapegoat'The lead pilot of the air force's fatal Anzac Day formation is being made a scapegoat for failures right up the command chain, says the father of one of the men who died in the 2010 crash.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChopper crash: Officer chargedAn RNZAF officer has been charged over the fatal Iroquois crash at Pukerua Bay on Anzac Day 2010.04 Mar 05:11 AM
