WorldAlps crash: 3 generations killedA child, her mother and grandmother, all called Emma, were among the Spanish victims of last week's Germanwings air disaster.30 Mar 08:37 PM
WorldLubitz treated for suicidal thoughtsThe co-pilot who killed 149 people when he plunged Germanwings flight 9525 into the French Alps had been treated for suicidal tendencies, it had emerged.30 Mar 05:03 PM
WorldAussie airlines must have two cockpit crewAustralian airlines must have two crew members in the cockpit at all times, under a deal struck with the industry after the Germanwings plane crash.30 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesAir service deals to boost global linksNew Zealand has secured 10 new air service deals allowing links with countries ranging from Bahrain in the Middle East to Curacao in the Caribbean.30 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldCo-pilot's girlfriend may be pregnantThe girlfriend of killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz may be pregnant with his child.30 Mar 01:04 AM
WorldRemains of killer co-pilot foundForensic teams working on the site of the Germanwings crash may already have recovered the remains of suspected killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.29 Mar 09:19 PM
WorldFlight skids off runway, 25 hurtTwenty-five people hospitalised after an Air Canada flight made a crash landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.29 Mar 05:46 PM
WorldCo-pilot: 'You can go now'Voice recorder reveals Alps crash pilot urged captain to go to the toilet and leave him alone in the cockpit.29 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldSearch for bodies a perilous taskColonel Patrick Touron looked grim-faced, as well he might.29 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldClues to pilot under pressureOne year before he made the cut for Lufthansa's elite flying school, Andreas Lubitz worked at a Burger King behind a car wash, flipping Whoppers and frying fries and talking to co-workers about his dream.29 Mar 04:00 PM
World'Open the goddamn door!'Dramatic recordings from the Germanwings flight’s black box have revealed the captain’s desperate attempts to break into the cockpit to regain control of the plane.29 Mar 08:15 AM
WorldFault blamed for pilot ejectionsSaudi Arabia yesterday blamed a "technical fault" for forcing two of its pilots in an F-15 to eject over waters south of Yemen.28 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldApplause on ill-fated flight routeA pilot who once flew with killer airman Andreas Lubitz yesterday spoke of how he flew the "route of death" just two days after the Alps tragedy.28 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldProsecutors: Co-pilot may have hidden illnessGermanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday.Watch27 Mar 08:18 PM
WorldCo-pilot suffered 'broken heart'Media reports tell of a disturbed young man in relationship crisis as friends say he was happy in job.27 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldFlying grows ever safer but more questions raised about evaluation of pilotsThe disaster French Alps has raised questions about how pilots are evaluated and how airlines can be sure that such a horrifying event won't recur.27 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAir NZ rushes in cockpit 'rule of two'Air New Zealand has tightened its cockpit security policy amid concern that a co-pilot deliberately ploughed his Germanwings aircraft into the French Alps.27 Mar 02:47 AM
WorldFrench Alps crash: Evidence collectedPolice investigating the Germanwings crash said they had made a 'significant discovery' at the home of pilot Andreas Lubitz.26 Mar 05:17 PM
WorldGermanwings silent on locked-out pilotGermanwings last night would not confirm reports one of the two pilots on its doomed flight was locked out of the cockpit before the plane crashed in the French Alps.26 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldAlps crash: Pilot locked out of cockpitOne of the two pilots on the doomed Germanwings flight was apparently locked out of the cockpit before the plane crashed in the French Alps.26 Mar 04:33 AM
WorldSchool stunned by scale of plane lossAll that could be heard outside Joseph-Konig Gymnasium high school was birdsong and the quiet sobbing of pupils who had lost friends and classmates.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldStrained Bishop in familiar roleToo often Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has had to inform the nation of deaths in horrific circumstances overseas.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldExperts focus on Airbus' flight sensorsAviation experts are focusing on the possibility that key sensors on the Airbus A320 could have iced up, causing the aircraft to descend rapidly.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldFrench Alps plane crash: Repair before crashPilots and cabin crew refused to fly over concerns the crash may have been linked to a repair to the nose-wheel landing doors, according to an unconfirmed report in Spiegel magazine25 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesAirbus boosts plane's profileAirbus has launched a hearts and minds campaign to make New Zealanders aware of what it has to offer the Royal NZ Air Force to replace its ageing Hercules.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldSound of plane 'like an avalanche'As the search and rescue helicopters descended from the high peaks, hope faded even of finding intact bodies from the Barcelona-Dusseldorf flight.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldAnxiety turns to horrorThe shocked families of the dead stood vigil in Barcelona airport all day, in tears, leaving only after night fell and police ushered them out.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldDozens injured when RAF plane nose-divesDozens of military personnel were injured when an RAF transport plane nose-dived 4,400ft after the captain's camera became lodged alongside the aircraft's joystick.23 Mar 05:04 PM
