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Helicopter wreckage recovered

The wreck of the helicopter that crashed, killing two people on Thursday, has been recovered from Bluff Harbour.

Helicopter crashes in Canterbury

A helicopter has crashed on the Banks Peninsula, less than 24 hours after two hunters walked away from a crash in Fiordland.

Danger growing in the sky - report

An inquiry into a fatal mid-air collision has revealed a huge increase in dangerous close calls in the skies - and sparked pleas for change from grieving families.

Danger alert in mountain skies

A mystery resolved: Last flight of doomed Airbus

Adventure tourism to get new rules in air

Grateful dad to reward's pilot's rescuers with feast

Air NZ wants suspended pilot named

Air NZ is unhappy about the suppression of the name and employer of an airline pilot fighting to keep his job after he was sacked amid allegations of alcohol and drug abuse.

Pilot grounded in drugs, drink inquiry

An airline pilot has been grounded and is under investigation after allegations of alcohol and drug abuse, including the suspected supply of an illegal substance to a female cabin attendant.

Cause of plane crash likely months away

Crash survivors on road to recovery

The flying instructor who survived an air crash has had surgery for bleeding to his brain but doctors hope to bring him out of a coma today.

Engine failure ruled out in plane crash

Aviation regulators ground balloon company

Kiwi balloons grounded in UAE after deaths

Peter Kollar has left the United Arab Emirates in the wake of a fatal hot air balloon crash which saw his pilot sentenced to a year in prison.

Small plane crashes in Whangarei

Minister tells CAA to get its act together

Tranport Minister Steven Joyce has told the Civil Aviation Authority to shape up after a critical report from the Auditor-General.

CAA investigates after TV sting reveals security flaws

The CAA has asked airlines to investigate a loophole in airport security, after major flaws were revealed yesterday.

Air NZ denies reports of Fijian 'near miss'

Air NZ says reports one of its planes was on a collision course with another aircraft are nothing more than "sensationalist" media coverage.