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Plane's centre of gravity can shift, crash report says
A plane that crashed near Fox Glacier, killing nine, is believed to have been over its maximum allowable weight and off-balance.
Oil leaks keep Qantas A380s grounded
Qantas will keep its six A380 superjumbos on the ground for at least the next 72 hours, as testing on their Rolls-Royce engines continues after oil leaks were discovered on three aircraft.
Engine oil found 'where it shouldn't be' - Qantas CEO
Emergency checks found 'anomalies' on three of the fleet's new Rolls-Royce engines, chief executive Alan Joyce said today.
Qantas finds more 'issues' with engines
More questions over engines are likely to cause massive delays for Qantas passengers.
Cuban plane crash kills all aboard
An AeroCaribbean airliner goes down near Havana, killing all 68 people on board.
Kiwis on Qantas plane hit by blast
Passengers on a Qantas jet heard a boom and saw fire as one of the plane's engines exploded in mid-air.
Pair escape plane crash unhurt
Two occupants of a plane which crashed near Ohakune this morning have survived unscathed.
Pilot's widow speaks out against cheap helicopters
A widow wants pilots to stay away from a helicopter involved in 30 crashes in six years in which nine people have died, including two this month.
Plane likely ruined in sewage pond crash
Two people were hurt when a light plane crashed into a sewage pond at the end of a runway at Thames Aerodrome this morning.
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.
Landing gear problems plague manufacturer
The manufacturers of the Bombardier say yesterday's Blenheim incident was the third one of its kind worldwide in less than a week.
Plane crash-lands near Blenheim
A plane with 46 passengers on board has crash landed at Woodburn airport near Blenheim tonight.
TAIC investigating pilot training after crash
TAIC is investigating the standard of pilot training in NZ after a sharp rise in fatalities and near misses involving training aircraft.
Man killed in Tauranga microlight crash named
A man killed in a microlight aircraft crash at Tauranga Airport has been named. Counselling is being offered to witnesses of the accident.
Air NZ's 'whoop whoop' questioned
A woman whose father died in the Air NZ Mt Erebus disaster has questioned the airline's use 'whoop whoop' - the last signal crew heard before the DC-10 went down - in its advertising.
Pilot has lucky escape
A glider pilot escaped injury after a crash landing in Paraparaumu this morning.