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Boeing buys a ticket for the new space race
New 'space taxis' could be blasting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida as soon as in 2015, according to Boeing.
Pilots blamed for Air NZ crash
Flight-deck error, inadequate training and a maintenance slip caused the crash of an Air NZ jet, France's air safety board has determined.
Virgin Blue threatens trans-Tasman pull out
Virgin Blue may abandon trans-Tasman routes after its alliance plans with Air NZ were knocked back by Australia's competition regulator.
Air Force alcohol use under scrutiny
The Air Force may come under pressure to restrict drinking hours at its canteens amid concern about its drinking culture.
Parents read of daughter's plane death
Annika Kirsten, 23, was one of nine people to die in the skydiving plane crash at Fox Glacier on September 4.
Skydive crash victim was afraid of flying
An Australian skydiving instructor with a fear of flying was one of those killed in one of NZ's worst aviation disasters in 17 years.
Skydiving team had spotless record, company says
Skydive NZ's John Kerr says he's "absolutely devastated and numbed" by the Fox Glacier crash that claimed the lives of more than a third of his staff.
Fox Glacier crash probe begins
Transport accident investigators are confident they will find "most, if not all", of the reasons for the Fox Glacier plane crash, despite fire causing massive damage to the aircraft.
Nine die as plane crashes in flames
The deaths of five local men and four overseas tourists makes it one of New Zealand's deadliest plane crashes.
Nine dead in Fox Glacier plane crash
A fiery plane crash that killed nine people in Fox Glacier today happened just metres from the town's chief fire officer's house.