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Cuban plane crash kills all aboard
An AeroCaribbean airliner goes down near Havana, killing all 68 people on board.

Qantas crew praised after in-flight explosion
Passengers on board a jet when its engine exploded have praised the Qantas flight crew for keeping passengers calm.

Jim Eagles: Applauding eco conscious airlines
If you're one of those sad people who put a dampener on their own holidays by feeling guilty at the damage done to the planet when they fly overseas, here's something that should ease your conscience.

Auckland Airport expects 2011 profit rise
Auckland International Airport says it is expecting net profit in a range from $112 million to $118m for the 2011 financial year, when one-off items are excluded.

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.

The plane truth about in-flight meals
The inexplicable blandness of airline food has been pondered at 30,000 feet by generations of travellers.

Sky high hopes for aircraft
The Dreamliner is a big deal to the thousands of suppliers around the world making components and to the 55 customers lined up waiting for the new-generation aircraft.

Trade Me clamps down on air ticket impersonators
Trade Me has clamped down on sellers encouraging flight ticket buyers to impersonate them at check-in to bypass airline security rules.

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.