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Light aircraft makes emergency landing on KZN beach
A light aircraft successfully made an emergency landing on Tinley Manor Beach, with pilots unharmed and emergency services responding swiftly.
Desperate search for survivors after plane and helicopter collision in Washington River
A regional jet from Kansas tragically collided with a military helicopter, crashing into Washington's Potomac River. As the search for survivors intensifies, officials confirm multiple bodies have been recovered.
World's deadliest air crash disasters
The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when Jeju Air flight 7C2216 erupted in a fireball while landing at Muan International Airport.
‘Deadliest’ plane crash claims 179 lives
The deadliest air accident on South Korean soil was also the worst involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades, according to the transport ministry.
Woman killed by plane propeller while backing up to take pictures
‘With her camera up to shoot photos as she did so, she stepped back slightly moving toward and into the spinning propeller. ’
Pilot and passenger safe after emergency landing
An emergency landing by a light aircraft on a golf course in Durban North has left the pilot and crew unharmed, with investigations underway.
Police delight as helicopter pilot Lt-Col Kgothatso Khunou named among Forty Under 40 award winners
Born in Rustenburg, Kgothatso Khunou, who had a fear of flying as a young village girl, was a winner in the aviation category of the Forty Under 40 awards.
Nine believed dead after plane crashes in Thai jungle
Rescuers scoured the Thai jungle August 23 for nine missing people after a turboprop plane crashed southeast of capital Bangkok, though authorities expected no survivors.
Workers begin recovering bodies after Brazil plane crash kills 62
Residents of the neighbourhood where the plane fell said they had heard a loud noise and then watched in horror as the plane came down in an almost vertical free-fall.
Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor
A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on July 24, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed.
MH17 disaster: 10-year quest for justice for the 298 dead
The families of the victims of the downing of flight MH17 in war-torn eastern Ukraine are this week commemorating ten years since the tragedy, with dwindling hopes of seeing those responsible behind bars.
Pilot injured, passenger escapes unhurt following Pretoria plane crash
A pilot was injured while a passenger escaped unharmed following a plane crash in Pretoria on Monday.
Boeing agrees to plead guilty to fraud in US case over 737 MAX fatal crashes
Boeing has reached a deal with the US Department of Justice over two fatal 737 MAX crashes, which court papers show would see the aviation giant plead guilty to fraud.
Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others killed in plane crash
Malawian searchers have found the wreckage of a plane that was carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima.
Transport officials arrive in Bangkok to probe Singapore Airlines fatal incident
A team of officials from Singapore's transport department have touched down in Bangkok to investigate a freak aeroplane incident that claimed the life of one passenger and left dozens more injured
Passengers relive flight from hell
The plane diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing on Tuesday after the plane was buffeted by turbulence that flung passengers and crew around the cabin, slamming some into the ceiling.
LOOK: Inside the Singapore Airlines plane, hit by turbulence that claimed a passenger’s life
Footage has emerged on social media showing the moments before a Singapore Airlines pilot declared an emergency landing, 10 hours after departing from London’s Heathrow Airport.
Raisi honoured as a ‘martyr’
Contact with Raisi’s helicopter was lost in bad weather during the return flight to Tabriz after the inauguration of a joint dam project on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan, in a ceremony with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
Iran mourns president Raisi's death in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday, after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic.
Fighter jet crashes at Singapore airbase
An F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military airbase in Singapore on Wednesday, with no casualties, the defence ministry said.
On this day, April 20
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On this day, April 8
An ocean liner is bombed, milk goes in glass, Nazis butcher bombing-raid survivors, and a golden find in the desert
On this day, March 28
The British invasion of Zululand runs into trouble, a lethal mix of exploding whisky and rum, ANC wants a stayaway in protest at the Sharpeville massacre, and 19 die at Shell House
Boeing 787’s mysterious 10 second plunge
OPINION: The aircraft was heading for catastrophe, in what many describe as a Black Swan event, while others believe that massive failure caused the complete screen blackout and the unprecedented terror that followed leaving 50 people with injuries.
On this day in history, March 13
Events that ripple though time, some of which may tickle your fancy, or event your funny bone