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Surviving pilot playing plane collision game
A video game may have helped a pilot put his damaged aircraft down safely after a mid-air collision that killed two others.
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Praise for way surviving pilot landed plane unhurt
An international flying student did an "exceptional job" landing unhurt with a dead engine and missing a wheel after a fatal mid-air collision.
Air crash student victim named
The student pilot who died after a mid-air collision with another plane in Feilding yesterday has been named.
Pilots stood down while take-off investigated
Pacific Blue says the pilots of a plane that may have breached flight rules when taking off from Queenstown airport have been stood down.
Fatal mid-air crash 'like bomb'
The student pilot killed in yesterday's flight school crash was in her 60s and from the Kapiti Coast area, police said this morning.
Visitor arrivals hit 2.5 million
Annual visitor arrivals to New Zealand hit the 2.5 million mark last month for the first time, says Statistics NZ. But immigration numbers have been unexpectedly weak.
Farnborough air show takes off
Boeing and Airbus have racked up billions of dollars worth of aircraft sales at the Farnborough Airshow.
Speeding up the airport process
New technology at Auckland Airport means the CEO of Customs gets automatic texts if queues are too long.
Kiwi pilot fights off passenger during crash landing
NZ pilot Nikola Labes fought off a passenger as she made a miraculous crash landing on an Australian beach.
Auckland Airport second runway delayed again
Auckland Airport has delayed construction of its new runway for a second time, a move it says will save the company $12m.
Air NZ hoses down Virgin Blue share report
Air NZ is denying Australian reports that it poised to buy a stake in rival Virgin Blue.
Slow road to recovery for flying instructor
The flying instructor badly injured in Monday's plane crash near Palmerston North has shown promising signs of recovery.