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    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
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      At least 68 people killed in Nepal plane crash

      Incident is Himalayan country’s worst aviation disaster in decades

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      Aviation regulators have yet to approve for flight two models ordered by US carriers

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    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
      Air France and Airbus reject responsibility for deadly 2009 crash

      Companies on trial for ‘involuntary manslaughter’ following deaths of 228 people on Rio-Paris flight

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
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      Rescue teams find no survivors from Boeing 737 crash in China

      Disaster expected to prompt more reviews of family of aircraft in wake of Max grounding

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      Flight operated by China Eastern with 132 people on board comes down in mountain range in Guangxi province

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    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
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    • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
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    • Sunday, 2 January, 2022
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      US transportation regulators want more time to investigate if wireless technology interferes with avionics

    • Wednesday, 29 December, 2021
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    • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
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    • Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
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      Belarus incident threatens aviation’s culture of safety

      Now that civil air traffic control has been weaponised once there is a danger it will happen again

    • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
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      Belarus hijack echoes events in Libya 50 years ago

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