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Thursday, August 06

Ethiopia claims clear similarities between two fatal Boeing crashes

Ethiopia says the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people had “clear similarities” with October’s Lion Air crash, according to analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the March 10 disaster.

Boeing halts delivery of planes at centre of crash investigations

Boeing is pausing deliveries of its 737 MAX aircraft to customers following the grounding of the jetliner around the world, as the planemaker responds to its worst crisis in years.

Boeing shares have been hit after Sunday's fatal aircrash involving the manufacturer's Max jet Photo: AP/Richard Drew

US grounds Boeing Max jets after fatal crash

The United States has joined other nations in grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 jets, citing new satellite data and evidence from the scene of Sunday’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed all 157 on board.

Three dead in SA plane crash

UPDATED: Three people have been killed in a light plane crash near Mt Gambier Airport, the second fatal crash in South Australia in less than two months.

Aviation safety officer on board fatal SA plane crash

UPDATED: A light plane crash in South Australia’s Riverland region that killed three men happened during a training flight with a supervising safety officer on board.

Five killed as plane crashes into Melbourne retail centre

UPDATED: Five people have died in a firey charter plane crash into a Melbourne retail outlet, the worst civil aviation accident in Victoria in 30 years.