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Aviation and community groups say there are too many developments hampering pilots and putting people at risk at Archerfield Airport, on Brisbane's outskirts.
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| UpdatedThe twin-engined aircraft that crashed at Essendon on Tuesday was certified to be able to climb despite the failure of the critical engine on take-off, writes air safety expert Geoffrey Dell.
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Air crash investigators say they're likely to remain at the scene of yesterday's fatal plane crash in Melbourne for the next few days. Five people died when their plane crashed into the DFO shopping centre near Essendon Airport.
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| UpdatedA Texas man who was killed when a plane crashed into a Melbourne shopping centre is remembered as a golf-loving "lawyer's lawyer" who was enjoying his retirement.
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| UpdatedVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews defends the safety record of Essendon Airport after yesterday's deadly plane crash, but says safety improvements will be made if they are needed.
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| UpdatedIn the wake of yesterday's fatal crash, locals say they are concerned suburbs around Essendon Airport do not have enough of a buffer zone if planes have problems.
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| UpdatedAn American man who was among five people killed when a plane crashed into a Melbourne shopping centre was on a "once in a lifetime" trip in Australia, his family says.
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| UpdatedThe final report into the crash of a light aircraft that killed twelve people in Papua New Guinea's Western Province last year has found that weight distribution was the main contributing factor.
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Witnesses describe the moment a passenger plane crashed into a retail outlet near Essendon Airport in Melbourne's north, killing all five people on board, February 21, 2017.
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| UpdatedA Melbourne man says he and his wife were lucky not to be hurt after a plane that crashed into the side of a shopping centre exploded just 20 metres from his car.
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews holds a press conference after a plane, carrying five people, crashed into the DFO shopping centre near Essendon Airport.
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| UpdatedA plane with five people on board has crashed into the side of a shopping centre near Essendon Airport, in Melbourne's north, sparking a fire at the centre.
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| UpdatedA plane with five people on board has crashed into the side of a shopping centre near Essendon Airport, in Melbourne's north, sparking a blaze at a nearby retail outlet centre.
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| UpdatedWitnesses describe the moment a passenger plane crashes into a retail outlet near Essendon Airport, killing all five people on board. Look back at how events unfolded.
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| UpdatedA plane has crashed at Essendon Airport, in Melbourne's north, sparking a blaze at a nearby retail outlet centre.
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| UpdatedFive people, including a pilot with almost 40 years of charter flying experience (pictured) and four US citizens, die as a result of Victoria's worst civil aviation accident in 30 years, after a plane crashes into a shopping centre near Melbourne's Essendon Airport.
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| UpdatedThe man who rescued survivors of the Stinson plane crash in Lamington National Park 80 years ago never felt like a hero.
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| UpdatedTwo people escape serious injury when their helicopter crashes in a field at Jandakot Airport in Perth's southern suburbs, with police describing it as a "hard landing".
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Astronauts on the International Space Station has thrown a world-record pass to celebrate Super Bowl, travelling a total of 564,664 yards (516,328 metres) thanks to the ISS's speed in orbit.
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| UpdatedMore than 16,000 birdstrikes were reported to the Australian aviation authority between 2006 and 2015, and it is Darwin Airport where the dangerous clash is most common, a new safety report reveals.
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