In a year where air disasters have been in the forefront of the New Zealand news we’re pleased to report that authorities are starting to clamp down on reckless activities and unlicensed pilots. A Kaikoura helicopter pilot, unable to fly without medical clearance after he was grounded in 2012, and who repeatedly flew, has been…
Authorities have been keen to downplay yet another helicopter crash involving overseas tourists, following the death of six tourists at Fox Glacier just 10 days ago. Helicopters are now said to make “heavy landings” when they crash in New Zealand. Three overseas tourists and their pilot had to be rescued from the summit of Mount…
An in-depth reading of the TAIC report into the Carterton Hot Air Ballooning tragedy, in which 11 people died has shown that the CAA had received a complaint (ARC or Aviation-related concern) about the capability of deceased pilot Lance Hopping. Furthermore, the incident was dismissed as possibly being not genuine without any record of the…
The inquest into the deaths of nine people in the Fox Glacier plane disaster two years ago has been told there is “no accountability in New Zealand” In a letter from the parents of Bradley Coker, a British tourist killed in the crash it was revealed “There have been without doubt major failings by the Civil Aviation…
The BBC has screened an interview with the family of Bradley Coker. Bradley, a British tourist, died along with eight other people when a sky diving plane crashed over the Fox Glacier on the day of the Christchurch earthquake. His death was one of many in the adventure tourism sector in New Zealand, one that is perceived…
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