An investigation into a fatal plane crash which claimed the lives of a seven-year-old boy and a male pilot almost two years ago, found that a loss of control in a steeply banked turn lead to a rapid loss of altitude, and inevitably their deaths.

A US military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan today, a Taliban spokesman and Afghan journalist affiliated with the militant group said.

The mother of an Irishman who was killed in a plane crash in Ethiopia last March has said her son, Micheál Ryan, is coming home as a "UN hero" because of "all the lives he has saved."

Speaking on RTÉ Radio’s Today with Sean O’Rourke show from Frankfurt airport where she was en route to Ireland from Addis Ababa with his remains, she said he was coming home as “a UN hero” because of “all the lives he has saved.”

The funeral mass of one of the two men killed in a plane crash in Wexford at the weekend is to take place later.

The two men who were killed in the crash have been named locally as Peter Tawse, 61, from Old Ross in Co Wexford, and 58-year-old John Finnan from Naas in Co Kildare.

The two men who died after their plane crashed in Wexford yesterday evening have been named locally.

Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to harmful levels of carbon monoxide before he was killed in a plane crash and it is likely his pilot was also affected, accident investigators said.

A preliminary investigation into a plane crash, that resulted in the deaths of two men in Kildare, shows it rapidly lost height and hit the ground 30 seconds later.

Funeral arrangements for a father-of-three who died when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into electricity cables are being finalised.

Eleven people on board a twin-engine aircraft died after a crash on Oahu's North Shore, officials in Hawaii said.

A preliminary report into the cause of an air crash in Kildare which took the lives of two men is expected within the next 30 days.

Four people have died after a UK-registered light aircraft crashed in Dubai, authorities said.

The passenger jet that crashed into a river in the US last night is leased from an Irish company and visited Shannon earlier this year.

Detectives are investigating complaints photographs of tragic footballer Emiliano Sala's lifeless body have been posted on the internet, it has been reported.

Boeing estimates that it will spend $1bn to fix the 737 Max and has pulled its forecast of 2019 earnings because of uncertainty surrounding the jetliner, which remains grounded after two deadly crashes.

A small passenger plane has crashed into a parked helicopter during takeoff near Mount Everest, killing at least three people and injuring four others.

Boeing’s 737 MAX fleet has been grounded by airlines around the world for the last three weeks.

Even in a world where consumer protection is not always a priority, the news that the Boeing jets that crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia this year — 346 lives lost — did not have two important safety features because the manufacturer

Norwegian Air International, which flies Boeing’s 737 Max to the US east coast from Irish airports, has no plans to abandon orders of the aircraft, even as the Ethiopian Airlines crash looks

Norwegian Airlines has said it will replace the grounded Boeing 737 MAX airplane with a different model to operate US flights from Dublin Airport in the aftermath of the Ethiopian Airlines disaster at the weekend.

The type of plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air crashes in the past five months has carried thousands of passengers to and from Ireland — and aviation authorities have no plans to ground 737 Max aircraft.

The loss of a young, active life is always tragic, especially if that person is a parent of young children.

When Lion Air Flight 610 plunged into the Java Sea off Indonesia shortly after takeoff last October, killing 189 people, analysts and passengers alike were cautiously satisfied in the aftermath with Boeing's explanation that its state-of-the-art 737 Max aircraft is safe.

It is understood that the man in his 30s suffered non-life-threatening injuries after the collision which happened in a field near the airport runway at about 12pm on Monday.

Latest: Michael Ryan saved hundreds of lives arising out of his extraordinary intellect and his relentless work ethic, a friend who knew him through the Save Cork City Campaign in Cork has stated.

The Irish person who was among the 157 people on board the Ethiopian Airlines flight has been named as Michael Ryan from Lahinch Co Clare.

All passengers on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa are dead, according to a spokesperson for the airline.

A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston in Texas with three people on board has crashed into a bay just east of the city.

A post-mortem examination has confirmed Emiliano Sala died from head injuries.

A body recovered from a plane which crashed in the English Channel has been formally identified as professional footballer Emiliano Sala, Dorset Police said.

A timeframe has yet to be set to lift the wreck of the plane carrying Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, investigators have said.

Wreckage from the plane which disappeared with Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board has been found in the English Channel.

The device linking the pilot's pedals with the tail rotor blades separated before it came down in October.

Eleven men and nine women were killed, officials said.

Latest: At least five people have died after a small chartered plane crashed in a busy area of Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital.

Latest: Three survivors have reportedly been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a plane crashed on take-off from an airport in Cuba.

A seven-year-old boy who died in a light aircraft crash in Offaly on Sunday has been named as Kacper Kacprzak.

Fuel shortages and negligence caused a plane crash that killed 71 people in 2016, including most members of Brazilian football team Chapecoense, Colombian authorities have concluded.

Two people who died when a light aircraft crashed and caught fire in Northern Ireland were experienced pilots, a DUP MP has said.

Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed in Co Antrim, police said.

Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed in Co Antrim, sources said.

The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls.