All Blacks test flyover: Airline hands black-box data to aviation officials as safety debate rages

Home / Sport / Rugby / All BlacksUpdatedShayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·nzme·31 Aug, 2026 05:02 PM6 mins to read‌The flyover by two Airlink planes shocked fans watching.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Flight data from two jets that flew over Cape Town’s DHL Stadium before Sunday’s All Blacks rugby test has been voluntarily offered to aviation officials.The equivalent of civil aviation’s TMO has stepped in.

An airline at the centre of a major safety debate following a spectacular flyover before Sunday’s

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All Blacks test flyover: Airline hands black-box data to aviation officials as safety debate rages

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