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AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 accident: all the aircraft passengers' bodies retrieved (2)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Flight data recorder search still going on
National Search and Rescue Agency chief Vice Marshal Daryatmo officially declared that the remains of the victims of the air disaster which involved the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft, crashed on Mount Salak... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 aircraft accident: casualties' relatives will sue Sukhoi
Jakarta, Indonesia - Compensation arriving from Indonesian government
The Russian newspaper "Izvestia" announced, today 18/05/2012, a multi-million-dollar legal case against Sukhoi by the relatives of the Indonesian victims of the Superjet SSJ-100 crash, which happened on... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 incident: aircraft recorder deciphering equipment on the way to Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian flight controller: "The Superjet deviated from its flight path"
The Russian Federation Minister for Industry and Trade Denis Valentinovich Manturov communicated that today, 17/05/2012 recorder deciphering equipment will be sent to Jakarta, in order to analyze the... more
AccidentsPakistani military aircraft collided mid-air: four pilots killed
Islamabad, Pakistan - Doubts about PAF aircraft security
Two Pakistan Air Force China-made Mfi-17 light aircraft collided today during a routine training mission near Nowshera. This was the sixth Pakistan Air Force crash in seven months and the second in... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 air incident (2): investigating officers confiscate Sukhoi Civil Aircraft documents
Moscow, Russia - Three backup Russian teams in Indonesia
The Russian Investigative Committee's investigators confiscated today, 15/05/2012, several documents in the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft headquarters: Sukhoi is the company that projected and constructed the... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 incident: more than one half of the aircraft passengers bodies already recovered
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities close the area because of curious persons and hawkers
More than one half of the corpses of the victims of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 crash, happened on 09/05/2012 on Mount Salak (Indonesia) have already been found and transported away: that's what refers First Marshal... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crash, black boxes found: "They will not go in Russia, we will examine them here"
Jakarta, Indonesia - Armavia: "We will continue to utilize the Superjet"
The rescue teams operating near Mount Salak, site of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 crash happened on 09/05/2012, found the black boxes inside a 500 metres-deep gorge: that's what was declared by the Indonesian Civil... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Nepal: at least 15 casualties
Pokhara, Nepal - Some of the survivors are in critical conditions
A little tourism aircraft crashed this morning, 14/05/2012, near the Jomsom airport (Western Nepal). The person on board were 21 (18 passengers and 3 members of the crew), but the official death toll is... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 crash investigation may require more than one year (2)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Meanwhile Aeroflot fires the flight attendant who laughed about the tragedy on Twitter
A representative of the Indonesian transport security committee declared today, 11/05/2012, that the completion of the investigation about the SSJ-110 aircraft crash happened Wednesday 09/05/2012 on Mount... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crash (3): 12 bodies brought away from the incident site
Jakarta, Indonesia - Research center in Moscow performed tests which would confirm human mistake
The rescue team helicopters sent to the Sukhoi SSJ-100 crash site are starting to bring away the corpses of the casualties: the first twelve bodies were carried to the main search coordination site, in... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crash: first corpses found
Jakarta, Indonesia - As revealed by Indonesian sources
From 10 to 14 corpses were found this morning near the wreckage of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crashed Wednesday 09/05/2012 on Mount Salak (south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta): that's what was announced... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 tragedy: AVIONEWS interviews Jacques Desclaux, PowerJet CEO (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The SaM146 engines equip the Superjet 100 aircraft
AVIONEWS interviews Jacques Desclaux, Chairman & CEO of the French jet-engine industry PowerJet. PowerJet, it should be noted, is the firm which produces the engines that equip the Suhoi Superjet-100... more
AccidentsRussia starts its investigation about the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crashed in Indonesia (4) (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Possible causes are suddenly changed weather conditions and inadequate organization
The Russian Federation Investigative Committee opened a case file to probe about the Sukhoi SSJ-100 tragedy: the aircraft crashed yesterday against Mount Salak in Indonesia, south of Jakarta. There is... more
AccidentsSSJ-100: Alenia and Sukhoi confirm that the aircraft passed pre-flight check before take-off
Jakarta, Indonesia - "No serious technical problems have been ever reported"
Alenia and Sukhoi communicated that the SSJ-100 aircraft crashed yesterday, 09/05/2012, south of Jakarta during a demonstration flight (AVIONEWS) completed a full pre-flight check before take-off from... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: no one survived the aircraft crash
Jakarta, Indonesia - Still unclear the number of casualties
"We found no survivors": this is the sad, but predictable, announcement made to the Indonesian TV "Metro" by Gagah Prakoso, spokesperson of the research and rescue teams sent on the site of the fatal impact... more
AccidentsIndonesia, Sukhoi SSJ-100: wreckage of missing plane found, also several passenger bodies
Jakarta, Indonesia - Italian Ambassador in Indonesia says there were no Italians on board
The wreck of the Sukhoi SSJ-100, which disappeared yesterday during a demonstration flight in Indonesia with 50 passengers on board, was located today, 10 May 2012, in a mountain region south of Jakarta. The... more
AccidentsBalloon. Wellington air disaster: pilot had smoked marijuana
Wellington, New Zealand - Investigation continues
The pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed in January at Wellington was flying with marijuana in his body. This is one of the results surfaced during the investigation on the air disaster happened in... more
AccidentsIndonesian SSJ-100 aircraft: AVIONEWS interview of former Superjet International SpA CEO (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - "Around 18 months to produce and deliver it"
AVIONEWS, interview of Carlo Logli, former CEO of Superjet International SpA. In relation to current daily reports which highlight the loss of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Indonesia, AVIONEWS reveals... more
AccidentsSukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft missing in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - No confirmation and many conjectures
A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane was reported missing during a demonstration flight today May 9 2012 in Indonesia. The aircraft lost radio contact at 14:51 local time when the crew requested... more
AccidentsIndian Mirage fighter aircraft crashed due to technical defects
Delhi, India - Pilots ejected safely, but this was an exception to the rule
Both the Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft which crashed on 24 February and 5 March 2012 were lost due to technical faults related to a general upgrade, and not because of human mistakes as expected before... more
AccidentsPakistani flights: more incidents
Islamabad, Pakistan - Two new incidents after Friday's tragedy
Pakistani flights are still experiencing incidents, shortly after Friday's tragedy, which caused the death of 127 persons. On Sunday 22 April 2012 Shaheen Airline airplane was stopped during the takeoff... more
AccidentsPakistan civil aircraft crashes : 127 passengers die
Islamabad, Pakistan - Worst air disaster in Pakistan since 2010
A Bhoja Air Boeing 737 crashed today during its maiden flight after the re-launch of the carrier, which had been suspended due to economic problems. The airplane crashed into a residential area on its... more
AccidentsMorocco aircraft accident: victims identified
Agadir, Morocco - "We send our prayers and sincere condolences to the families of these Marines"
The US Marine Corps reported the names of the two soldiers who died during the air crash in Morocco on last April 11 2012. Robby A. Reyes and Derek A. Kerns were both part of the MV-22 Osprey crew which... more
AccidentsTilt-rotor Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey aircraft crashes in Morocco
Agadir, Morocco - Four crew members: two died on impact
A MV-22 Osprey aircraft, a high-wing tilt-rotor used by the US Marine Corps and by US Air Force Special Operations Command, crashed in Morocco yesterday April 11, 2012 during a training mission. The... more
AccidentsLight aircraft crashes in Italy: 31 year old pilot dies
Caserta , Italy - Tecnam P-92 aircraft loses altitude and crashes
A microlight aircraft crashed yesterday afternoon near Benevento, Italy. The pilot, Agostino Vaiano, died on impact. The intervention of the fire department from Telese Terme simply declared the air disaster... more
AccidentsRussian An-24 aircraft crashed due to human error
Moscow, Russia - "Pilot's slow reaction to a TAWS alarm"
An Antonov An-24 aircraft crashed in August 2011 near the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, in Russia's Far East. An investigation started by the International Aviation Committee has concluded that the... more
AccidentsLast Sea Vixen aircraft crashes at Bournemouth airport, Hampshire
Bournemouth, UK - It was used for many events and exhibitions
The last working De Havilland Sea Vixen aircraft, a military airplane conceived and built during the '50s and currently flying after a refurbishment, crashed yesterday on the runway of Bournemouth Airport,... more
AccidentsThe UTair ATR-72 aircraft rolled sharply before crash
Moscow, Russia - First news update from the investigation
Investigators from the Interstate Aviation Committee stated that the Utair ATR-72/200 turboprop aircraft reached an altitude of 210m (690ft) before banking sharply to the right, about 35°. The aircraft... more
AccidentsUTair aircraft crash disaster. The passengers are all dead: below the list of the 43 victims
Moscow, Russia - The phone number to call for compensation
The UTair airline released the list with all the names of the victims. A UTair ATR-72 aircraft, VP-BYZ, crashed this morning 2 April 2012 less than a kilometer from the city of Tyumen, Siberia: the airline... more
AccidentsRussian ATR-72 aircraft crash kills 32
Moscow, Russia - Twelve survivors rescued by the teams
At least 21 people died today in an air crash. An ATR-72 aircraft operated by UTair airline crashed after trying to make an emergency landing, shortly after take-off from the western Siberia's city of... more
AccidentsVenezuelan helicopter crash: seven soldiers die
Caracas, Venezuela - Massive operation against drug dealers
Venezuela launched a deployment of 15,000 forces to beef up patrols along its borders with Brazil, Guyana and, most of all, Colombia. The operation, which takes the name of "Centinela", began in 2009 to... more
AccidentsRobinson 22 helicopter crashed: two victims
Siena, Italy - The crash on the Valdichiana air field (Essesecco hamlet, Bettolle place, Sinalunga village, Siena) in Tuscany
Mourning at Valdichiana air field (in Tuscany) where Marcello Bartalucci, 62, President of the local Flying school, and Paolo Marri, 53, building contractor, dead yesterday morning. Two persons, seems... more
AccidentsInvestigation starts on the crashed Norwegian C-130 aircraft
Oslo, Norway - The hope of finding survivors quickly vanished
The aircraft, lost during the NATO training operation "Cold Response", is today under investigation to verify the causes which brought the C-130J to crash against the Kebnekaise peak (AVIONEWS). Due... more
AccidentsIndonesia AS-35B3 helicopter crash: three victims
Mimika, Indonesia - Crash site found due to an automatic emergency beacon
An AS-350B3 helicopter has crashed in Indonesia, precisely in Mimika district, after its mission to supply the gold and copper mine site at Grasberg, property of Freeport-McMoRan. After delivering food... more
AccidentsAfghanistan. S-70A/28 helicopter crashed on house: at least Turkish victims are 12
Bagram, Afghanistan - And four those killed at ground
The number of victims is still unspecified provoked from a crash of a Turkish S-70A/28 helicopter, that was operating in Afghanistan in the ambit of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force), the... more
AccidentsNigeria: police Bell 412 helicopter crashes
Jos, Nigeria - One of Nigeria's most senior policemen has died
Jos is the main city of the homonym plateau in the middle of the Muslim and Christian area in Nigeria. For this reason it is patrolled by a special task force to contain inter-communal conflict. During... more
AccidentsKamov Ka-52 helicopter crashed; pilots died
Moscow, Russia - Ejection seats didn't save crew
The Kamov Ka-52 B Alligator is the latest version from attack helicopter Ka-50's family, characterized by its particular co-axial rotor blades which allows it to fly without a tail rotor, one of the most... more
AccidentsThe fall of the A-10C aircraft last year was due to an human mistake
Washington DC, USA - Disorientation due to low visibility; the pilot was badly hurt
After the analysis over the accidents happened last year in Afghanistan to a Global Hawk aircraft (about it you can also read the following AVIONEWS), the accident investigation board found the causes... more
AccidentsIsraeli "Kfir" aircraft crashed in Nevada. Pilot died
Las Vegas, USA - Causes of the crash are still unknown
It seems an Israeli-made aircraft "Kfir" has fallen in Fallon Naval Air Station, northern Nevada. The base and the contractor company officially said the aircraft crashed after 9:15 am, inside the west... more
AccidentsIndian Mirage-2000 crashed
Delhi, India - Pilots seems to be safe
A Mirage-2000 from IAF (Indian Air Force) crashed at 12:45 yesterday March 5, 2012. The aircraft, fell in Rajasthan, more precisely in Sawai Madhopur, didn't cause heavy ground damages, as released by... more
AccidentsSeven Marines died in a collision between two helicopters
Yuma, USA - Last victims of an unfortunate spiral of events
It's happened yesterday February 23, 2012, near Yuma, a city in the United States, Arizona, during a training mission. Many drills are operated in that area because, as revealed by a spokesman of the US... more
AccidentsEnglish AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed
Suffolk, United Kingdom - No victims, but crash cut off electricity to 43 homes
English Minister of Defence confirmed today February 22, 2012 to international press that last night an attack helicopter "Apache" (really famous all over the world and one of the main characters in all... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Colorado, two passengers die
Colorado, Usa - Other four moderate to seriously injured. Other two accidents in Iowa and California
Two passengers died and four were moderate to seriously injured in a plane crash in Colorado, as reported by the "Aviation Safety Network". The aircraft, a Cessna 414A, impacted terrain in a heavy snowstorm... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: helicopters often victims of deadly accidents (VIDEO)
Kabul, Afghanistan - Light above the disgrace that caused the dead of six American soldiers
Entire world press released this morning some development above the accident happened some time ago to ISAF, once a CH-53 Sea Stallion crashed in Afghanistan killing six American soldiers in Helmand region,... more
AccidentsA glider crash in Kent. The pilot is safe
Challock, UK - Launched with parachute before the disaster
English press released this morning an accident happened to a pilot of "Kent Gliding Club" based in Challock Airport, United Kingdom. For this event, immediately signalled by the airport to authorities,... more
AccidentsMaldives: a DHC-6 Twin Otter of Maldivian Air Taxi crashes into the sea
Rome, Italy - Currently no news about wounded passengers or dead
"Haveeru.com", the Maldivian website, reported the news and photos about airplane crash happened to a DHC-6 Twin Otter of the Maldivian Air Taxi this morning. The aircraft crashed before landing into... more
AccidentsEnglish enforcing Falklands; RAF squadron is going to meet Prince William (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdoms - Started polemics about English missions focused on the islands.
Argentina hard criticized Prince William landing to Falklands islands in a mission explained as an ordinary crew training for a search and rescue action about which the Duke of Cambridge will role as RAF... more
AccidentsRobinson R-22 helicopter crashed: two victims
Terni, Italy - Cable found coiled in main rotor pylons
At around 3:00pm yesterday afternoon, Sunday, January 15, 2012, a two-seater Robinson R-22 helicopter crashed in San Liberato, near Narni, Terni (Umbria), on a field near the Terni-Orte highway, as announced... more
AccidentsA Diamond DA-40 aircraft crashed: three persons on board saved
Arezzo, Italy - The aircraft had taken off from the Rome-URBE airport
A Diamond DA-40 airplane, codes OE/KDB, yesterday aborted its takeoff from Serristori's airfield, in the municipality of Castiglione Fiorentino, Arezzo, ending up on the runway causing damages to the surrounding... more
AccidentsNew Zealand: balloon touched high voltage cables and crashed. 11 victims (VIDEO)
Cartenton, New Zealand - The biggest aerostatic accident to have ever happened in the country
Last Friday's accident that happened in the town of Clareville, near Cartenton, New Zealand, when a an A-210 balloon operated by Cameron with ten passengers and a pilot on board is the most serious aerostatic... more