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AccidentsSu-27: Russian pilot has been released
Vilnius, Lithuania - Investigation has been completed
"Investigation has been completed and pilot Valery Troianov was released", Lithuanian Prosecutor Mindaugas Duda said journalists. Russian pilot was arrested by Lithuanian officials after crashing with... more
AccidentsTuninter's ATR-72 accident: Panaviation investigation's acts forwarded to Bari's Attorney
Bari, Italy - Lawyers Romano and Persico had requested the acts
Such documentation had been requested from lawyers Davide Romano and Nicola Persico and was about Panaviation’s investigation of Tempio Pausania Attorney (see for details AVIONEWS). The acts have been f... more
AccidentsAir accident in Morocco: 4 people were killed
Marrakech, Morocco - A Piper PA-28 plane crashed on the Atlas mountains
A Piper PA-28 bound for Ouarzazate left Marrakech last morning carrying 4 passengers, including pilot, all from Switzerland, crashed in South Morocco, near the village of Ighrem on the Atlas mountains:... more
AccidentsATR-72 accident: Tunisian judiciary answered Bari 's Public Prosecutor rogatory letter
Bari, Italy - It will be important to make clear some delicate aspects of the event
Tunisian judiciary would have answered Bari Attorney some ten days ago rogatory letter regarding the accident occurred on last August 6 involving the Tuninter ATR-72 in flight from Bari to Jerba, when... more
AccidentsJordan: in flight collision between two trainers, two soldiers died
Amman, Jordan - Reasons for such a disaster are still unknown but the accident would have occurred during a training mission
Two airplanes from Jordanian Air Force have been involved by a tragic accident this morning. Military sources would have revealed that two Casa C-101 Aviojet trainers (Spanish-made aircraft) would have... more
AccidentsSu-27: Moscow to supply additional details to investigation committee
Moscow, Russia - Further information about plane's identification number and radar system
Moscow will provide Lithuanian Government two additional documents concerning the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter jet failed on the Baltic country’s homeland last September 15. A Russian envoy to Lithuanian i... more
AccidentsCargo plane made an emergency landing at Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya - A problem with hydraulic system has forced the airplane to come back to the departing air station
A Boeing B-747 airplane from Air Atlanta carrier that was operating a cargo flight for Cargolux company, has been involved in an incident at Nairobi’s "Jomo Kenyatta" International Airport last Saturday. T... more
AccidentsLas Vegas near-miss: controller to be re-certified after a remedial training
Las Vegas, Usa - He was experienced, he has been working at the "McCarran" International Airport for more than 10 years
Controller on duty at the "McCarran" International Airport at Las Vegas and stripped of work after the near-miss between airplanes occurred yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS), was a veteran of the control... more
AccidentsAmerica West and Air Canada planes nearly collided at Las Vegas Airport
Las Vegas, USA - It happened in the late evening yesterday, local time
An airplane from Air Canada, the flight 593, en route from Toronto, crossed the runway at the same moment in which the America West Airlines flight 539 was taxing to take off towards Cleveland. A tragedy... more
AccidentsRescue helicopter plunged in Germany
Berlino, Germany - Chopper caught fire after crashing
A BK-117 rescue helicopter pitched down today, around 11:00am, in a forest area near the town of Weilheim/Teck (South German). Aboard there were pilot, a doctor a paramedic as well as a 28-year-old female... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Irish recommendation about fuel indicator was delivered on August 11, 2005
Paris, France - ATR unveiled it putting into evidence that it just was addressed to EASA with reference to another aircraft crew's error in managing fuel
ATR released some explanations with reference to what found by technicians of lawyers of one of the survivors of the ATR-72 Tuninter accident, regarding a recommendation by Irish authorities to EASA (European... more
AccidentsConcorde's accident: former head of Aerospatiale Group has been questioned
Paris, France - He has been placed under investigation for manslaughter
Investigators have questioned for nearly 12 hours, Henry Perrier, the former head of the Concorde program, in connection with the fatal accident involving the supersonic jet at Paris Airport in 2000 (see... more
AccidentsSu-27: Chief of General Staff of Lithuanian Air Force has been dismissed
Vilnius, Lithuania - Defence Minister of the Baltic nation, Gediminas Kirkilas, communicated it
The international dispute about the crash involving a Russian flight jet seems not finding an end (see for details AVIONEWS). The Chief of General Staff of Lithuanian Air Force, Jonas Marcinkus, has been... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Ireland asked for modifying fuel indicator in 2003
Palermo, Italy - A request addressed to EASA, according to technicians appointed by Lawyers of a survivor of the accident which affected the Tunisian aircraft
Technicians appointed by Lawyers of one of the survivors of the accident which involved an ATR-72 of Tuninter on last August 6 would have found that, about two years ago, Irish Transport Ministry had warned... more
AccidentsMontenegro: helicopter crashed on Durmitor mountain
Podgorica, Montenegro - The 4 passengers have been all killed
"Helicopter crashed near the village of Mala Crna Gora, on Durmitor mountain, and 4 people have been killed", a Montenegro’s Interior Ministry sources affirmed. Chopper belonged to Serbian enterpriser M... more
AccidentsSu-27: Lithuanian Air Force's Commander has been dismissed
Vilnius, Lithuania - Colonel Marcinkus has been "fired" as result of inquiry's developments
Lithuanian Air Force’s Commander, Colonel Jonas Marcinkus, has been dismissed in connection with inquiry onto the incident involving the Russian Su-27 fighter plane on the homeland (see for details AVIONEWS). T... more
AccidentsCanada: helicopter crashed in Quebec
Quebec, Canada - One man has been killed and another one emerged injured
A 34 year old man was left killed yesterday in the crash of a helicopter in Quebec (Canada). The man hit the head and while was attempting to get out the wreckage died instantly. Aboard there were other... more
AccidentsFive dead in US CH-47 crash occurred in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - They were supporting an anti-rebel action in Deh Chopan district
A Chinook CH-47 helicopter belonging to US Army crashed last Saturday in Deh Chopan district, a Taleban stronghold in Zabul Southern province un Afghanistan, while several actions against rebel were in... more
AccidentsSU-27: Lithuanian Defence Minister criticized Moscow
Vilnius, Lithuania - "It must not send an aircraft armed with missiles in our airspace"
Lithuanian Defence Minister, Gediminas Kirkilas, is certain that the Russian military jet has crashed accidentally, but at the same time he criticized Moscow for sending an aircraft armed with missiles... more
AccidentsJetBlue's emergency landing: FAA and NTSB opened investigation
Los Angeles, USA - "The pilot was well-trained" a FAA's officer declared
Investigation onto the spectacular landing made by the JetBlue’s A-320 plane have immediately started (see for details AVIONEWS). It involves officers from the NTSB (National transportation security b... more
AccidentsAntonov cargo plane crashed in Congo killing two people
Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A third person have been left seriously injured
Another Antonov plane crashed in the Eastern side of the Democratic Republic of Congo last Wednesday: it a was a cargo airplane rented by Decilac company. Three people were flying aboard: the Armenian... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Jet Blue A-320
Washington, USA - More than 1000 firemen and health personnel have reached Los Angeles Airport
A problem with the front landing gear forced an Airbus A-320 from the low-cost Jet Blue airline to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles at 06:19pm yesterday. The airplane carrying 139 passengers nad... more
AccidentsMilitary copter crashed in Mexico: wreckage was found after 7 hours
Mexico City, Mexico - At accident's moment, visibility was scarce due to the fog
Ramon Martin Huerta, Mexico’s Public Security Minister, has been killed together with other some 10 people as result of an air accident occurred to a Bell 412 helicopter carrying him for work reasons (... more
AccidentsUltralight plane crashed in Spain (2): pilot found a problem with engine
Barcelona, Spain - If only it had crashed 10 meters distant from the scene it could be a mass murder
CNN sources from Spain indicate that besides the two fatalities, a third passenger would have been seriously injured in the crash occurred to an ultralight aircraft fallen today close to Barcelona at about... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (2): Tuninter has never been our customer, though Si Fly has
Cagliari, Italy - Broker Enzo Fregonese stated it to Sardinia's newspaper "La Nuova Sardegna"
The interview made this morning to 74 years old Panaviation’s broker Enzo Fregonese proved a useful one. La Nuova Sardegna newspaper interviewed him and, among the other thing, broker warranted that T... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Eng. Vittorio Floridia is the second expert
Bari, Italy - Another member of advisors team for Tempio Pausania's Attorney
Besides Captain Radini (see for details AVIONEWS), lawyers of Eng. Basile and UIL Trasporti union, selected Eng. Vittorio Floridia as a new expert and advisor. Reason of such a choice related to Bari’s l... more
AccidentsSU-27: radioactive metal on plane wreckage
Vilnius, Lithuania - "Russia intended to dig into the Lithuanian air defence system"
A new chapter of the case of Russian Sukhoi SU-27 fighter plane crashed in Lithuania last September 15 has begun (see for details AVIONEWS): it seems that on the plane wreckage two Kg of radioactive metal... more
AccidentsUltralight plane crashed at Badia del Valles, near Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - Two victims were reported
Two people have been killed in the air accident occurred to an ultralight plane near Badia del Valles, near Barcelona. Besides pilot, also the passenger, an air shooting specialized photographer, has died.... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: black box, the British company denied having ever supplied spares to Tuninter
Palermo, Italy - Palermo's prosecutor, Pietro Grasso, ensured that investigation goes on
"The part installed on the plane corresponds to that one resulting from the documents of the aircraft landed on water last August 6. We are carrying out verifications and inspections through every piece... more
AccidentsSU-27 (2): Moscow requested that pilot return home
Moscow, Russia - But Lithuanian intends to detain him to complete its investigation
Russia demanded yesterday Lithuanian Government to hand over the pilot whose jet crashed in Lithuanian homeland after violating air space. Moscow’s position is clear: Air Force Major Troyanov and the a... more
AccidentsLithuania to demand NATO's help to decipher SU-27 black boxes
Kaunas, Lithuania - Airplane crashed due to a navigation system's failure
Lithuanian Defence Ministry will demand NATO’s aid if the examination of flight recorders of the Russian SU-27 Flanker fighter plane crashed North to Kaunas last September 15, needs the use of special d... more
AccidentsAir France Airbus skidded off in Canada: the fault has been of the pilot
Paris, France - According to "Le Figaro" paper
Airbus A-340 would have employed 12 seconds from the moment in which the A-340 tyres have touched ground at the moment in which it has actuated the propellants that assist the braking. It’s the hypothesis s... more
AccidentsInvestigation onto the G-222 downed in Bosnia has been reopened
Rome, Italy - Reopening occurred in June 2004 but only now we learn it
On September 3 1992, the Italian G-222 "Lyra 34" plane engaged in Bosnia to airlift food and health equipments for the United Nations, was downed by two surface-to-air missiles "SA9" while was en route... more
AccidentsHelios: families to file a lawsuit against carrier and Boeing
Athens, Greece - They are relatives of 11 of 121 fatalities
Three families representing 11 casualties of the Helios Airways air disaster (see for details AVIONEWS), have filed a lawsuit in the California’s High Court against Helios, Libra Holidays and Boeing: i... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (2): one black box may be recycled
Palermo, Italy - Black box would have been replaced with another one of different type
Palermo prosecutor’s office that is conducting investigation about the accident involving the ATR-72 Tuninter plane last August 6, seems to have found that one of two black boxes had been recycled, even i... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: analyses on the black boxes split between Italy and the USA
Rome, Italy - Evaluations being performed also on origin of some components but Palermo's Attorney still proves cautious on such a hypothesis
Experts are at work to analyse contents of the ATR-72 Tuninter’s black boxes, belonging to the airplane which fell headlong on August 6. Personnel from the ANSV (Italian National Flight Safety Agency) i... more
AccidentsRussia: "No air space has been violated last September 15"
Moscow, Russia - Airplane crashed in Lithuania had 4 missiles on board
During the Russian Flanker Su-27 fighter plane’s flight crashed North to Kaunas (Lithuania) last September 15, would have been violated no air space, including Estonia, according to Moscow’s Defence Min... more
AccidentsPiper sank in Auckland's port
Auckland, New Zealand - Pilot had previously threatened to crash plane into the Sky Tower
David Turnock, a 33 year old unemployed, threatened the control tower of the Auckland International Airport to crash the Piper Cherokee taken from Auckland’s Ardmore Airport into the Sky Tower while w... more
AccidentsRussian fighter plane violated Lithuanian airspace and crashed to the ground
Kaunas, Lithuania - Pilot emerged safe by ejecting from the aircraft
A Russian Flanker Su-27 fighter plane crashed North of Kaunas, Lithuania’s second biggest city: pilot, Air Force Major Valery Troyanov 36, ejected and left safe; according to Moscow, aircraft was travelling f... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident : some victims' lawyers asked for seizing documents on Tempio Pausania investigation
Rome, Italy - Also Avio SPA is involved in the civil side's request
Lawyers Davide Romano and Nicola Persico, defending a victim of the accident occurred on last August 6 in Palermo and involving the ATR-72 Tuninter (see for details AVIONEWS), Eng. Gianfranco Basile and... more
AccidentsHelios: suffocation hypothesis has been excluded
Athens, Greece - Tests experienced until now have not yet cleared the accident cause
Tests carried out by Athens police doctors have excluded that crew was killed before crashing because of suffocation due to a toxic gas leak or carbon monoxide. The same tests failed to confirm if all... more
AccidentsTans plane crashed in Perù: a survived family to suit Boeing
Washington, USA - Lawyer to allege an aircraft design fault
An US family survived the air accident involving the Boeing B-737/200 of Tans carrier crashed in Perù on August 23 (see for details AVIONEWS), will suit Boeing for damages and the lawyer will allege an... more
AccidentsEmergency landing: a Travel Service's B-737 from Prague returned back Brno
Prague, Czech Republic - It was bound for Iraklion carrying 183 passengers
A Travel Service B-737/800 was bound for Iraklion. Departed from Prague carrying 183 passengers and six crew members on board, the aircraft carried out an emergency landing at Brno: the airline’s spokesperson V... more
AccidentsAnother Antonov crashed in Congo killing 13
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - The second accident involving an Antonov aircraft in less of a week in the DRC
An Antonov AN-26 plane by Congo’s Air Kasai carrier crashed last September 9 in neighbouring Brazzaville as it was flying from Boende Airport, Equator province, to Kinshasa. Aboard there were 13 people, i... more
AccidentsCyprus: trainer fell headlong, both crew members died
Nicosia, Cyprus - It happened during a military exercise on last Saturday
A Pilatus PC-9 basic trainer belonging to Cypriot National Guard fell headlong during a military exercise on last Saturday. The aircraft, with two persons on board, would have started turning over Kolossi... more
AccidentsHurricane "Katrina": civil helicopter crashed
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA - No fatalities, passengers were safe
It is not clear what really happened, but local sources affirm that a civil helicopter whose model and operator has not been released, would have crashed last morning in Louisiana while was rescuing hurricane... more
AccidentsF-16 dropped in Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Three helicopters engaged in crew's search
A F-16 jet crashed today close to Vlieland, a Dutch island in North Sea: it is not clear if crew’s members survived the crash; thre choppers and rescue ships are currently operating searches: The airplane m... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Tunisian authorities and airline asked ENAC for resuming activities
Rome, Italy - Full collaboration by Tunisian Embassy while the carrier stated that its flights are safe
Tunisian Embassy in Rome and Tuninter airline are trying to avoid medium-long term effects following the suspension of flights in Italy after the disaster occurred on last August 6. Tunisian Government... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Twin Otter in Congo
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo - Three people have been lightly wounded
An airplane of Congo’s Transport de Message du Kivu carrier carrying 18 passengers and 2 crew members bound for Beni, has been forced to an emergency landing at Murandi (Eastern Democratic Republic of C... more
AccidentsATR's statement for AVIONEWS regarding ENAC's decision on additional checks for the planes
Rome, Italy - "It just dealt with a maintenance error, that is why ATR has not an official view on ENAC's decision yet, to date we recommended our customers to pay more attention"
AVIONEWS asked ATR consortium’s opinion about the ENAC’s (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) decision on the additional checks to be performed on the ATR-42 and the ATR-72 airplanes (see for det... more