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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
AccidentsAVIONEWS interviewed Assaeroporti President, Giovanni Maniscalco, concerning the suspension of Tuninter by ENAC
Rome, Italy - "Assaeroporti welcomed ENAC's quick decision, the ATR is a reliable plane but such checks, even if they can produce hardships for the airports, are necessary to warrant safety"
AVIONEWS interviewed Assaeroporti President, Giovanni Maniscalco, concerning the suspension of Tuninter by ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) together with the decision of performing additional... more
AccidentsHelios (2): board of inquiry flew to London
London, UK - To interview the British engineers who checked the plane before its flight
The team investigating air crash occurred in Greece in which 121 people died last August 14, today is expected to be in London to interview the British engineers who checked the Helios Boeing 737-300 before... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia (2): mass burial for 33 unidentified bodies
Rome, Italy - It is the second mass grave after Garuda incident victims
The 33 coffins holding the unidentified bodies of the fatalities of the crash involving Mandala Airlines B-737 have been buried in a mass grave very close to another one where in 1997 the 234 victims of... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (3): an omissive negligent conduct hypothesis affecting Tunisian authorities
Palermo, Italy - Put forward during the Italian investigations on the disaster following what found by ANSV
Palermo’s and Bari’s attorneys would intend to extend investigations at an international level involving Tunisian authorities for civil aviation with the hypothesis of their omissive negligent conduct, as... more
AccidentsHelios: "A series of errors and great confusion on board on that time"
Athens, Greece - Disclosures about August 14 crash released by the "Herald Tribune"
The "Herald Tribune" unveiled today that sources close to the investigation committee into the crash involving the Helios Airways plane, said that Cypriot flight’s crew members became confused by a series o... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (2): ATR consortium suspected the shortage of fuel on board
Palermo, Italy - Palermo's Attorney is meanwhile carrying on investigation to verify the presence of other causes
ATR consortium had on its part already suggested that the switch off of both the engines about 7 minutes one from another (a rare event) could have been determined by the exhaustion of fuel, also considering... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia: a turbine failure may have originated accident
Medan, Indonesia - Problems with screw jack actuators working three flaps on a wing too
The Boeing 737-200 of Mandala Airlines could have been crashed after taking off from Medan Airport due to a failure to engine turbine: Setio Raharjo, head of the National Transportation Safety Committee,... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: fuel exhaustion as the main reason for the disaster
Rome, Italy - ANSV discovered it, finding that Tunisian technicians had replaced the fuel gauge with the one set for the ATR-42 in Tunisi the day before
The main reason for the accident affecting the ATR-72 Tuninter would have been the lack of sufficient fuel aboard due to a false indication of its quantity in the tanks as a consequence of the presence... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia (3): a 5 years kid may be alive
Medan, Indonesia - He would have been found among plane's wreckage
Among the 15 survivors there would be a kid of 5 years, found among the as-yet smoking wreckage of the Mandala Airlines B-737. Source that reported it would belong to rescuers squads coming from the nearby... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia (2): black boxes have been found
Medan, Indonesia - Thorough controls over Indonesian airlines
While forensic police is attempting to identify burning remains of at least 57 air crash fatalities, Indonesian Boeing black boxes have been found last evening and have been sent to be examined. But investigators... more
AccidentsHelios: casualty's relatives ask for an indipendent investigation
Rome, Italy - At the moment, families are protesting before Cypriot Parliament' seat
Around 30 persons wearing black clothes are waving photos of their relatives killed in the incident occurred last August 14 to ask for justice. Justice will be done only by a real indipendent investigation... more
AccidentsSukhoi Su-33 sunk in Baltic sea
Moscow, Russia - Landing on aircraft carrier was unsuccessful and it crashed into the sea
A Russian military Sukhoi Su-33 plane belonging to North-Atlantic’s fleet, plunged into the sea in Northern Atlantic after landing on deck of the "Admiral Kuznestov" aircraft carrier at 4:27 Moscow’s tim... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia: 15 the survivors?
Medan, Indonesia - Carrier to start an investigation to verify incident's cause
The number of death of air incident occurred yesterday in the centre of the city of Medan in Indonesia, is still uncertain. Latest reports say 15 passengers who were seated in the rear of the Boeing 737... more
AccidentsAN-26 dropped down in Congo: the number of death climbed to 11
Isiro, Democratic Republic of Congo - Fog may have caused the accident
The Antonov AN-26 plane crashed in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, would have struck a tree before attempting to land at Isiro Airport. It seems that while the aircraft... more
AccidentsAN-26 dropped down in Eastern Congo (2): official death toll was of seven
Isiro, Democratic Republic of Congo - Bad weather may have caused the accident
The Antonov AN-26 cargo aircraft fallen shortly before landing on Isiro Airport’s runway today, was coming from Beni (North-Eastern Congo administrative capital). The control tower would have lost contact a... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia (5): different accounts on the number of the death
Medan, Indonesia - Airplane would have tried an emergency landing on a motorway
There are different accounts on the number of the death of air incident occurred last night, but the most respectable affirm that 111 passengers of the 117, including five crew members, and 30 ground people... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia (4): some passengers survived
Medan, Indonesia - Coffin's recovery is difficult due to rain
The stop-press item released said that at least seven people flying on the B-737 crashed in Indonesia last night would be alive surviving the fire blazed after the crash: now survivors would be in two... more