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AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR UNITED AIRLINES AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, A Boeing 767 of the United Airlines, departured from the JFK airport of New York and directed to Los Angeles, effectuated an emergency landing little after take off because of engine fire.... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
PRESTWICK, USA, A Northwest DC-10 aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing in Prestwick, Usa, after a passenger became ill. The aircraft had to drop the fuel before... more
AccidentsMILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN, A PAF fighter aircraft crashed yesterday evening near Nur Pur desert in Khushab, Pakistan. The aircraft was on a routine training flight. The pilot bailed out and didn't suffer injuries. An investigation... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES AT TETOVO, ONE DEAD AND FOUR INJURED
MACEDONIA, One died and four injured is the result of an helicopters crash near tetovo, in Macedonia, where the helicopter was engaged in a rescue mission on the mpountains arour city. more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN IRAN, TWO KILLED
TEHRAN, A private light aircraft crashed near Ghal'e Morghi airport south of Tehran, during a training flight. The pilot and the flight instructor were killed. An investigation has been launched to determine... more
AccidentsTWO MIL MI-8 CRASH IN RUSSIA: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The Mil Mi-8 is a medium tactical transport helicopter, known by Nato as "Hip". It can carry 24 troops and two pilots. Specifications: lenght: 60 ft 5 in height: 15 ft 7 in main... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN MIL MI-8 HELICOPTERS CRASH AT FEW HOURS FAR APART: 11 DIED
KIEV, RUSSIA, According to Russian military sources, two Mil-Mi-8 military helicopters crashed at few hour far apart causing in the whole 11 people died. The first accident occurred in Chenoibavka... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A RUSSIAN PLANE
MOSCOW, A Tu-154 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Irkusk, Siberia, due to a landing gear failure. The plane was carrying 80 people. No passenger was injured. more
AccidentsNORTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE ABORTS TAKEOFF
DETROIT, A Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 slid off the runway during takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Three people were injured and the runway was closed for several hours. The plane was carrying... more
AccidentsRUSSIA TO DEMAND CHECHEN HIJACKERS’ EXTRADICTION
MOSCOW, Sergei Toaomov, officer at russian embassy in Saudi Arabia, said that Russia will demand the extradiction of the chechen terrorists who hijacked a Vnukovo Airlines plane last week. The aircraft... more
AccidentsAICRAFT CRASHES IN ANGOLA, 16 DEAD
ANGOLA, According several sources, like Portuguese press agency Lusa and radio Ecclesia, a Sociedade de Aviacao Ligeira operated aircraft crashed in Angola while landing at Lubango airport, in the... more
AccidentsTORNADO CRASHES IN SAUDI ARABIA, TWO DIED
SAUDI ARABIA, A Tornado fighter-bomber of Saudi Arabia air forces, crashed yesterday during an execise in the western zone of Saudi country, causing pilots death. Defense Ministry, commenting accident,... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE HIJACKED (3): THE CREW MEMBER KILLED WAS A YOUNG MOSCOVITE
MOSCOW, One of the three victims of the hijacking of the Tu-154, carried out by two checen terrorists, is a hostess of the Vnukovo Airlines. The woman was called Iulia Formina, she was from Moscow and... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE HIJACKED (2): RUSSIA STARTS INVESTIGATING
MOSCOW, The russian air transport's prosecutor's office has started investigating on the Tu-154 hijacking by two chechen terrorists. The investigation will be directed by Russian Prosecutor-General Vladimir... more
AccidentsDEFRIBILLATOR SAVES PASSENGER'S LIFE
WALES, A passenger of an Airtours flight from Cyprus to Wales became ill mid-way through the journey and was brought to life by a flight attendant who used a defribillator. The man had an heart attack... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE HIJACKED: PASSENGERS RELEASED
MEDINA, ARABIA SAUDITA, The passengers of Vnukovo Airlines' Tupolev 154 have been released at Medina's airport when saudi security forces stormed the hijacked plane. Russian government said there were... more
AccidentsKUWAIT BOMBING: US INVESTIGATORS BEGIN WORK
KUWAIT, A team of US military investigators has started to investigate how the bomb dropped by a US F-18 miltary aircraft killed five American servicemen and a New Zealander. The investigators will also... more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE (4): THE FLIGHT IS HEADING TO SAUDI ARABIA
ANKARA, Cypriot and Turkish authorities said the Tupolev 156 hijacked by two men from Chchenya while flying to Moscow, is bound for Medina, Saudi Arabia. more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE (2): 174 PEOPLE ABOARD
ANKARA, The Tupolev 156 aircraft was hijacked by two men from Chechnya and has just entered the egyptian air space. It seems to be headed to El Cairo. 174 people are on board, 163 passsengers and 12 crew... more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE (3): A CREW MEMBER INJURED
ANKARA, The turkish Transport Minister Enis Oksuz said that the two chechens are armed with knives. A crew member was injured during the hijack. Turkish authorities had lost radio contact with the... more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE
ANKARA, Two men hijacked a plane of a russian airline shortly after takeoff from Istanbul. The plane was heading to Moscow. The new was reported by a turkis newsagency. Further details were not rel... more
AccidentsALMOST ALL PIECES OF THE A-109 HELICOPTER CRASHED IN GREECE RECOVERED
GREECE, Recover of almost all parts of Agusta A-109 Power helicopter crashed in the sea at about seven miles from Athens have been completed. The helicopter crashed during a transport of a patient to Athens... more
AccidentsGADDAFI WON'T BE PROSECUTED FOR BOMB ATTACK IN NIGER
PARIS, France's highest court said Libyan leader Colonel Muammar won't be prosecuted in connection with a bomb attack on a French DC-10 aircraft occurred in Niger twelve years ago because of its diplomatic... more
AccidentsNEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT DEMANDS EXPLANATION FOR BOMB DEATH IN KUWAIT
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, New Zealand government said it's looking for an urgent explanation about the US Navy jet which dropped the bomb in Kuwait killing also a soldier from New Zealand. Helen Clark,... more
AccidentsEGYPTAIR INVESTIGATION: OFFICIAL REPORT WILL BE SEND SOON TO EGYPT
USA, Official report on EgyptAir Boeing 767 crash occurred in october 1999 which claimed 217 lives, will be soon sent to Egyptian authorities. These authorities and Egyptair carrier never admitted... more
AccidentsALLIANCE AIR FLIGHT GROUNDED DUE TO BIRD-HIT
NAGBUR, INDIA, A Mumbai-bound Alliance Air flight was grounded at Nagbur airport after the engine on the right was hit by a bird. The aircraft was carrying 73 passengers which were accommodated in an Airbus... more
AccidentsENGINE BREAKS DOWN ON AN ANSETT FLIGHT
SYDNEY, A Melbourne-bound Ansett Airbus A320 returned to Sydney after a faulty bearing forced the pilot to shut down an engine. The plane was carrying 134 people. Passengers said flames came out the engine,... more
AccidentsU.S. AIRCRAFT HITS WATCHERS: ONE KILLED WAS NEW ZEALANDER
KUWAIT, Contrary to what diffused before, one of the military observators killed by thew bomb dropped erroneously by a F-18 Hornet, was New Zealander and not Kuwaitian. Is correct, however, that between... more
AccidentsU.S. AIRCRAFT HITS WATCHERS DURING FIRE TRIAL: SIX DIED
KUWAIT, A F-18 Hornet aircraft, from U.S. carrier Harry Truman, launched a 500-lbs fragmentation bomb on friend watchers during a fire trial on Udari fire range, about 100 kms from Iraqi border.In the... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN HOLLAND, TWO KILLED
AMSTERDAM, A czech-registered Yakovlev crashed on friday in the town of Heeten, about 50 miles east of Amsterdam. Both the people aboard, the pilot and a passenger, were killed. Their names have not... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRWAYS BLAST CAUSED BY A MULFUNCTION (2): BOEING REJECTS
BANGKOK, Thre Boeing Co., in a statement, rejected the report saying the explosion of a Thai Airways International airliner last week was due to an air-conditioning system malfunctioning. Boeing said... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING
USA, An helicopter of the Central Florida Fair yesterday burst into flames shortly after having made an emergency landing due to a technical failure. Three people, the pilot and two passengers, were on... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT SLIDES OFF THE RUNWAY AT LANDING
DENVER, An Air Wisconsin commuter slid off a runway while landing at Denver International airport. A flight attendant was injured and taken to hospital with back and neck pain. more
AccidentsBOMB SCARE ON A PAKISTANI FLIGHT
LONDON, A Pakistan International Airways Boeing 747 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester airport due to a bomb scare. A phone call alleged that a bomb had been planted on the plane. The jet took... more
AccidentsSU-24 BOMBER CRASHES IN MOZDOK
MOZDOK, A Su-24M bomber crashed while landing at a military airport in Mozdok, Russia, last night. The crew commander and the navigator survived and they did not manage to reach the runway because of fog.... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRWAYS BLAST CAUSED BY A MULFUNCTION
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai Prime Minister, said the explosion that destroyed a Thai Airways Boeing 737-400 on March 3 was caused by a malfunctioning of the air-conditioning system and... more
AccidentsBILLION COMPENSATION FOR CONCORDE VICTIMS RELATIVES
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Bild am Sontag German newspaper, relatives of 109 victims of Air France's Concorde, crashed at Paris on july 2000, will be compensated with record payments. Air France, together... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FAKE ALARM
GLASGOW. SCOTLAND, Due to a malfunctioning smoke detecton in baggage compartment, a Boeing 757 operated by Continental Airlines, heading to New York, landed in emergency at Glasgow airport. The 140 people... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A CONTINENTAL AIRLINES 757 PLANE
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, A Continental Airlines Boeing 757 headed to Newark, New Jersey, had to return to Glasgow airport after a warning light indicated "A small fire in the luggage hold". The plane landed... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGES INTO SEA, TWO KILLED
REYKJAVIK, An Aero Commander 560 aircraft crashed in the sea off Iceland. Both th women aboard were killed. The plane was headed to Scotland. The two bodies were recovered separately by the Iceland... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN ITALY, THREE INJURED
ROME, An Agusta A 109 Power helicopter crashed yesterday afternoon in Malagrotta, near Rome. The helicopter went down shortly after takeoff. Three people were aboard, the pilot, Raniero di Bartolomeo,... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRCRAFT ON GROUND WAS DESTROYED BY A BOMB
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Thai authorities confirmed that was a bomb which destroyed the Boeing 737-400 operated by Thai Airways which have to carry Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Fortunately,... more
AccidentsSOUTHWEST AIRLINES JET SKIDS OFF THE RUNWAY
PHOENIX, USA, A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 yesterday skidded off a Sky Harbor International Airport runway at landing. It seems the runway had been shortened because of a construction project. The aircraft,... more
AccidentsBRAATHENS AIRCRAFT HIT BY LIGHTNING
SCOTLAND, The Braathens Boeing 737 was struck as it approached the norwegian airport of Stavanger at an altitude of 4000 feet. A side of the plane was hit but there were no problems in landing. No passenger... more
AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN BRAZIL, SIX KILLED
BRAZIL, A light aircraft crashed in the north-west of Brazil. All the six people aboard were killed. The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff from Cerejeras, 2200 km from Rio, police said. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A SOUTHWEST AIRCRAFT
PHOENIX, USA, A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 headed to San Antonio had to return to Phoenix Sky Harbour International airport and made an emergency landing after smoke was reported in the rear cabin.... more
AccidentsUS MILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN GEORGIA
USA, A U.S. National Guard C-23 Sherpa crashed went down near Unadilla, aqbout 100 km south of Atlanta, in Georgia. All the 21 people on board, three crew members and eighteen Air National Guard members... more
AccidentsBOMB HOAX ON AN AIR INDIA FLIGHT
SINGAPORE, An Air India A310, en route from Mumbai to Jakarta, made an emergency landing at a military base inside Singapore airport after it received a bomb threat. An anonymous call warned of the presence... more
AccidentsROYAL MAIL AIRCRAFT CRASHES NEAR EDIMBURGH (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Shorts 360 Sherpa (UK): Type: short-haul commuter Accomodation: two pilots, cabin attendant; 36 psassengers Lenght: 70 ft 9 in Wingspan: 74 ft 9 in Empty weight: 17350lb Max T/O weight:... more
AccidentsROYAL MAIL AIRCRAFT CRASHES NEAR EDIMBURGH
SCOTLAND, The Short 360 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. The two-men crew were killed and their bodies were found by rescuers. The aircraft issued a mayday call due to a failure engine and tried... more