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AccidentsCHARTER FLIGHT FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN SPAIN
MADRID, A charter flight of the spanish carrier Spanair, flying to Edinburgh, was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from the airport of Madrid-Barajas. The plane, a Md-83,... more
AccidentsBOEING 737 FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOR AN ENGINE ON FIRE
DUBLIN, A Boeing 737, flying from Gran Canaria to Dublin, had to make an emergency landing because an engine was on fire. The pilot was forced to circle long time to burn off fuel before landing safely... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN CANADA FOR A BOEING 747 OF UNITED AIRLINES
CANADA, Emergency landing in a small airport of Canada for a Boeing 747 of the american United Airlines because of a damage to hydraulic system. The jumbo, carrying 320 people, was flying from Hong Kong... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY FOR A BA CONCORDE
LONDON, A British Airways Concorde had to make yesterday an emergency landing. The supersonic jet was flying from London to New York. The plane landed in a canadian airport. The passengers completed their... more
AccidentsAIR FRANCE CONCORDES FLYING AGAIN WITHIN DAYS
PARIS, The five Air France Concordes grounded after the disaster of the flight AF 4590 crashed near Paris, could be flying again within days. The new was reported by the french minister of Transports.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN HAWAII, 7 KILLED
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, A civil helicopter, carrying six passengers and the pilot, has crashed in the westcoast of Maui Isle, in the archipelago of Hawaiian Islands. There are no survivors and the inaccessible... more
AccidentsLINA: LET REVISE PROJECTS OF SUPERSONIC JETS
FARNBOROUGH, The managing director of Finmeccanica, Alberto Lina, commenting Concorde crash from the Air Show of Farnborough 2000, asserted "it is the end of an era". Lina reminded that "there are coming... more
AccidentsHARRIER CTACHES FIRE, UNHURT THE PILOT
ENGLAND, A pilot of a Sea Harrier had a lucky escape had a lucky escape ejecting from his plane which caught fire on landing after its undercarriage collapsed. The plane was returning to the Royal... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN NEPAL: IT WAS A TWIN OTTER AIRCRAFT
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, The aircraft crashed in Nepal was a Twin Otter. Twentyfive people would have been killed, according to what was reported by an official of the airport of Kathmandu. Contrary to what said... more
AccidentsNEPAL: AIR CRASH, 19 KILLED
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, An aircraft of Royal Nepal Airlines, with 22 passengers on board, crashed in the south-west of the country. Three passengers survived, the others, 19, have been killed. No more details... more
AccidentsWAITING FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FLIGHT RECORDER OF CRASHED CONCORDE
PARIS, There are still no news about the technical investigations regarding the crash of Air France Concorde nearby Paris. The analysis of flight recorder's data is still in progress: the french airline,... more
AccidentsROLLS-ROYCE: FULL SUPPORT IN INVESTIGATIONS
FARNBOROUGH, Roll's-Royce, manufacturer with french Snecma of Olympus and Concorde's engine, issued an official statement, during the Air Show of Farnborough, by his President, Ralph Robins, saying... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED: WORKS MADE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TAKING OFF
PARIGI, According to Francois Brousse, spokesman of Air France, the AF 4590, the flight number of the plane crashed a few minutes after taking off, was delayed of about 30 minutes because of some urgent... more
AccidentsFIRE IN TAKE OFF, THIS IS THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR CONCORDE CRASH
PARIS, Confirming what was reported by some eyewitnesses, a spokesman of Air France said one of the engines was already spitting out fire at the moment of taking off. The eyewitnesses, used to see... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED: THE WITNESS OF THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE HOTEL
PARIS, "I am lucky to be alive", this was the first comment of Alice Brooking, the 21 years old girl escaped from the hotel nearby the Concorde of Air France crashed down. The woman was on the phone... more
AccidentsBA CONCORDE FLIGHT TO CONTINUE
PARIS, Ba announced Concorde flights will continue. According to Chief Pilot Bannister, who has been flight manager of the supersonic jet since 1995, the aircraft remains a mean extraordinary safe,... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED IN FRANCE: SPECIFICATIONS
PARIS, After the crash of yesterday, which killed 113 people, both Air France and British Airways decided to take Concorde out of service to proceed to technical checks and tests. Meanwhile the flight... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED: 109 KILLED
PARIS, All killed the passengers of the Concorde of Air France crashed slamming into an hotel in the town of Gonesse, near Paris. The victims of the disaster are 109, 100 passengers and 9 members of the... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHES INTO AN HOTEL AROUND PARIS
PARIS, A Concorde plane of Air France crashed today, just after taking off, into an hotel of the town of Gonesse, northside of Paris. more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN AUSTRALIA, 5 KILLED
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, A rescue helicopter crashed in thick fog in Queensland, Australia. The accident killed five people. The helicopter was carrying to an hospital a woman and her child, who was suffering... more
AccidentsMILITARY FREIGHTER CRSASHES IN JORDAN, UNHURT THE PRINCE
AMMAN, A military Hercules C-130 crashed during a training flight in Jordan. All the 14 people on board were killed. Just a few minutes before the crash 60 parachutists, among which was the jordan prince... more
AccidentsBRITISH CONCORDE GROUNDED OVER WING CRACK SCARE
LONDON, A British Airways Concorde has been taken out of service after a crack developed in its rear wings. A few months ago engineers of British discovered 60 mm long cracks in the rear wing span... more
AccidentsTALKS BETWEEN ALENIA AND AIRBUS
FARNBOROUGH, Jurgen Thomas, sales manager of Airbus, confirmed the negotiations between the italian aerospace industrial group and the aeronautic company manufacturer of A3XX. Talks regards the definition... more
AccidentsSPAIN: CHARTER FORCED TO LAND ON AN HIGHWAY
ALMERIA, SPAIN, A small charter was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing on an highway in the south of Spain because of a failure. Police arrived there quickly and diverted traffic. The aircraft,... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN RUSSIA, 19 KILLED
ST. PETERSBURG, A helicopter belonged to the anti-aircraft defense forces of the russian Air Force crashed last night during take off. All the 19 people on board, 16 parachutists and three crewmen were... more
AccidentsSTILL MISSILE SUPPOSITION FOR FLIGHT 800
WASHINGTON, A group of indipendent investigators who remain convinced a missile brought down the TWA flight 800, filed suit against the government several ager have refused to disclosure findings after... more
AccidentsNEW PLANES FOR INDIA
NEW DELHI, After the tragic crash of yesterday, Alliance Airlines, auxiliary of Indian Airlines, owner of the plane crashed in Patna, decided to modernize the entire fleet of aircrafts, many of which were... more
AccidentsOMANI FIGTHER CRASHES, KILLED THE PILOT
MUSCAT, OMAN, An Omani fighter plane crashed today during a routine training flight, killing the pilot. The plane, a light combat Hawk, crashed at Al-Kamil, 280 km east of Muscat. more
AccidentsBOEING CRASHED IN INDIA: SPECIFICATIONS
INDIA, The plane crashed this morning in India, which killed among 60 people, among passengers and persons on the ground, was manufactured by american Boeing. The line 737 is probably the range of plane... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN ENGLAND, KILLED THE PILOT
HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND, A Cessna crashed yesterday into a field at Upper Cumberworth, near Huddersfield, in England. The pilot, the only passenger, died instantly. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch... more
AccidentsCANADAIR CRASHES IN GREECE, KILLED THE 2 PILOTS
ATHENS, A Canadair aircraft, serving in fight against fires, crashed on saturday killing the two pilots. The reason of crash are still unknown. more
AccidentsJETLINER CRASHES IN INDIA, 57 KILLED
INDIA, A Boeing 737-200 crashed into a government housing complex in eastern India. It seems one of the engines of the flight of the Alliance Airlines, from Calcutta to New York, took fire while the plane... more
AccidentsAIR CANADA PILOT FORCED TO PULL UP TO AVOID JUMBO JET
TORONTO, An Air Canada flight going to land to Toronto's Pearson international Airport had to pull up because a jumbo jet was about to take off on the same runway the plane of canadian airline had to land.... more
AccidentsHOT-AIR BALLOON CRASHES IN KENYA, KILLED THE PILOT
KENYA, An hot-air balloon took fire in Kenya and then crashed killing the british pilot and injuring the seven passengers. The accident occurred in west Kenya, while the hot-air balloon was flying over... more
AccidentsFRANCE: MIRAGE CRASHES NEAR NANCY
NANCY, A fighter-bomber of french Armeè de l'Aire crashed during a night training on the outskirts of Nancy, in the east of France. The pilot and the navigator survived ejecting themselves out of the... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN WIEN
WIEN, An Airbus 310, flying from Crete to Hamburg, of Hapag-Lloyd Airlines, was forced to have an emergency landing at Schwechat airport of Wien because of engine problems. The aircraft, with 155 passengers... more
AccidentsSCOTLAND YARD DENIES INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT COULTHARD AND DETTORI'S PLANE CRASHES
LONDON, After the news reported by an english newspaper, Sunday People, about some investigations of Scotland Yard regarding english pilot Coulthard and jockey Dettori's plane crashes, the detective authority... more
AccidentsNATIONAL GUARD APACHE CRASHES IN ARIZONA
ARIZONA, An AH-64 Apache helicopter of National Guard crashed last night near Phoenix, Arizona. The crew, a pilot and a gunner, died for the crash. The helicopter was taking part in gunnery exercises.... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES KILLING TWO IN RUSSIA
RUSSIA, A Yak-52 plane has crashed yesterday during a training flight in the Lipetsk region of central Russia. Both pilots were killed. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. more
AccidentsTWO AIR CRASHES IN SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA, Two air crashes occured yesterday in South America, killing 32 people and injuring other 7 persons. In Mexico a Jet Tramp of national airline Aerocaribe crashed into a mountain. All deceased... more
AccidentsFAMILIES OF KENYA AIRWAYS VICTIMS SEEKING FOR $22 MILLION
NIGERIA, A nigerian newspaper reports that lawyers for the families of the 169 victims of Airbus-300, crashed off the Ivory Coast last January, will seek damages totaling $22 million. The sum would cover... more
AccidentsAMMAN'S HIJACKING: EYEWITNESS REPORT
AMMAN, JORDAN, "Then we saw the man walking past the first class to the economy class, taking out a gun and shooting randomly, and then pulling on the pin of what we thought was a stun grenade and hurl... more
AccidentsJORDAN: HIJACKING HALTED, 15 INJURED
AMMAN, JORDAN, A syrian hijacker exploded a bomb aboard a jetliner of jordan airline flying to Damascus. The man, after explosion, which wounded 15 passengers, because officials prevented him from going... more
AccidentsJAPAN: MISSING TWO AEROBATICS OF JAPANESE AIR FORCE
TOKYO, Two aerobatics of japanese Air Force, with three persons on board as all, were missing during a practice. They were two "T 4 Blue Impulse" aircrafts, flying over Pacific Ocean, in the north... more
AccidentsINDONESIA: MILITARY PLANE CRASHED
PUERTO PRINCESA, PHILIPPINES, A filipino military aircraft crashed into the sea of Sulu, killing a general of the army. Some persons are still missing, among them the governor of Isle of Palawan. The crew,... more
AccidentsPAPUA NEW GUINEA: PLANE CRASHES INTO A MOUNTAIN, 4 KILLED
SIDNEY, A plane crashed into a mountain in New Guinea, on the west side of the capital, Port Moresby. Four people were killed, two pilots and two security guards. The plane was carrying bank takings which... more
AccidentsFRENCH PRESIDENT OF MUSIC INDUSTRY DIES FOR HELICOPTER CRASH
PARIS, Philippe Seiller, ex president of Sacem and currently president of music publishing company Paul Beuscher, has died in an helicopter crash when its aircraft fell down in a wood and took fire. Seiller,... more
AccidentsBOMB ALARM ON AN AIR NEW ZEALAND PLANE
NEW ZEALAND, An Air New Zealand aircraft transporting 205 passengers from Fiji Isles to Auckland, included 10 Maori activists, had to make an emergency landing because of a bomb alarm. The plane therefore... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN LAOS, 15 KILLED
BANGKOK, THAILAND, A Laos aviation helicopter crashed into a mountain on sunday, killing at least 15 people. The new was reported by some diplomats. The cause of the crash is still not clear. Passengers... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHED FOR TV SHOOTING
ATLIN, CANADA, Sources of canadian police revealed that an helicopter used by a tv crew to shot around British Columbia, on the border line with Yukon in Alaska, crashed after hitting a glacier. The mean... more