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AccidentsGermanwings aircraft: how far can get the protection of the privacy?
Duesseldorf, Germany - Doubts on the knowledge by Lufthansa about the psychological problems of the suicide pilot
Yesterday, March 30, 2015 the prosecutor in Duesseldorf Christoph Kumpa said that the pilot responsible for the Germanwings aircraft accident had in the past suicidal impulses. "The pilot was for years... more
AccidentsAir Canada: plane lands at the airport in Halifax, losing a wing (VIDEO)
Halifax, Canada - Unharmed the 133 passengers and 5 crew members
Another incident involved an A-320 plane, this time from the carrier Air Canada; the incident occurred at 12:43 am yesterday March 29, 2015. Fortunately, the aircraft was able to make an emergency landing... more
AccidentsGermanwings aircraft: first details from the black box
Paris, France - The recorded voices are fueling the mysteries related to the incident
The recording from the black box of the Germanwings aircraft fell on last Tuesday, would indicate that one of the pilot knocked on the door of the cockpit but received no reply. Then he attempted to break... more
AccidentsGermanwings aircraft: an 8 minutes-long mystery
Barcelonnette, France - French Interior Ministry: find any clue to advance the investigation
An A-320 aircraft from the low-cost Germanwings (subsidiary of Lufthansa) crashed yesterday morning March 24, 2015 against the Massif des Trois-Évêchés in the southern France, between Barcelonnette an... more
AccidentsGermanwings (9): Angela Merkel will travel tomorrow to the scene of the plane crash
Berlin, Germany - Meanwhile, there are rumors of a possible survivor
Tomorrow, March 25, 2015 Angela Merkel will travel in the vicinity of the Germanwings aircraft crash occurred this morning in France, in the Haute Provence (for more details, see also AVIONEWS). Through... more
AccidentsGermanwings flight 4U9525 accident in the French Alps (8): Airbus statement on A-320 aircraft
Toulouse, France - The airplane had accumulated approximately 58,300 flight hours in some 46,700 flights
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-320 operated by Germanwings was involved in an accident around 11:00 (local time) today near Prads-Haute-Bléone in the French Alps. The aircraft was operating a scheduled... more
AccidentsEASA about Germanwings flight 4U-9525, A-320 airplane (7)
Cologne, Germany - "We are closely monitoring the latest information and we are in contact with the French authorities"
"It is great unfortunate news that the Germanwings flight 4U-9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in the south of France. We are closely monitoring the latest information and we are in contact with... more
AccidentsA-320 airplane crashed (10). Lufthansa and Germanwings have established a telephone hotline
Cologne, Germany - It is available to all the families of the passengers involved for care and assistance
Germanwings regrets to confirm that according to available information an A-320 of Germanwings has been involved in an incident at approximately 11 hours (11 hours local time) today (24th March 2015) at... more
AccidentsGermanwings (5): "Abnormal route" than the normal flight Barcelona-Duesseldorf
Barcelonnette, France - After the loss of the signal rose up to 38,000 feet and then to 6,800
A Germanwings plane of the low-cost airline Lufthansa Group, crashed near Barcelonnette, a municipality in the department of Alpes de Haute Provence. The A-320/211 registration D-AIPX, flightnumber 4U9525... more
AccidentsGermanwings (2): the French Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve is on his way to the accident place
Barcelonnette, France - Prime Minister Manuel Valls: "A sudden loss of the radar signal"
A no-stop A-320 from the low-cost airline Germanwings crashed in France. According to the preliminary information the wreckage of the aircraft were found in Barcelonnette, a municipality in the department... more
AccidentsGermanwings: a German low-cost plane crashes in the southern France
Barcelonnette, France - On board 142 people
The direction of the French aviation has announced that a "Germanwings" plane crashed in the south of France, in the region of Barcelonnette. The announcement came a few minutes ago. The Airbus A-320... more
AccidentsGermanwings (4): the plane would have sent a distress call at 10:47
Barcelonnette, France - Still unknown the causes of the accident
An A-320 of the low-cost carrier Germanwings, Lufthansa Group, crashed in the south of France, between Barcelonnette and Digne, in the Alpes de Haute Provence, at 2700 meters above sea level. The plane... more
AccidentsGermanwings (3). Hollande: "All dead"
Barcelonnette, France - The Airbus A-320 crashed near a mountainous area
An Airbus A-320 of Germanwings crashed in France, in Provence region. The plane left Barcelona to Duesseldorf. French civil aviation sources have revealed that on board there were 148 people: 142 passengers,... more
AccidentsUruguay: Argentine plane crashed with ten people aboard
Montevideo , Uruguay - So far from the accident site have been recovered three bodies
In the late evening of yesterday March 19, 2015 a small Argentine plane crashed shortly after the takeoff from the Laguna del Sauce airport, in Uruguay. On board there were two pilots and eight passengers.... more
AccidentsAirAsia plane: on Sunday, Indonesia will suspend the researches
Jakarta, Indonesia - The remains of 56 victims are still missing
An A-320 plane of the Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia disappeared on December 28, 2014 while flying over the ocean between the Borneo and Sumatra. On board of the flight there were 162 persons. After... more
AccidentsFlorida helicopter crash: the army is still searching for remains of the two missing occupants
Florida, USA - The victims of the disaster are eleven
On today (13 March 2015) are still missing the bodies of two military victims from the disaster occurred a few miles from Valparaiso in Florida on the night of three days ago, during a military exercise... more
AccidentsArgentina: the collision between the two helicopters is an human error? (VIDEO)
Villa Castelli, Argentina - The President of the National Olympic Committee: "A terrible tragedy"
France has opened an investigation for involuntary murder in the accident happened in Argentina at 5:15pm local time on 10 March 2015: the collision between the two helicopters took place near Villa Castelli,... more
AccidentsArgentina: collision between two helicopters, ten deaths
Villa Castelli , Argentina - The accident happened during the filming of a French reality show
Terrible mid-air collision between two helicopters in the northwest of Argentina, near Villa Castelli. The accident occurred at 5:15pm (about 9:00pm Italian time), during the shooting of a French reality... more
AccidentsAircraft accidents: Harrison Ford crashed with his plane (VIDEO)
Washington , USA - His health conditions are serious but stable
Yesterday, Thursday, March 5 the well-known American actor, Harrison Ford, remained injured in a plane crash while he was aboard a Ryan PT-22; his conditions are defined by the doctors "Serious but stable".... more
AccidentsATR-72/600 plane crash in Taiwan: the pilots would have turned off the running engine
Taipei, Taiwan - Aviation Safety Council: "There must have been some mistake in what the crew did"
After the airplane crash of flight GE-235, TransAsia Airways pilots are running in these days simulations to test how they would behave in a similar situation of engine failure. In fact it has emerged... more
AccidentsATR-72/600 plane crash in Taiwan: the engines, both failed, the cause of the disaster (VIDEO)
Taipei, Taiwan - 35 victims, recovered the body of the pilot-hero
Recovered the body of Liao Chien-tsung, the pilot of the GE235 flight tragically crashed in Taipei few minutes after the takeoff. The dead body of the pilot was found in the cockpit with his hands clasped... more
AccidentsATR-72/600 accident in Taiwan: airplane stalled, from tonight black boxes under study by investigators (VIDEO)
Taipei, Taiwan - The victims raised to 31, 12 still missing
Increases to 31 the victims of the plane crash took place yesterday in Taiwan. The count is unfortunately fated to rise because 12 passengers are still missing. The spokesman for the Fire Department... more
AccidentsAccident ATR-72/600 Taiwan (3): recovered part of the plane. Raised the number of victims (LIVE VIDEO)
Taipei, Taiwan - A shutdown of one of the engines among the causes
The number of confirmed victims of the ATR-72/600 aircraft, flight GE235, raised to 23, while it’s still higher the number of the missing passengers; 20 passengers are, in fact, still unaccounted for. The 1... more
AccidentsTaiwan: ATR-72 TransAsia Airways airplane falls into a river; currently 19 victims (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - 58 people on board; 23 missing
This morning at 10:56 local time (3:56 am Italian time) a plane crashed north of Taipei in Keelung River after having impacted the freeway. The flight GE235 of TransAsia Airways has lost contact with... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft crash: the co-pilot was in charge. Is his responsibility?
Jakarta, Indonesia - The director of NTSC, Mardjono Siswosuwarno, announced it yesterday
Mardjono Siswosuwarno, director of NTSC (National Safety Transports Committee), unveiled, during a press conference took place yesterday in Jakarta, some of the conclusions of the preliminary inquiry report.... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft crash: NSRA committed to restart bodies' research
Jakarta, Indonesia - After renouncement announced last Tuesday by the Indonesian Armed Forces
AirAsia airline unveiled that the National Search and Rescue Agency (NSRA) is committed to the researches of missing bodies of the passengers embarked on QZ8501 flight, served by the low-cost carrier,... more
AccidentsGreek F-16 fighter airplane crash: further details about the tragedy
Madrid, Spain - Roberta Pinotti made a hearing at Senate
Further details are available about the tragedy occurred yesterday at 3:00pm on the air base in Los Llanos, Albacete (Spain) that has made sad the manoeuvres of the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP)... more
AccidentsGreek F-16 plane (2): condolences by NATO secretary Stoltenberg. Italian Minister Pinotti reported at Senate
Rome, Italy - The minister will visit in Spain the Italian wounded soldiers as soon as possible
"I am deeply saddened by the crash of a Greek fighter jet at the Los Llanos base in Spain, which has caused many casualties. This is a tragedy which affects the whole NATO family. I express my heartfelt... more
AccidentsGreek F-16 fighter airplane crashed in Spain: 10 victims at the moment. Provisional data: 9 Italian wounded (VIDEO)
Madrid, Spain - And 13 injured according to a press release by the Defence Ministry of Madrid
"A F-16 airplane of the Greek Air Force has suffered an accident yesterday afternoon at the Air Base in Los Llanos, Albacete", according to a press release diffused by the Spanish Defence Ministry, while... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: two attempts to inspect the fuselage failed
Jakarta, Indonesia - Strong currents and poor visibility hinder the divers’ work
Indonesian divers have been trying in vain for two days to get inside the fuselage of AirAsia aircraft crashed in the Java Sea last 28 December. Strong currents and poor visibility caused the failure of... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: Singapore naval ship detects the fuselage
Jakarta, Indonesia - Most of the victims’ bodies might still be trapped inside this section of the A-320
After retrieving the tail and the two black boxes, searchers detected the fuselage of the AirAsia aircraft that crashed in the Java Sea last 28 December with 162 passengers on board. 48 bodies have been... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: divers recover both the black boxes
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Flight Data Recorder was retrieved yesterday while the Cockpit Voice Recorder has been brought to the surface this morning
Divers have retrieved the second black box from the AirAsia aircraft that crashed in the Java Sea last 28 December. Yesterday they brought to the surface the “Flight Data Recorder” (FDR), a device tha... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: black boxes signals detected
Jakarta, Indonesia - The recorders might no longer be in the plane’s tail spotted on 7 January
The black boxes of AirAsia aircraft that crashed in Java Sea last 28 December might be found soon, but the flight data recorders appear to be no longer in the rear section of the plane spotted two days... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: rescuers find the tail; it may contain the black boxes
Jakarta, Indonesia - Improved weather conditions allowed divers to restore searches
Indonesian divers identified today the tail of the Airbus A-320/200 that disappeared from radars on 28 December after a piece was spotted by an underwater machine using a sonar scan. The news was given... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: large pieces of the aircraft detected on the seabed
Jakarta, Indonesia - But their recovery has been hampered by bad weather
Search teams are still working on the recovery of the airplane’s wreckage and passengers’ bodies from AirAsia QZ8501 flight that disappeared from radars last 28 December. The head of Indonesia's National Sea... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: bodies and wreckage found
Jakarta, Indonesia - Remains have been detected few km from the point where radars lost track of the airliner
Rescue teams have found the first wreckage of AirAsia Airbus A-320 aircraft disappeared on December 28 and dead floating bodies in the Java Sea. The news was confirmed by the head of the Indonesia's National... more
AccidentsAirbus A-320/200 airplane: AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ 8501 (3)
Toulouse, France - The industry will provide full assistance to the BEA and authorities
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-320/200 operated by AirAsia Indonesia lost contact with air traffic control yesterday morning, 28th December 2014. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service, Flight... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft (2): shallow Java Sea might help searches
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia might receive help for underwater searches from other countries
Indonesia transport minister Ignasius Joan said searches for AirAsia aircraft disappeared in the early morning of December 28 are focused on a 70 nautical miles area in the Java Sea between the island... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft disappeared during flight
Surabaya, Indonesia - Radars lost track of the plane around 40 minutes after takeoff from an Indonesian city
An Airbus A-320 aircraft of the Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia disappeared while flying over the ocean between Borneo and Sumatra early in the morning on December 28. There were 162 people on board... more
AccidentsFrench military airplane crashes on health care centre: one killed
Tours, France - The Alpha Jet took off from the near air force base for a night training flight
A French air force Alpha Jet military airplane crashed on a health home yesterday at 5:30 pm at Vouvray, near Tours in western France. The accident caused the death of a 63 year-old woman who lived in... more
AccidentsUSA, aircraft crashes on house: six dead and two buildings destroyed (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - The Embraer Phenom 100 business jet caught fire after the collision because of a fuel leak
An Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 business airplane crashed on a house in Maryland on Monday December 8, 1.6 km from its destination, the Montgomery County Airpark in a Washington suburb. Six people died in... more
AccidentsTwin-engine airplane crashes against Wichita airport building: four dead
Wichita, USA - The victims are the pilot and three people who were inside a flight simulator
A Beechcraft King Air twin-engine airplane collided with a building in Wichita airport (Kansas) yesterday, October 30, around 9:50 am local time, killing three people. A minute after teak-off, the pilot... more
AccidentsOil company Total CEO died in airplane accident last night in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - He was flying on a private jet which collided with a snow removal machine on the runway
Tragic airplane accident last night at Moscow "Vnukovo" airport. At midnight local time (9:00pm GMT) a private jet Dassault Falcon 50 taxiing on the runway collided with a snow removal machine. All the... more
AccidentsNevada (USA): collision between tourism aircraft, two pilots dead
Yerington, USA - The accident happened during an informal fly-in
Two pilots died yesterday, Sunday October 12, at 8:00 am after the collision between a Cessna 170 tourism airplane and an unidentified experimental aircraft in Nevada (USA). The crash happened 10 miles... more
AccidentsSearch for the Malaysia airplane to resume in the Indian Ocean
Sydney, Australia - Three special ships will explore the area south-west of Australia from October 5
The Australian and Malaysian governments have decided to send a new mission to find the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, disappeared from radars while en route between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing... more
AccidentsEgypt: military airplane crashes, six people die
Cairo, Egypt - The cause might be a malfunction
A military training flight ended up in tragedy yesterday, 21 September, in Egypt. The airplane, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, crashed in Kawm Awshim, in the province of Fayoum -85 kms south of Cairo- before... more
Accidents"Fly Venice". Airplane Extra 300 crashed: aerobatics champion Francesco Fornabaio died
Venice, Italy - Luckily no-one in the public got injured
The thing that air show organizers would like to shun the most is a fatal airplane crash during an event. But this is what happened during “Fly Venice 2014”, which took place from September 19 to 21 at... more
AccidentsMalaysian airplane shot down in Ukraine (2): the preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The airplane hit from "A large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside"
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB), the Dutch authority which is conducting a series of investigations on the shot down of the Malaysian Airlines' B-777/200 airplane. It was disintegrating while flying over... more
AccidentsMalaysia's airplane shot down in Ukraine: first inquiry report arrives (integral version in the second part of this AVIONEWS article). (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - After an additional appendix of inquiry, the conclusions expected within next July
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued the preliminary inquiry today, September 9, 2014. It is about the events that brought the in-flight demolition in the Malaysian Airlines aircraft last July 17. The preliminary... more
AccidentsTen dead bodies found from the Columbian plane’s accident
Puerto Santander, Colombia - Among the passengers there were two researchers in biodiversity
Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (the Columbian military air force) recovered the bodies of the 10 occupants –eight passengers and two pilots– that were on board the Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft that fell Saturday afte... more