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AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: satellite spots "Debris field" in the Indian Ocean
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysian Minister for Transport claims the images are "The most credible lead that we have”
Some images captured by a French satellite on March 23 show what has been called as a "Debris field" in the area of the Indian Ocean where searches are focusing for the Malaysia Airlines aircraft which... more
AccidentsMalaysia Airlines aircraft: investigators follow the path of pilot's suicide
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Searches for the Boeing 777 are going on
Yesterday, Monday 24 March 2014, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak communicated that there are no more hopes for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777, which vanished from radar screens in the night between... more
AccidentsVanished aircraft (2), according to Malaysia Airlines it is "Lost beyond any reasonable doubt"
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Prime Minister Razak confirms
Malaysia Airlines and malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak communicated that there are no more hopes for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777, which vanished from radar screens in the night between Friday 7... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: Chinese aircraft spots debris in the sea
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Connection with Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777 yet to be confirmed
Chinese agency "Xinhua" communicated that a Chinese Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft spotted two "relatively big" floating objects and several smaller white ones over an area of several square kilometres off the... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: search for the vanished aircraft restarts, among many difficulties
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - "It's about the most inaccessible spot on the face of the Earth", Australia's PM explains
Searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777/200ER aircraft have restarted today, Friday 21 March 2014: Flight MH370 vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: Australian satellites spot possible debris of the vanished aircraft
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The correlation with the B-777 has yet to be confirmed
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott communicated that two satellites spotted two debris in the sea, about 2500 km south-west of Perth, which might be related to Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777 which vanished... more
AccidentsAccident for a helicopter in Seattle, two casualties (VIDEO)
Seattle, USA - The aircraft was operated by a local TV channel
A helicopter crashed yesterday, Tuesday 18 March 2014, in Seattle's city center, causing the death of the two persons who were on board. The accident occurred at a few metres from the Space Needle, the... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: airplane captain had several Indian Ocean runways in his home-made flight simulator
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 50 aircraft, 60 ships and 21 satellites involved in the search
26 countries are currently involved in the search of the Boeing 777/200ER aircraft of Malaysia Airlines, Flight MH370, which vanished from radar screens in the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: experts who investigated over Air France's aircraft which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean arrive in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - "It's a very different case, much more difficult"
The French investigators who carried out the investigation over the Airbus A-330 aircraft of Air France which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 arrived in Kuala Lumpur, in order to provide their experience... more
AccidentsNose gear collapses during takeoff, US Airways aircraft skids off the runway at Philadelphia (VIDEO)
Philadelphia, USA - No injuries reported for passengers and crew members
The nose gear of a US Airways aircraft with 154 persons on board (149 passengers and four crew members) collapsed when the plane was about to take off from Philadelphia International Airport, therefore... more
AccidentsAccident for a helicopter in the United Kingdom, member of the House of Lords dies (VIDEO)
Gillingham, United Kingdom - Four victims, causes yet to be ascertained
Lord Ballyedmond, Northern-Irish millionaire entrepreneur and member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, died in a helicopter accident in the evening of Thursday 13 March 2014: the crash of the... more
AccidentsFAA: airworthiness directive on the 777 included also vanished Malaysia Airlines' aircraft
Washington, USA - According to Boeing the missing aircraft was not subject to the AD
On Thursday 6 March 2014 the US' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an airworthiness directive (number 2014-05-03), regarding Boeing's 777 aircraft. The measure, as explained by the US' agency,... more
AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: Beijing Airport had received terrorist threat some days before
Beijing, China - Still no result from the searches
Still no news from the search of Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER aircraft which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March in the airspace between Malaysia and... more
AccidentsOil slicks found in the water unrelated to Malaysia Airlines aircraft's disappearance (2)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - An NTSB team is bound for Asia to join the investigation
Malaysian maritime officials communicated that the opil slicks found in the water during the past hours, which were thought to be related with the disappearance of the B-777/200ER operated by Malaysia... more
AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: authorities claim it is "A mistery"
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Hijacking hypothesis still on the table
Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's civil aviation chief, declared that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER remains "A mistery", adding that investigators have not yet ruled out the... more
AccidentsTwo Qantas aircraft collide at Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, USA - Millions of dollars worth of damage and flights cancelled
Thursday 27 February 2014 will be probably reminded as one of the worst days in Qantas' almost-centennial history. In the morning Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce illustrated the massive restructuring... more
AccidentsUSA: Department of Transportation fines Asiana Airlines for San Francisco aircraft crash
Washington, USA - The Asian company will have to pay 500,000 dollars for not adhering to Family Assistance Plan
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it has fined Asiana Airlines 500,000 dollars (364,000 Euros) for failing to adhere to the "Family Assistance Plan" following to the accident which involved... more
AccidentsTunisia: military aircraft crashes, no survivors
Tunis, Tunisia - The Antonov An-26 took off from Tripoli and carried doctors and patients from Libya
No one survived the accident that happened tonight at 1:30am (local time) when an Antonov An-26 crashed in a field near Grombalia, 40 kilometres south of Tunis. The aircraft, belonging to Libyan Air... more
AccidentsOff-shore accident in Rio de Janeiro, a helicopter crashes into the sea
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Robinson R-22 belonged to a flight school. An instructor and a student on board
No one survived the incident that took place yesterday February 18th in the morning off the shore of Barra de Guaratiba, 50 kilometres southwest of Rio de Janeiro, when a helicopter crashed into the sea. The... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Nepal, 18 were on board. Wreckage found, no survivors
Arghakhanchi, Nepal - The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter had suddenly disappeared from the radar
All 18 people on board were killed in the accident that involved a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane, yesterday in Nepal. The wreckage, as explained by local police spokesman Ganesh Kc, was... more
AccidentsAlgeria aircraft crash: one of the black box found
Ain Kercha, Algeria - According to a source, the pilot required an emergency landing just before the accident
The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) pf the Algerian military transport aircraft which crashed on Tuesday 11 February causing the death of 77 persons was found by the search teams of the Army of the North-African... more
AccidentsAlgeria aircraft crash, casualties are 77; only one survivor (VIDEO)
Ain Kercha, Algeria - Lockheed Martin might take part in the investigation
77 persons lost their lives in the crash of a transport military aircraft in Algeria which occurred yesterday, Tuesday 11 February. Authorities of the North-African country in the early aftermath of the... more
AccidentsMilitary cargo aircraft crashes in Algeria, 103 casualties
Ain Kercha, Algeria - The C-130 was carrying soldiers and their families
An Algerian military transport aircraft crashed today, Tuesday 11 february 2014, in the North-African country, causing the death of the 103 persons who were on board. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, registration... more
AccidentsAnother incident on a MA-60 plane at " Xinzheng International Airport " in Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou, China - The Joy Air aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction
A MA-60, carrying 37 passengers plus seven crew members, had just landed from Taiyuan to Zhengzhou international airport when the front landing gear has suddenly failed causing the plane’s collapse on t... more
AccidentsHelicopter which crashed in Viterbo: General Giangiacomo Calligaris was on board
Viterbo, Italy - He served as Deputy Commander of the Italian Joint Task Force in Iraq
Two persons were on board of the AB-206 helicopter of the Italian Army which crashed today near Viterbo, in Central Italy, and lost their lives: one of them was General Giangiacomo Calligaris, 57 yo, Commander... more
AccidentsHelicopter of the Italian Army crashes in Viterbo, two casualties
Viterbo, Italy - Accident occurred near Monte Marta
A helicopter of the Italian Army crashed today, Thursday 23 January 2013, near Viterbo, in the Monte Marta area, Central Italy, causing the death of the two persons who were on board. The aircraft was... more
AccidentsNATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, three casualties
Kabul, Afghanistan - The victims are two service members and one civilian employee
An aircraft of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, crashed today, Friday 10 January 2014, in the Eastern part of the Middle Eastern country,... more
AccidentsAccident for a USAF helicopter in the UK: four casualties
Cley-Next-The-Sea , United Kingdom - The cause could have been a bird strike
Four persons were killed in the crash of a Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk of the 48th Fighter Wing of the United States Air Force in Norfolk County (United Kingdom): the accident occurred in the evening of... more
AccidentsRussia: licence cancelled for the company which operated the aircraft which crashed in Kazan
Moscow, Russia - "Violations in established flight norms, working hours and rest periods" were revealed
Rosaviatsia, the civil aviation authority of the Russian Federation, communicated it means to ground the aircraft of Tatarstan Airlines, the company which operated the Boeing 737 which crashed at Kazan... more
AccidentsNamibia aircraft crash in November: maybe the pilot wanted to commit suicide
Maputo, Mozambique - 33 died in the accident
The captain of the LAN Mozambique Airlines which crashed on November 29 in Namibia killing all the 33 persons who were on board could have caused the accident deliberately, with the intention of committing... more
AccidentsRussia: wreckage of the aircraft which crashed in Smolensk in 2010 to be returned to Poland
Moscow, Russia - The Foreign Ministers of the two countries have found an agreement
Russia will hand over to Poland the wreckage of the aircraft which crashed in Smolensk in 2010, after the completion of the investigation over the incident: this is the result of the agreement which was... more
AccidentsNATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan: six casualties
Kabul, Afghanistan - An investigation was started to ascertain the causes, but at moment it seems it was not shot down
An aircraft of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, crashed today, Tuesday 17 December 2013, in the Southern part of the Middle Eastern country,... more
AccidentsAsiana aircraft crash in San Francisco: it was fault of the inexperience of the pilot (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - Lee Kang-kuk thought that the computer would have kept the B-777 above the minimum speed needed for the landing
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States presented the results of the investigation over the accident which, on July 6, 2013, involved a Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Asiana... more
AccidentsGlasgow helicopter crash. AAIB: no sign of major mechanical disruption
Glasgow, United Kingdom - The agency confirms: the aircraft blades were not rotating at the time of the crash
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released the preliminary report of the inquiry regarding the crash which, in the evening of Friday 29 November, involved a helicopter of the Scottish police... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Scotland: ninth victim recovered (VIDEO)
Glasgow, United Kingdom - The police does not rule out more corposes can be under the wreckage
Rescuers found the body of the ninth victim of the accident which, in the evening of Friday 29 November, involved a helicopter of the Scottish police which crashed on a pub in Glasgow. Authorities are... more
AccidentsKazan aircraft crash: on-site investigations concluded
Kazan, Russia - All the corpses found at the scene were not suitable for identification by relatives
The Russian authorities concluded their investigations on the site of the crash which, in the evening of Sunday 17 November 2013, involved a Boeing 737/500 of Tatarstan Airlines (registration code VQ-BBN),... more
AccidentsKazan aircraft crash: first information indicates a human error (VIDEO)
Kazan, Russia - No sign of technical failures on Tatarstan Airlines' Boeing 737
The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), the Moscow-based agency which deals with the investigations over aircraft accdients in the countries of the former Soviet Union, communicated it considers a human... more
AccidentsSmall aircraft crashes in France, six casualties
Mouffy, France - The causes are unknown
A small aircraft crashed today, Tuesday 19 November 2013, in central France, causing the death of the six persons who were on board. The Socata TBM-700 crashed at about 11:30 am local time (10:30 GMT/UTC)... more
AccidentsVideo of Kazan's aircraft crash released
Kazan, Russia - US' experts to take part in the investigation
The Russian media released a video of the the crash which, in the evening of Sunday 17 November 2013, involved a Boeing 737/500 of Tatarstan Airlines (registration code VQ-BBN), causing the death of the... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Russia: human error and technical fault are the most likely causes
Kazan, Russia - The Boeing 737 had seven owners in its 23 years of service
The Russian authorities started the investigations to ascertain the causes of the crash which, in the evening of Sunday 17 November 2013, involved a Boeing 737/500 of Tatarstan Airlines (registration code... more
AccidentsMiG-29 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashes near Jamnagar Base, no casualties
Jamnagar, India - The pilot managed to eject safely
A MiG-29 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today, Friday 8 November 2013, during a routine flight between Amran and Jivapar villages, close to Jamnagar Airbase. As communicated by a IAF... more
AccidentsIncredible video released of mid-air collision of two aircraft full of skydivers (VIDEO)
Superior, USA - The two pilots and the nine passengers miraculously unharmed
The mid-air collision involving two Cessna aircraft which occurred during the past weekend in the skies of Wisconsin (United States) did not turn into a tragedy for pure luck, but also because the nine... more
AccidentsFire on an aircraft at Montreal Airport, seven injuries (VIDEO)
Montreal, Canada - The Royal Air Maroc flight had just arrived from Casablanca
A fire developed on board of an aircraft at Montreal Airport in the evening of Monday 4 November 2013, causing injuries to seven passengers. The Royal Air Maroc flight, operated with a Boeing 767, had... more
AccidentsAircraft accident in Laos: 43 corpses recovered, black boxes located (VIDEO)
Pakse, Laos - Some victims were found at 25 km from the crash site
The bodies of 43 of the 49 victims of the air accident which on October 16, 2013 involved a Lao Airlines ATR-72 aircraft close to Pakse Airport, Laos, have so far been recovered from the waters of the... more
AccidentsAccident in Laos: 17 bodies have been recovered so far, but the aircraft is still missing in the Mekong river
Pakse, Laos - Four investigators are arriving from France
The bodies of 17 persons have been so far recovered from the crash site of a Lao Airlines ATR-72 aircraft close to Pakse Airport, in Laos, which on Wednesday 16 October 2013 caused the death of 44 passengers... more
AccidentsAircraft accident in Laos: casualties are 49
Pakse, Laos - The airplane is still sunk in the middle of the Mekong river, no hope of finding survivors
The death toll of the accident which yesterday, Wednesday 16 October 2013, involved an ATR-72 aircraft (AVIONEWS), has now reached 49. The airplane, registration code RDPL-34233, apparently crashed... more
AccidentsATR about Lao Airlines aircraft accident with over 40 victims
Toulouse, France - The causes of it are the responsibility of the Laotian authorities
ATR regrets to confirm that an ATR-72/600 operated by Lao Airlines was involved in an accident yesterday at around 4.00 pm (local time) near Pakse (Laos). The flight QV301 was operating between Vientiane... more
AccidentsJanuary 2013's Los Roques accident: five corpses found in the aircraft
Los Roques, Venezuela - The passengers had their belts still fastened
An important turning point might have been reached in the history of the accident which, on January 4 2013, involved a Britten Norman Islander aircraft, registration code YV-2615, with on board two crew... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Laos, 44 casualties
Pakse, Laos - The accident occurred close to the Mekong river
An air accident which occurred today, Wednesday 16 October 2013, in Laos caused the death of 44 persons. An ATR-72 which, according to the "BBC", was operated by Lao Airlines, and which took off from... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Nigeria, the death toll rises
Lagos, Nigeria - Also a a missing person among the twenty who were on board
The death toll of the accident which involved an aircraft near Lagos Airport yesterday, Thursday 3 October 2013, is rising: spokesperson of the Ministry for Aviation Joe Obi confirmed that on board of... more