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AccidentsHelicopter disappears near Machu Picchu: the search continues
Lima, Perù - A Sikorsky S-58ET is missing
International press agencies have reported that a Peruvian helicopter has disappeared during a flight directed to Cusco. The authorities started an investigation but currently no traces have been recovered.... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft crash: Dana Air licence withdrawal becomes tinged with mystery
Lagos, Nigeria - Three different versions of the affair
The spokesman of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Sam Adurogboye denied the declarations released by Joe Obi, Special Assistant to the Minister of Aviation on Media, about the alleged withdrawal... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft crash: the flight data recorder will be analyzed in the United States
Lagos, Nigeria - Two investigative panels have been constituted
The flight data recorder (FDR) retrieved from the site of the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft, which occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012, will leave today bound to the United States, where the data it contains... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident: official sources assume death toll to be 159
Lagos, Nigeria - Corpses retrieved from the debris are 149 so far
According to official sources of the Nigerian government, the victims of the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft which occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012 should be 159, denying in this way the rumours claiming... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft crash (4): Civil Aviation Authority suspends Dana Air indefinitely
Lagos, Nigeria - Flight ban until a new certification
The Nigerian National Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended today 05/06/2012 the flight license of Dana Air indefinitely: the company operated the aircraft MD-83 which crashed in Lagos on Sunday 03/05/2012... more
AccidentsSukhoi officializes the compensation for the SSJ-100 aircraft accident
Jakarta, Indonesia - 132,908 dollars for every victim's family
The compensation for the families of the victims of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft accident, which occurred on 9 May 2012 on Mount Salak, near Jakarta (Indonesia) was officially proposed by Sukhoi and announced... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident (3): black boxes retrieved
Lagos, Nigeria - Hillary Clinton offers the help of the American government
Nigerian authorities officially confirmed the retrieval of the two black boxes, the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft which crashed in Lagos... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident (2): first 4 confirmations of ground casualties
Lagos, Nigeria - Rain and wind complicate searches
As it was unfortunately easy to predict, the first confirmations of victims on the ground caused by the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft, which occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012 in Lagos (Nigeria) are... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident: over 100 corpses already retrieved
Lagos, Nigeria - Dana Air: "Aircraft was serviceable and operational"
Over 100 corpses have been retrieved from the site of the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft, which occurred in Lagos on Sunday 03/06/2012. The official death toll unfortunately increases every hour,... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft disaster: Dana Air shuts Abuja office, victims' relatives frantic
Lagos, Nigeria - Emergency call centre service activated
The relatives of the victims of the Dana Air MD-80 aircraft crash, which occurred Sunday 03/06/2012, causing 153 deaths among the persons on board and a yet-to-be-defined number of victims among the inhabitants... more
AccidentsNigeria air accident (2): aircraft was old and with a long history of breakdowns
Lagos, Nigeria - It started to operate in 1990 for Alaska Airlines
The Mc Donnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, crashed Sunday 03/06/2012 in Lagos, Nigeria, causing the death of 153 persons on board and at least another 10 among the inhabitants of the Iju Ishaga district, where... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Nigeria: three-day period of national mourning declared (VIDEO)
Lagos, Nigeria - Passengers are all dead, victims on the ground still not quantifiable
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan declared a three-day period of national mourning, in memory of the casualties of the terrible air accident which occurred on the evening of Sunday 03/06/2012, in which... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: aircraft's flight data recorder retrieved
Jakarta, Indonesia - It looks to be in good conditions
The searches, restarted just yesterday (AVIONEWS), of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft, which crashed on Mount Salak in Indonesia on 9 May 2012, had rapidly success: the device... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: flight data recorder searches restart
Jakarta, Indonesia - ""It may not have been in the place we had predicted earlier"
The National Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) of Indonesia announced they mean to restart the searches of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the Sukhoi... more
AccidentsAircraft falls in Germany, two casualties
Parchim, Germany - A man and a woman, not yet identified
The German police communicated that two persons were killed today in the crash of a little aircraft occurred today near Parchim, in Germany. The casualties are a man and a woman, not yet identified.... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: weather conditions did not cause aircraft crash (2)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Head of the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency declares
The head of the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Sri Woro Harijono denied today, 28/05/2012, that the bad weather conditions could have caused the SSJ-100 aircraft air accident occurred... more
AccidentsOpen Skies Antonov aircraft personnel return to Russia
Moscow, Russia - Two of them still are in critical condition
Twelve out of the 14 Russians who were on board the Antonov An-30 aircraft that crash-landed on May 23, 2012, at a military base to the east of Prague returned to Russia on Saturday. The news was released... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft: Indonesian Minister reveals air accident chronology
Jakarta, Indonesia - During the latest meeting about the accident
Indonesian Minister of Transport E.E. Mangindaan revealed today, 28/05/2012, during a press conference held in Jakarta together with representatives of his Ministry and members of the National Transportation... more
AccidentsOpen Skies Antonov aircraft disaster: three soldier discharged from the hospital
Prague, Czech Republic - Two Russians and one Czech remain in hospitals
Three out of six soldiers injured in a fire on board the Russian Antonov An-30 aircraft that crash landed at an airport in the east of Prague were discharged from the hospital. The An-30 military airplane... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 aircraft accident: each victim's family will receive 135.000$ from Sukhoi
Jakarta, Indonesia - As set by Indonesian ministerial decree
The Russian ambassador to Indonesia Alexander A. Ivanov announced today, 23/05/2012, that every family of the victims of the SSJ-100 aircraft accident, crashed on Mount Salak on 9 May 2012, will receive... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft accident: all the 45 victims identified
Jakarta, Indonesia - 120 aircraft fragments retrieved
The Indonesian police completed the identification of the 45 victims of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 accident, which had crashed on Mount Salak (Indonesia) on 09/05/2012. "We identified 45 victims -said national... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 accident (2): aircraft flight data recorder searches quitted
Jakarta, Indonesia - "We found nothing significant, despite extra search days"
Vice-Marshal Daryatmo , chief of the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency, announced today, 21/05/2012, the halt of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 flight data recorder (FDR) searches: the aircraft crashed... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 accident: all the aircraft passengers' bodies retrieved (2)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Flight data recorder search still going on
National Search and Rescue Agency chief Vice Marshal Daryatmo officially declared that the remains of the victims of the air disaster which involved the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft, crashed on Mount Salak... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 aircraft accident: casualties' relatives will sue Sukhoi
Jakarta, Indonesia - Compensation arriving from Indonesian government
The Russian newspaper "Izvestia" announced, today 18/05/2012, a multi-million-dollar legal case against Sukhoi by the relatives of the Indonesian victims of the Superjet SSJ-100 crash, which happened on... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 incident: aircraft recorder deciphering equipment on the way to Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian flight controller: "The Superjet deviated from its flight path"
The Russian Federation Minister for Industry and Trade Denis Valentinovich Manturov communicated that today, 17/05/2012 recorder deciphering equipment will be sent to Jakarta, in order to analyze the... more
AccidentsPakistani military aircraft collided mid-air: four pilots killed
Islamabad, Pakistan - Doubts about PAF aircraft security
Two Pakistan Air Force China-made Mfi-17 light aircraft collided today during a routine training mission near Nowshera. This was the sixth Pakistan Air Force crash in seven months and the second in... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 air incident (2): investigating officers confiscate Sukhoi Civil Aircraft documents
Moscow, Russia - Three backup Russian teams in Indonesia
The Russian Investigative Committee's investigators confiscated today, 15/05/2012, several documents in the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft headquarters: Sukhoi is the company that projected and constructed the... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 incident: more than one half of the aircraft passengers bodies already recovered
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities close the area because of curious persons and hawkers
More than one half of the corpses of the victims of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 crash, happened on 09/05/2012 on Mount Salak (Indonesia) have already been found and transported away: that's what refers First Marshal... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crash, black boxes found: "They will not go in Russia, we will examine them here"
Jakarta, Indonesia - Armavia: "We will continue to utilize the Superjet"
The rescue teams operating near Mount Salak, site of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 crash happened on 09/05/2012, found the black boxes inside a 500 metres-deep gorge: that's what was declared by the Indonesian Civil... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Nepal: at least 15 casualties
Pokhara, Nepal - Some of the survivors are in critical conditions
A little tourism aircraft crashed this morning, 14/05/2012, near the Jomsom airport (Western Nepal). The person on board were 21 (18 passengers and 3 members of the crew), but the official death toll is... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 crash investigation may require more than one year (2)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Meanwhile Aeroflot fires the flight attendant who laughed about the tragedy on Twitter
A representative of the Indonesian transport security committee declared today, 11/05/2012, that the completion of the investigation about the SSJ-110 aircraft crash happened Wednesday 09/05/2012 on Mount... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crash (3): 12 bodies brought away from the incident site
Jakarta, Indonesia - Research center in Moscow performed tests which would confirm human mistake
The rescue team helicopters sent to the Sukhoi SSJ-100 crash site are starting to bring away the corpses of the casualties: the first twelve bodies were carried to the main search coordination site, in... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crash: first corpses found
Jakarta, Indonesia - As revealed by Indonesian sources
From 10 to 14 corpses were found this morning near the wreckage of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crashed Wednesday 09/05/2012 on Mount Salak (south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta): that's what was announced... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 tragedy: AVIONEWS interviews Jacques Desclaux, PowerJet CEO (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The SaM146 engines equip the Superjet 100 aircraft
AVIONEWS interviews Jacques Desclaux, Chairman & CEO of the French jet-engine industry PowerJet. PowerJet, it should be noted, is the firm which produces the engines that equip the Suhoi Superjet-100... more
AccidentsRussia starts its investigation about the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft crashed in Indonesia (4) (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Possible causes are suddenly changed weather conditions and inadequate organization
The Russian Federation Investigative Committee opened a case file to probe about the Sukhoi SSJ-100 tragedy: the aircraft crashed yesterday against Mount Salak in Indonesia, south of Jakarta. There is... more
AccidentsSSJ-100: Alenia and Sukhoi confirm that the aircraft passed pre-flight check before take-off
Jakarta, Indonesia - "No serious technical problems have been ever reported"
Alenia and Sukhoi communicated that the SSJ-100 aircraft crashed yesterday, 09/05/2012, south of Jakarta during a demonstration flight (AVIONEWS) completed a full pre-flight check before take-off from... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: no one survived the aircraft crash
Jakarta, Indonesia - Still unclear the number of casualties
"We found no survivors": this is the sad, but predictable, announcement made to the Indonesian TV "Metro" by Gagah Prakoso, spokesperson of the research and rescue teams sent on the site of the fatal impact... more
AccidentsIndonesia, Sukhoi SSJ-100: wreckage of missing plane found, also several passenger bodies
Jakarta, Indonesia - Italian Ambassador in Indonesia says there were no Italians on board
The wreck of the Sukhoi SSJ-100, which disappeared yesterday during a demonstration flight in Indonesia with 50 passengers on board, was located today, 10 May 2012, in a mountain region south of Jakarta. The... more
AccidentsBalloon. Wellington air disaster: pilot had smoked marijuana
Wellington, New Zealand - Investigation continues
The pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed in January at Wellington was flying with marijuana in his body. This is one of the results surfaced during the investigation on the air disaster happened in... more
AccidentsIndonesian SSJ-100 aircraft: AVIONEWS interview of former Superjet International SpA CEO (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - "Around 18 months to produce and deliver it"
AVIONEWS, interview of Carlo Logli, former CEO of Superjet International SpA. In relation to current daily reports which highlight the loss of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Indonesia, AVIONEWS reveals... more
AccidentsSukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft missing in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - No confirmation and many conjectures
A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane was reported missing during a demonstration flight today May 9 2012 in Indonesia. The aircraft lost radio contact at 14:51 local time when the crew requested... more
AccidentsIndian Mirage fighter aircraft crashed due to technical defects
Delhi, India - Pilots ejected safely, but this was an exception to the rule
Both the Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft which crashed on 24 February and 5 March 2012 were lost due to technical faults related to a general upgrade, and not because of human mistakes as expected before... more
AccidentsPakistani flights: more incidents
Islamabad, Pakistan - Two new incidents after Friday's tragedy
Pakistani flights are still experiencing incidents, shortly after Friday's tragedy, which caused the death of 127 persons. On Sunday 22 April 2012 Shaheen Airline airplane was stopped during the takeoff... more
AccidentsPakistan civil aircraft crashes : 127 passengers die
Islamabad, Pakistan - Worst air disaster in Pakistan since 2010
A Bhoja Air Boeing 737 crashed today during its maiden flight after the re-launch of the carrier, which had been suspended due to economic problems. The airplane crashed into a residential area on its... more
AccidentsMorocco aircraft accident: victims identified
Agadir, Morocco - "We send our prayers and sincere condolences to the families of these Marines"
The US Marine Corps reported the names of the two soldiers who died during the air crash in Morocco on last April 11 2012. Robby A. Reyes and Derek A. Kerns were both part of the MV-22 Osprey crew which... more
AccidentsTilt-rotor Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey aircraft crashes in Morocco
Agadir, Morocco - Four crew members: two died on impact
A MV-22 Osprey aircraft, a high-wing tilt-rotor used by the US Marine Corps and by US Air Force Special Operations Command, crashed in Morocco yesterday April 11, 2012 during a training mission. The... more
AccidentsLight aircraft crashes in Italy: 31 year old pilot dies
Caserta , Italy - Tecnam P-92 aircraft loses altitude and crashes
A microlight aircraft crashed yesterday afternoon near Benevento, Italy. The pilot, Agostino Vaiano, died on impact. The intervention of the fire department from Telese Terme simply declared the air disaster... more
AccidentsRussian An-24 aircraft crashed due to human error
Moscow, Russia - "Pilot's slow reaction to a TAWS alarm"
An Antonov An-24 aircraft crashed in August 2011 near the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, in Russia's Far East. An investigation started by the International Aviation Committee has concluded that the... more
AccidentsLast Sea Vixen aircraft crashes at Bournemouth airport, Hampshire
Bournemouth, UK - It was used for many events and exhibitions
The last working De Havilland Sea Vixen aircraft, a military airplane conceived and built during the '50s and currently flying after a refurbishment, crashed yesterday on the runway of Bournemouth Airport,... more
AccidentsThe UTair ATR-72 aircraft rolled sharply before crash
Moscow, Russia - First news update from the investigation
Investigators from the Interstate Aviation Committee stated that the Utair ATR-72/200 turboprop aircraft reached an altitude of 210m (690ft) before banking sharply to the right, about 35°. The aircraft... more