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AccidentsAlgerian plane crashes (2): perhaps a survivor
Algeri, Algeria - A crisis unit has been already set up
According to the first testimony that comes from the place of the disaster, there would be a survivor in the crash in which, at 15:45 local time (14:45 gmt), a B-737 of Air Algerie crashed after the takeoff.... more
AccidentsAlgerian plane crashes: 97 victims
Algeri, Algeria - The clash just after the take-off
Just an hour ago a B-737 of the Air Algerie has crashed after the takeoff carried out from the airport of Tamanrasset, situated in the desert of the Algerian Sahara, from where it would have had to reach... more
AccidentsA man had a scorpion poisonous sting during the flight Mexico City-Chicago
Chicago, Usa – 70 years old man is not in life risk
"He has felt repeated punctures to the shoulder, the shirt has been removed and he has uncovered the scorpion". This the incredible vicissitude, told Chicago police spokesman, happened yesterday to a 70... more
AccidentsAbout the helicopter crashed in Taiwan: the Alouette's technical sheet
Rome, Italy - A commercial chopper used mostly for Sar missions
Alouette III was developed directly by its forerunner, Alouette II: this last one, produced in 1955, offered excellent performances for those years thanks to, above all, its powerful engine; indeed it... more
AccidentsChopper crashed in Ukranian west region
Kiev, Ukraine - The pilot died, disowned the causes
A MI-2 helicopter with three people on board including the pilot, has crashed yesterday morning close to the city of Khrosno, in the district of Peremyshlyany: according to the first news only the pilot... more
AccidentsAbout the helicopter crashed yesterday in Taiwan
Rome, Italy - Poor and incorrect the news of the involved chopper
We emphasize as an obvious inexactitude the news reported yesterday by the press agencies all the world, among which also AVIONEWS, about a helicopter Alouette B-234 that has crashed on Saturday while... more
AccidentsA small tourism plane crash in Germany
Ettlingen, Germany - Two persons on board of the aircraft died
A small tourism plane, with two persons on board has crashed in Baden-Wuttemberg, between the localities of Ettlingen and Gaggenau, in Germany. Aircraft taken off from Frankfurt-Egelsbash airport and was... more
AccidentsAbout the helicopter crashed yesterday in Taiwan (2): the technical sheet of B-234
Rome, Italy - One of the largest chopper in the world
The B-234 produced by Boeing, known with the extension Ch-47 Chinook, is one of the largest commercial helicopters in service in the world and was announced already in 1978. Using the cell of the Ch-47c/d,... more
AccidentsPiper crashed with an entire family: 3 children are saved
Massachusetts, Usa - The pilot was having problems with icing
A family tragedy that one happened in the night between Sunday and Monday on the mountains situated along the border of the states of New York and Connecticut: an airplane Piper Cherokee 6 has crashed... more
AccidentsCargo military plane crashed in Israel: victims
Tel Aviv, Israel - A bad week for the Israeli Air Force
According to what is reported by the Israeli press agency, YeshaNews, but still not confirmed officially by governmental sources, a military cargo plane has crashed while carrying out an emergency landing,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed into a swimming pool: 3 died in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - It was landing on hotel platform
According to the dependents of the hotel "Sahid Java", a 5 floors building in the center of the Indonesian capital, the helicopter was carrying out the proper maneuvers in order to land on the platform... more
AccidentsEmergency landing to North Carolina
Washington, Usa - A passenger tried to open a hatch during the flight
On March 1st, an airplane, during the flight New York-New Orleans, has been forced to an emergency landing in Charlotte (North Carolina) after that a passenger has tried to open a hatch during the way. Reasons... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in North Caroline killing 5
North Carolina, Usa - Probably a mechanical failure the cause
A technical breakdown immediately after the takeoff and the small Beech A-36 with 5 persons on board disappeared from the radar without warning: the wreckage has been found few km far from the airport... more
AccidentsRescue helicopter crashes while performing rescue operation
Taipei, Taiwan - No one was wounded
An Alouette B-234, helicopter produced by the French industry Aerospatiale and used by the Civil Defense of Taiwan for rescue operations, has crashed on Saturday while it was trying to save some lives.... more
AccidentsA parachutist airplane crashes, at least 5 died
Moscow, Russia - Other 7 are missing
"The airplane has begun to disintegrate to an altitude of approximately 3900 meters. At the moment 5 of 25 persons to on board are died and two are hurt; eleven parachutists were able to save but, we do... more
AccidentsLightning hit the airplane on which Jeb Bush travelled
Washington, Usa- The seven people aboard are safe
During the night of February 27, the airplane on which travelled the Florida Governor and brother of US President, Jeb Bush, has been hit from a lightning in the course of a flight from Tallahassee to... more
AccidentsEngine trouble for Blair's plane: he reached Madrid flying BA
London, UK - The Prime Minister met Aznar two hours later
A chaotic day yesterday for the English Prime Minister Tony Blair who had to meet with his Spanish peer José Maria Aznar in Madrid in order to face the spiny Iraqi issue. Indeed the airplane of Raf... more
AccidentsSea King helicopter crashed on the Canadian destroyer's deck
Halifax, Canada - Unhurt the pilots, but the polemics soar
A Sea King helicopter, making part of the Canadian military forces, has crashed on the deck yesterday as soon as it took off from the destroyer "Iroquois", from just 7 meters of height: in the impact the... more
AccidentsColombian Army helicopter crashes with 23 troops on board
Bogota, Colombia - The rebels' shooting the cause of the disaster
A helicopter of the Colombian regular Army, a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, has crashed yesterday in a mountainous zone in the north of the country, beyond 400 km far from the capital Bogota, with all 23... more
AccidentsNorthrop Grumman delivers its 15th Joint Stars plane
Washington, Usa - A new division has been created specifically for this program
It has been delivered to Georgia Air National Guard the 15th aircraft E-8C Joint Stars (Joint Surveillance Target Attack System Radar), 5 weeks ahead the previewed date. The division where the new airplane... more
AccidentsAn Us helicopter crashed yesterday: it was just an incident
Washington, Usa - No proof of an hostile attack
It would have been an incident of which the causes are still not known, that one happened yesterday in Kuwait in which 4 American soldiers have died, whose identities are not still revealed. The news... more
AccidentsHamas claimed responsability for the Israeli F-16 crash
Tel Aviv, Israel – Aircraft has crashed yesterday in Jenin
"With the Allah’s aid, the Ezzedin al Kassam brigades have shot down a Hebrew F-16 airplane yesterday that flew in the Northern of Jenin". This is the text of the insert distributed in the Palestinian t... more
AccidentsBlack Hawk crashes in Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait - The 4 crew members died
An Us Army Black Hawk helicopter has crashed this night in Kuwait during a night training, all dead the 4 occupants. Sources of the Army have declared that immediately a surveying will be lead to assess... more
AccidentsColombian minister talks about Divine Providence in the American air crash
Bogotà, Colombia- Usa will increase their efforts against Farc
During a speech held in Pereira, west of Colombia, on February 21, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Fernando Londono, said that "after the crash of its spy airplane in the department of Caqueta (one... more
AccidentsThe president of the greater indian party involved in an emergency landing
New Delhi,India- The politician escaped unharmed after moments of fear
Bjp Presidente Naidu escaped on Feb 22 when his chopper had made an emergency landing at Tuenseng in Nagaland. Naidu, who’s on a three-day campaign tour of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura, is "safe a... more
AccidentsAn Israeli F-16 has crashed in Cisgiordania
Tel Aviv, Israel - Pilot saves himself
Israeli military radio has reported that an F-16 aircraft has crashed this morning in Israeli territory, few kilometers northern of Jenin. According to the source, pilot life is was able to save himself.Incident’s c... more
AccidentsAnother tragedy in Pakistan: Cessna with 8 person on board crashed (2): found the wreck
Islamabad, Pakistan - A shocking news for Karzai president
It has been recovered the wreck of Cessna 402 crashed in the Pakistani Sea with a Afghan Minister (and not two like erroneously it was reported previously), 45 km far from the airport of Karachi from where... more
AccidentsSome news about the Ilyushin crashed on last Wednesday
Teheran, Iran - No Al Qaida member on board
Some half truth and false news would be those circulated the next day of the incident that has seen a Iranian Ilyushin aircraft crashing on last Wednesday near Kerman, with the Pasdarans on board, the... more
AccidentsYemeni military helicopter crashed in the Red Sea: 8 died
Sanaa, Yemen - An engine failure the tragedy's cause
A Yemeni military helicopter, whose model is at the moment still disowned, has crashed on Saturday, causing the deaths of 8 soldiers on board on a total of 12. The incident has taken place in the Red... more
AccidentsAnother tragedy in Pakistan: Cessna with 8 person on board crashed
Islamabad, Pakistan - It was a flight classified as Vip
A Cessna with 8 persons aboard, among whom the Chinese manager of Mcc Respurce development Sun Chang Feng, and 2 Afghan Ministers, crashed this morning in the south of Pakistan, deepening into the sea.... more
AccidentsThe plane crash in Pakistan perhaps not for a mechanical trouble
Islamabad, Pakistan - The hypotesis of an outrage is taking shape
It vanishes hour by hour the hypothesis of the incident for the aircraft crashed in Pakistan two days ago, cost the lives of 17 persons, among whom also the head of Paf (Pakistan Air Force), during what... more
AccidentsTerroristic group claims responsability for the Iranian plane shooting down
Teheran, Iran - No comment from the Government
While the searches continue on the mountains in order to recover the 302 military Pasdaran victims, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, very difficult because of the bad environmental conditions, two Arabic... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Gulf of Mexico: two deads, three the survivors
Texas, Usa - The Texan Coast Guard performed the rescue mission
A Bell-407 helicopter has crashed on last Sunday in Gulf of Mexico, approximately 50 km far east from Port Aransas: three of the five on board have been recovered, while two, between whom the pilot, are... more
AccidentsQantas plane out of runway, no one was enjured
Sydney, Australia - The weather was just bad
A Qantas airplane, flight QF760 with 79 passengers on board directed from Adelaide to Darwin, has uprooted several emergency lights at the edge of airport where it was landing. The incident, happened... more
AccidentsPakistani Fokker has crashed (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Fokker 27
In 1950, Fokker began a series of studies in order to define an airplane that was in a position to replacing the DC-3. Fokker 27 or model 275 was a Boeing’s, than the Dutch company had acquired by American i... more
AccidentsA Pakistani Air Force Fokker has crashed on the ground
Kohat, Pakistan - Air Force leader was among the dead men
According to APP, Pakistani state press agency, today a Fokker-27 airplane has crashed in the north of Pakistan, about 70 km in the west of Kohat city. The 16 passengers on board are died in the crash.... more
AccidentsDisaster in Iran: an Ilyushin crashed, 302 died
Teheran, Iran - The last year was the most terrible for the Iranian aviation
That one of yesterday has been the umpteen Iranian aviation tragedy, that cost the life of 302 persons: 18 crew members and 284 Pasdaran, chosen soldiers who make part of the Revolution Guardians, a corp... more
AccidentsAir France: a Concorde in emergency landing
Ottawa, Canada - One of the four engines get blocked
One more emergency situation for the Concorde, the supersonic airplane that has been victim of several incidents in the last three years. This time has been the block of one of the 4 engines to push... more
AccidentsF-18 Hornet crashed in the Pacific Ocean, rescued the pilot (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - It was developed in 1978 from YF-17
The F/A-18 was developed from the McDonnell Douglas in collaboration with Northrop Grumman; this last one produced the YF-17 fighter and in fact it's followed from such airplane in order to proceed to... more
AccidentsF-18 Hornet crashed in the Pacific Ocean, rescued the pilot
Washington, Usa - The fighter was operating from the US aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson"
According to what was reported in the yesterday evening by official sources of Pentagon, a F/A-18 Hornet fighter, boarded on the American nuclear aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" has sunk in the Pacific... more
AccidentsViolent explosion near Neiva Colombian airport
Neiva, Colombia - The budget attempt is heavy
At 7 o’clock (GT 12 am ), in the morning, near Neivia airport, in the southern Colombia, while the police was engaged in domiciliary searchs for the imminent visit of President Alvaro Uribe, a strong e... more
AccidentsUs Cessna crashed in Colombia, the passengers maybe kidnapped by the rebels
Bogota, Colombia - 5 Black Hawk helicopters are already patrolling the zone
A Cessna 208 "Caravan", taken off from Bogota and directed to an airport in the area of Florencia, has crashed yesterday when it was just eight minutes far from the previewed landing point. On board,... more
AccidentsA plane slides off the runway at Windsor's airport
Ontario, Usa - Bad weather conditions the main cause
According to the first reconstructions it would have been an environment factor, the strong wind and the ice, to cause the sliding off the tarmac of an A-320 with 94 passengers and 7 crew members on board.... more
AccidentsArabian Airlines B-747 into an electricity pylon
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Just a damage on the left wing
No casualties but a lot of fear for the 429 passengers and 17crew members on board of Boeing 747 of the Saudi Arabian Airlines crashed into an electricity pylon after having landed at the airport of Sanaa,... more
AccidentsIt has been found the Colombian Minister's plane disappeared on Thursday, all dead
Bogota, Colombia - The shooting down was claimed by Eln
It has been found last night the twin-engine plane on which the Minister of the Social Protection, Juan Luis Londono, travelled, 48 years, disappeared last Thursday (to see news published by AVIONEWS on... more
AccidentsThe searches for a crashed Cessna still continue
Jakarta, Indonesia - Three helicopters and two planes have been patrolling the zone since Thursday
The Indonesian authorities have intensified, in these last hours, the searches of the Cessna 172PK-Dcm whose last contact goes back to Thursday of last week, when it is afraid it has crashed close to Mount... more
AccidentsAn Elitalia helicopter ambulance crashed, probably 4 persons died
Athens, Greek - It's the third disaster in three years involving Elitalia aircraft
An Agusta A-109 Power, used as helicopter ambulance, has crashed around midnight after having left from the island of Lesbo and directed to Ikaria in order to help a sick woman, 3,5 km far from the landing... more
AccidentsEasyJet pilot fell from the plane: he's fighting for his life
London, UK - It's the first-ever accident of this kind
According to the first reconstructions Kenneth Rutherford, 46 years, it would fall down while he was closing the hatch of its Boeing 737 on Saturday around 3 pm. Now the ill-fated commander of easyJet... more
AccidentsColombia's plane Labor Minister disappearing
Bogota, Colombia - No bad weather when it took off
A PA-60 carrying the Columbian Minister of Labor and Health, Juan Luis Londono, has been missing since yesterday afternoon, after the takeoff from Girardot airport, 120 km far from capital Bogota, directed... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes, unharmed two occupants
Melbourne, Australia - No formal investigation to be carried
Two men, an instructor and his student, are escaped safely from the incident that has been involved this morning their helicopter, a Robinson R-22, crashed in an adjacent field to the pit of landing at... more