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AccidentsPASENGER CONVICTED FOR FLIGHT ASSISTANT THREATENING
NEW YORK, USA, A passenger of a flight from Israel to New York, Yaser Yassin, 25, has been condemned to 30 day imprisonment by a federal Court after making a threatening gesture to a flight attendant. The... more
AccidentsARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA, THREE KILLED
MOSCOW, A Mi-8 military helicopter crashed this morning near St. Petersburg, in Russia. Three crewmembers were killed in the accident. The helicopter was a cargo. reports said the chopper caught fire and... more
AccidentsUS HELICOPTER CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, Freezing rains and high winds downed a US military helicopter friday night. Four people suffered injuries and were picked up by another helicopter on the same mission. Fighters destroyed the... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN SOUTH AFRICA, THREE KILLED
JOHANNESBURG, A twin-turbine Cessna F 406 crashed on Saturday shortly after takeoff from Johannesburg International Airport, aviation authorities said. Three passengers were killed. The plane was bound... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR THE PLANE CARRYING REAL MADRID FOOTBALL TEAM
MOSCOW, The plane carrying the spanish team of Real Madrid back to Spain had to make an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo Moscow airport yesterday evening after a bird flew into an engine. None was hurt... more
AccidentsAMERICAN JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER BOMB THREAT
WASHINGTON, An American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from New York to Dallas made an unscheduled landing at Washington Dulles Airport after a note believed to be a bomb threat was found aboard. The 141... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN SLOVAKIA
BRATISLAVA, A small plane en route from Kosice to Bratislava crashed while it was attempting to make an emergency landing near Lucenec. The pilot and a passenger, an italian man, were both killed, said... more
AccidentsBRITISH ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OMAN (2): THE HELICOPTER SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Westland Lynx helicopter: Type: light multi-purpose helicopter Accommodation: pilot, observer/gunners, 10 troops Lenght: 49 ft 9 in Rotor diameter: 42 ft Height: 11 ft 6 in Empty weight:... more
AccidentsBRITISH ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OMAN
OMAN, A British Royal Navy Lynx helicopter crashed near Masirah island off the coast of Oman, on Saturday. The aircraft was taking part in a military exercise. Its two crew members suffered only minor... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN FRANCE, PILOT DIED
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE, The police of the Herault French region, diffused that a private helicopter crashed near Fabregues, in the Montpellier province, causing the pilot's death. The pilot was the only... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KAMCHATKA (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Mil MI-2 Hoplite: Type: light helicopter Accommodation: one or two pilots, eight passengers Lenght: 37 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 47 ft 6 in Height: 12 ft 3 in Empty weight: 5295 lb Max T/O... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KAMCHATKA
MOSCOW, An Mi-2 helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from Ust-Bolsheretsk airport, in Kamchatka. The helicopter went down from the height of 10 metres. The pilot was killed and the other five passengers... more
AccidentsCHINA AIRLINES FLIGHT EVACUATED AFTER WHITE POWDER WAS FOUND IN THE COCKPIT
HONG KONG, A China Airlines Boeing 747 was evacuated shortly after landing in Hong Kong this morning after a misterious white powder was found in the cabin. "The powder found is not dangerous and is not... more
AccidentsTHE SEPTEMBER 11 FOURTH AIRCRAFT COULD TRY TO IMPACT ON A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
USA, According to a Federal Bureau of Investigation report, the fourth passenger jet crashed on September 11 into a field near the town of Shanksville, in Pennsylvania, may have been headed for a nuclear... more
AccidentsDOD ANNOUNCES NAMES OF RANGERS KILLED IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, USA, The Department of Defense announced today the names of two servicemembers killed in Friday's helicopter crash in Pakistan. Killed were Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds, 20, of Cheyenne, Wyo. and... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SIERRA LEONE, MAJOR KILLED
SIERRA LEONE, An Mi-24 helicopter crashed in the town of Kenema, in Sierra Leone, last friday morning, british Ministry of Defense said. The helicopter gunship was on a routine reconnaissance flight. The... more
AccidentsFBI ARRESTS A RUSSIAN IMMIGRATE THREATENING TO BLAST AIRPLANE
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, A 53 year-old Russian immigrated man, naturalized in Usa since few months has been arrested in the Nashville, Tennessee airport, as the man threatened to blast an aircraft on Southwest... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER GOES DOWN IN WATER IN ALASKA, THREE PEOPLE MISSING
ANCHORAGE, A helicopter went down in waters near Anchorage yesterday evening during a snow storm. The helicopter was carrying some FAA employees. Three people went missing. Two survivors, found by rescue... more
AccidentsAIRBUS EXPERIENCES TYRE BURST AT LANDING AT DUBAI: 21 INJURED
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft with 193 people on board experienced a tyre burst during landing at Dubai, United Arab Emirates airport, sliding out... more
AccidentsPAKISTANI PLANE SLIDES OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING
DUBAI, A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 slid off runway on landing at Dubai airport this morning. Some passengers suffered minor injuries and received treatment at the airport. The accident... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHED IN CANADA (2): AIRCRAFT'S SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain: Type: short-range executive transport Accommodation: two pilots, six passengers Length: 34 ft 7 in Wingspan: 40 ft 8 in Height: 13 ft Empty weight: 4219 lb Max... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHES IN CANADA
FORT LIARD, CANADA, A Piper Chieftain carrying five members of the aborigenal group Deh Cho community and the pilot returning from a ceremony formalizing a northern pipeline deal in Yellowknife, crashed... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A small L-32 aircraft yesterday crashed in Tula region, Central Russia. Both the passengers on board were killed. The plane belonged to Moscow Aviation Federation. The cause of the accident... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SWITZERLAND (2): THE AIRCRAFT'S SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aerospace SA 319B Astazou Alouette III: Type: light helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, five passengers Lenght: 33 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 36 ft 1 in Height: 9 ft 9 in Empty weight: 2436... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND, Four people were killed when a swiss army helicopter crashed near Crans Montana last friday. The Alouette III helicopter took off from an airfield near the crash site. The helicopter hit a... more
AccidentsBA JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN USA
SAN FRANCISCO, A British Airways Boeing 747 had to make an emergency landing at San Francisco's airport after reporting an engine failure. The plane was coming from London. The landing was safe and none... more
AccidentsUKRAINE ADMITS RESPONSABILITY IN TUPOLEV CRASH
KIEV, The head of the Ukrainian Security Council admitted this morning that the russian Tupolev of Sibir Airlines which crashed over the Black Sea may have been hit by an unkrainian missile. The accident... more
AccidentsUKRAINIAN DEFENSE MINISTER OFFERS TO QUIT
MOSCOW, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksander Kuzmuk offered to quit following the Tupolev disaster occurred last week. President Leonid Kuchma refused the offer awaiting the outcome of the investigation.... more
AccidentsNOT YET FOUND THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED ON THE SEA
BARCELONA, SPAIN, The searches to found the aircraft disappeared on the Mediterranean Sea during a Barcelona-Orano flight continue, but, until now, without results; on the aircraft eight American businessmen... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN QUEBEC, THREE KILLED
CANADA, A plane carrying business leaders on a caribou hunting crashed in Lac Mollet, near Hudson Bay, in Quebec. Three of the seven people aboard were killed. Among them Charles Ryan, president of the... more
AccidentsDELTA PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING UNDER FIGHTER JET ESCORT
SHREVEPORT, USA, A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles was diverted to Shreveport, Louisiana, where it made an emergency landing escorted by two F-16 fighter jets. Delta spokeswoman... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ALASKA (2): CESSNA 208 SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 208 Caravan 1: Type: utility transport Accommodation: one pilot, seven passengers Length: 37 ft 7 in Wingspan: 52 ft 1 in Height: 11 ft 8 in Weight: 3862 lb Max T/O weight: 8000... more
AccidentsAEROTAXI CRASHES IN ALASKA, NINE DIED
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, An Alaskan airline Penair operated Cessna 208 Grand Caravan aircraft, with nine passengers and airline pilot on board, crashed near Dillingham airport soon after take off for the city... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN CHILE, SIX KILLED
CHILE, A small plane carrying six police officers crashed in northern Chile while flying to a crash site to investigate an accident between a bus and a truck. The Cessna plane crashed on the way to the... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN THAILAND (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aero L-39, produced by czech Aero: Type: trainer/ground attack aircraft Accommodation: two pilots in tandem Lenght: 39 ft 9 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 7617 lb Max... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN THAILAND
BANGKOK, A Thai Air Force jet crashed today in rice fields in central Uthai Thani province, not far from the capital Bangkok. The pilot, 24, was killed. The aircraft, a czech-made L-39, was on a training... more
AccidentsMISSILE PARTS FOUND IN TUPOLEV DEBRIS
MOSCOW, "A great number of metallic parts were found which are very similar to parts of the S-200 rocket", said Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, member of the commission investigating the Tupolev crash. The parts... more
AccidentsAFGHANISTAN (3): TALIBAN INSISTS CLAIMING THEY DOWNED A US PLANE
AFGHANISTAN, Talibans today insisted saying they shot down an ummanned reconnaisance plane yesterday. Pentagon reported no loss in the attacks. The aircraft would have been shot down in Afghanistan's northern... more
AccidentsUN HELICOPTER SHOT DOWN IN GEORGIA
GEORGIA, A United Nations' helicopter carrying six observers was shot down over Georgia's Abkhazian region, officials said. No survivors are reported. The helicopter was shot down by Chechen rebels, over... more
AccidentsISRAEL TO JOIN RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR TUPOLEV PLUNGED
TEL AVIV, Israel will join the recovery operations in the Black Sea, where the Tu-154 plunged yesterday, with around 70 air force and police personnel. An Israeli naval vessel will arrive to the crash... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom: Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot, one weapons systems officer Lenght: 63 ft Wingspan: 38 ft 7 in Height: 16 ft 5 in Empty weight: 30.328 lb Max... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA, TWO KILLED
SEOUL, An F-4E fighter aircraft Of ROK Air Force crashed this morning on a bombing range in Yongwol, Gangwon Province during a training exercise. Both the people on board, the pilot and the weapons officer,... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (3): FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION
MOSCOW, Valentina Matvienko, russian Deputy prime minister, said today that the families of those who yesterday perished in the Tu-154 airliner crash over the Black Sea will receive compensation, as provided... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (2): A PROBE FOR ''TERRORISM'' ON ITS WAY
MOSCOW, Sergei Fridkinsky, Russia's Deputy Prosecutor General opened the investigation regarding the explosion of the Tu-154 matching it under the article "terrorism". The russian penal code might sentence... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA: UKRAINE DENIES ANY IMPLICATION
RUSSIA, The Ukrainian government denied that one of their missiles shot down the Sibir Airlines Tu-154 during a military exercise, as US Pentagon officials reported. But Ukraine said the missiles used... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN THE BLACK SEA (10): PUTIN ORDERS CHECKS OF THE WEST SIBERIAN CIVIL AVIATION
RUSSIA, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered checks of the West Sibewrian civil fleet after the air crash occurred this morning. "One in ten aircraft in western Siberia does not comply with technical... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN TRHE BLACK SEA (9): THE PLANE WAS IN OPERATION SINCE TEN YEARS
RUSSIA, Russian news agency Interfax reported this afternoon that the Tu-154 exploded had been in operation since 1991. Sibir Airlines added that the aircraft underwent major repairs in December 1995. more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (8): TWO BODIES RECOVERED
RUSSIA, Sources from Russia's Emergencies Ministry said "the rescue team has pulled out two bodies found on the surface of the sea". It is not clear whether further bodies have been sighted or recovered... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN THE BLACK SEA (7): TU-154 ACCIDENTS
ROME, The russian-made Tupolev 154 crashed several times in the last years. One of these planes crashed and exploded in flames in Siberian woodlands near the village of Burdakovka last July. More than... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED INTO BLACK SEA (6): ISRAEL SUSPENDS ALL FLIGHTS
TEL AVIV, Israel has suspended all flights taking off from its airports as the suspect of a terrorist act lies behind the explosion aboard the Sibir Tu-154. Russian President Vladamir Put says he now believes... more