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AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR BOMB THREAT ON A 747
TORONTO, CANADA, A Boeing 747 was forced to land in a Canadian military airport, after an on-board bomb threat have been diffused. The U.S. Norad, sent four F-18 fighters to escort the aircraft to the... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS: (2) BIN LADEN TERRORIST COULD BEEN TRAINED IN BRITISH ISLANDS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to revelation of a former member of the SAS, Special Air Service, the special British troops corp, were trained in British Islands. Ken Connor said that he helped train... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN HELICOPTER SHOT DOWN IN CHECHNYA
CHECHNYA, Rebels shot down a russian Mi-8 helicopter this morning near the military base of Khankala, Interfax reported. The helicopter was fired shortly after take off. Nine people, including a general,... more
AccidentsTAM PLANE MAKES FORCED LANDING, ONE KILLED
RIO DE JANEIRO, A brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100, en route from Recife to Campinas, in Brazil, had to make an emergency landing at Confins airport after an engine failure. A passenger was killed... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, A Tupolev Tu-134 was forced to make an emergency landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport due to an undercarriage failure. The plane was carrying 18 people and took off from Sovetsky. None was i... more
AccidentsFLIGHT DATA AND VOICE COCKPIT RECORDER FROM PLANE CRASHED INTO PENTAGON FOUND
WASHINGTON, The flight data recorder and the voice cockpit recorder from the jetliner that hit a Pentagon's building were found this morning while combing blackened rubber. "The flight data and voice data... more
AccidentsFLIGHT DATA RECORDER FROM PENNSYLVANIA CRASH FOUND
SHANKSVILLE, The flight data recorder from United Airlines flight 93 crashed in western Pennsylvania. "We are hoping that it will have some information that is pertinent to what occurred in the plane prior... more
AccidentsJAPAN: TYPHOON DISRUPTS AIR TRAFFIC
TOKYO, The three major japanese airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines e Japan Air System, said that 129 flights have been cancelled because of high winds and rain caused by Typhoon Danas.All Nippon... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW, KILLED THE PILOT
MOSCOW, A small training plane yesterday Gzhel M-101 crashed in Ramenskoye airfield outside Moscow. The plane was on a test flight. The pilot, a flight instructor, was killed. The second pilot ejected,... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KAZAKHSTAN, THREE DEAD
KAZAKHSTAN, A Mi-8 military helicopter crashed in southern Kazakhstan, some 25 kilometers from the steppe town of Taraz, said Kazakh Defense Minister. Three people were killed. The helicopter was on a... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN MEXICO, 19 DEAD
MEXICO CITY, A light plane of the charter mexican company Aeroferinco yesterday crashed near the Mexican tourist resort of Chichen Itza in the southern Mexican state of Yucatan. All the 19 people on board,... more
AccidentsBOMB THREAT AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT
FRANKFURT, One of Franfurt's airports was partly evacuated this morning after a suspect package was found in a waiting lounge. The area was reopened as soon as police verified that the package was not... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (13): UP TO 800 DEAD AFTER PENTAGON AIR CRASH
WASHINGTON, Officials for Pentagon said up to 800 people were killed when the hijacked plane crashed into a building of the US headquarters. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that, despite the... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (12): USA REOPENS AIR SPACE OVER PACIFIC COAST
WASHINGTON, United States reopened air space over the northern Pacific. This will permit the resumption of flights between Japan and Australia. The services between Japan and Usa will have to wait... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (11): SEVERAL COUNTRIES CANCEL FLIGHTS TO USA
NEW YORK, The temporary closure of U.S. air space forced many countries to cancel flights to United States or to divert them to other destinations. Among those nations Hong Kong, China, Taiwan. BA... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (10): SEVERAL AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TODAY
NEW YORK, Several U.S. airlines would plan to resume scheduled flights later today, said Reuters agency. They are Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, America West, Alaska Airlines. Some flights would... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (9): MANY POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN MISSING
NEW YORK, USA, According the first news there are almost 300 firemen and about 100 policemen of whom there are no information available. They are considered missing, but is possible that more of them are... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (9): FIVE ARABS IDENTIFIED AS HIJACKERS
BOSTON, Five arabs have been identified as suspects, the Boston Herald reported this morning, saying that a car containing arabic flight manuals was seized at Logan airport. One of the five men was a trained... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (7): BUSH PROMISES REVENGE
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. President George W. Bush, in his speech from White House, has used no indecision in his words: " We'll take revenge against every terrorist who have hit our country, and we will... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (6): FIRST VICTIMS NAMED
NEW YORK, Among the victims of the terrorist attacks hitting United States yesterday there are David Angell, creator and executive producer of Frasier, Edmund Glazer, an American company administrator,... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (5) SECRET SERVICES NOW MORE CONVINCED OF BIN LADEN IMPLICATIONS
WASHINGTON, USA, As announced yesterday in advance by WAPA, from FBI, NSA and secret services of USA and other world countries investigation, the series of attacks in New York and Washington set their... more
AccidentsUSA ATTACKS: DOD RELEASE FIRST DECLARATION FOR THE PENTAGON DAMAGES
WASHINGTON, USA, The Department of Defense is continuing to respond to the attack that occurred this morning at 9:38 a.m. EDT. There are no casualty figures currently available. Injured personnel were... more
AccidentsCONFIRMATION FORM NTSB: THE AALIYAH AIRCRAFT WAS OVERLOADED
USA, According to the National Transportation Safety Board investigation, the aircraft of the singer AAliyah, crashed some days ago in the Bahamas was overloaded. This is a not surprisingly thing, considering... more
AccidentsEASTERN AIRWAYS JET EVACUATED AFTER FIRE SCARE
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, An Eastern Airways Jetstream 32 aircraft was evacuated Airport just minutes before it was due to take-off for East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington after a suspected fire in one... more
AccidentsCESSNA MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN AUSTRALIA
DARWIN, A Cessna 210 was forced to make an emergency touchdown at Darwin airport, Australia, after breaking the landing gear. The pilot was not injured, said a spokesman. The aircraft took off from Tindal... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN MALI, EIGHT DEAD
BAMAKO, MALI, A military helicopter crashed in eastern Mali, in the region of Mopti, killing all eight on board, said the government in a statement yesterday. Among the victims there are two officials... more
AccidentsAIR DISASTER IN MEXICO, EIGHT DIED
MEXICO CITY, All eight people on board of a small, undisclosed type, aircraft died when it crashed against a mountain, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, maybe for the heavy fog. The accident occurred... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT FOR A ON BOARD ROW
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, An Iran Air aircraft, with 430 people on board, was reported to have made an emergency landing in Frankfurt after a dispute between the pilot and security guards, that are always... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN RUSSIA, TWO INJURED
RUSSIA, A Mi-8 helicopter crashed into the Shevli river near the airfield of Ekchiman, in the north of Khabarovsk Region. The helicopter belonged to the Forest Guard Service. Two of the four people on... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SIBERIA, PILOT UNHURT
MOSCOW, A russian Mi-2 helicopter crashed near the town of Kagalym, in western Siberia, this morning. The pilot jumped out of the helicopter before the crash and was unhurt, russian agency Interfax... more
AccidentsIRAN AIR JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN GERMANY
FRANKFURT, A Iran jet aircraft, carrying 430 people, made an emergency landing in Frankfurt after a dispute between the pilot and the security guards on board who attempted to keep a passenger from visiting... more
AccidentsBA AIRCRAFT CATCHES FIRE DURING REFUELLING
DENVER, A British Airways Boeing 777 suddenly caught fire during refuelling at Denver airport. Most passengers were not asboard when the accident occurred. An employee was seriously injured and taken to... more
AccidentsAAIB EMITS FINAL REPORT ON ATR-72 ACCIDENT OF LASTYEAR'S OCTOBER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report in an accident occurred in last year's October, which involved a CityFlyer Express operated ATR-72... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN WISCONSIN, TWO HURT
WISCONSIN, USA, A home-built airplane crashed in a Wisconsin field Monday, seriously injuring the two persons on board who are actually recovered in a Milwaukee hospital. The plane took off from Vincent... more
AccidentsUZBEK PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MOSCOW, A Tupolev Tu-154 of uzbek airline Khavo Yulari had to make an emergency landing in Urals after reporting a problem with the landing gear. The plane was carrying 106 passengers and ten crew members... more
AccidentsENGINE FIRE FORCES US MILITARY PLANE TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING (2): C-130'S SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Lockheed C-130 Hercules: Type: medium-lift military transport Accommodation: two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, 92 troops, 64 paratroops, 74 stretchers Lenght: 97 f 9 in Wingspan: 132... more
AccidentsENGINE FIRE FORCES US MILITARY PLANE TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
ST. JOHN'S, USA, A U.S. military cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing at St. John's airport yesterday after an engine caught fire and a piece of the aircraft struck a parked car in St. John's... more
AccidentsSAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER BOMB THREAT
KENYA, A Saudi Arabian Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi yesterday after a hoax report that a crew member was carrying a grenade. The plane was carrying 16 people.... more
AccidentsRELEASED RESULTS OF RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION ON ACCIDENT OF JULY 14
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to the result of Russian investigation on the July,14 air accident which involved an Iliyushin 76 four engine cargo aircraft, crashed in a forest near Moscow soon after take off,... more
AccidentsCIVILIAN HELICOPTER CRASHES IN TAIWAN (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Bell 206-L4 LongRanger helicopter: Type: light utility helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, five passengers Lenght: 34 ft 3 in Rotor diameter: 37 ft Height: 10 ft 3 in Empty weight: 2258... more
AccidentsCIVILIAN HELICOPTER CRASHES IN TAIWAN
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, A civilian Bell 206 helicopter crashed in central Taiwan this morning, killing the pilot and a passenger. The chopper was cleaning a utility company's tower in Taichung, the island's third-largest... more
AccidentsCONTINENTAL JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN JAPAN
TOKYO, A Continental Airlines DC-10 had to make an emergency landing at Tokyo's Narita airport after reporting a problem with the landing gear. The plane was flying to Guam. None of the 240 people aboard... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN MONTANA, THREE FIREFIGHTERS KILLED
HELENA, MONTANA, USA, A helicopter assigned to a wildfire in Montana crashed in the north of Yellowstone Park on Saturday. The company, Columbia Helicopters, said those killed in the crash were pilot Rich... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN CHINA, CAMERAMAN KILLED
CHINA, An helicopter piloted by an Hong Kong tv cameraman crashed in China, in Zhejiang province's Yongjia county, while he was filming local scenery. The man was killed and the cause of the crash is under... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN CHECHNYA, FOUR KILLED
CHECHNYA, A russian Mi-8 helicopter on a routine flight crashed in mountains on the border between Chechnya and Dagestan this morning. Four servicemen, among them three crew members, were killed and two... more
AccidentsGERMAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN MACEDONIA
MACEDONIA, A Bundeswehr transport aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Kessel airport after an engine caught fire. None of the passengers was hurt. AN investigation is under way. The aircraft was... more
AccidentsAALIYAH AIR ACCIDENT: FAA AND CESSNA SAID AIRCRAFT WAS OVERLOADED
USA, According to Federal Aviation Administration and Cessna sources, the 402B aircraft crashed on Saturday soon after take off, which caused death to nine people, including famous U.S. singer AAliyah,... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING AT PHOENIX AIRPORT FOR AIRCRAFT WITH 120 PEOPLE ON BOARD
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, An America West operated aircraft with 120 people on board has been forced to land in emergency at Phoenix airport soon after take off, due to a malfunction signalling. No one reported... more
AccidentsRABAL, FAMOUS SPANISH ACTOR, DIED DURING A MONTREAL-PARIS FLIGHT
MADRID, SPAIN, The famous Spanish actor Francisco Rabal,75, the preferred actor by film director Luis Bunel, died on the flight from Montreal to Paris. Not even an aircraft emergency landing at Bordeaux... more
AccidentsFIRST NTSB INVESTIGATION AIR ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED SINGER AALIYAH DEATH
MIAMI. USA, From first NTSB and FAA investigations, seems that the pilot of the twin-engine Cessna, operated by Blackhawk International Airways, Luis Antonio Morales Blanes, has no qualification for... more