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AccidentsFRONTIER PLANE RETURNS TO MIDWAY AIRPORT
DENVER, A Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 en route to Denver ha to return to Midway airport due to problems pressurization problems. The plane was carrying 100 passengers and five crew members. Nobody was... more
AccidentsMILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN NIGERIA
NIGERIA, A Mi-8 helicopter crashed shortly before take-off at the privately-owned Osubi airstrip near Warri. All the three crew were seriously injured and treated at the Osubi Airport Clinic. Authorities... more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN AMERICAN AND CHINESE AIRCRAFTS: THE FACTS ACCORDING TO THE PENTAGON
HAINAN, CHINA, According to the Pentagon sources, the accident between the U.S. EP-3E Aries II Elint aircraft and the Chinese fighter F-8 certainly occurred in international waters (as even the Chinese... more
AccidentsCOFFEE POURED INTO THE LAP: A WOMAN ASKED FOR A USD 25.000 COMPENSATION
USA, A passenger flying on the American Northwest Airlines sued the company asking for a USD 25.000 compensation as a flight assistant threw the hot content of a coffee pot on her knees, thus causing second-degree... more
AccidentsVIRGIN PLANE TURNS BACK FOR DRUNK WOMAN
HONG KONG, A Virgin Airbus A340 en route from Hong Kong to London had to turn back following an ijury to a drunk old woman. The woman, who tried to hit her husband, fell and cut hear head. "Fortunately,... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN SUDAN, 15 KILLED
SUDAN, A plane crashed while taking off in southern Sudan. 15 people were killed. AMong them Sudan's deputy defense minister and 11 generals. The new was reported by state radio. The cause of the accident... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR AN AIR CANADA PLANE
CALGARY, An Air canada Airbus A320 had to make an energency landing at Calgary airport, from which it took off, because of smoke in the cabin. About 130 people were aboard. Nine passengers suffered minor... more
AccidentsPLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A Falcon 900, carrying four ministers of australian government, had to land with one engine. The pilot had to start down an engine because of oil's high pressure. Nobody was injured. more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN USA SPY-AIRCRAFT AND CHINESE FIGHTER (3): LAST NEWS
HAINAN, CHINA, The American spy-aircraft EC-3 for eletronic surveillance that collided with a Chinese fighter and of its pilot of which no one has any news, is still grounded in Hainan military airport... more
AccidentsU.S. FIGHTER JET CRASHES OFF JAPAN
JAPAN, A US F-16 military jet yesterday crashed into the sea off Japan, about 600 km north of Tokyo. The pilot ejected safely and had been rescued by a japanese naval ship, japanese officials said. more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN USA SPY-AIRCRAFT AND CHINESE FIGHTER (2): LAST NEWS
HAINAN, CHINA, According to a Pentagon's spokesman, it seems that the American eletronic surveillance EC-3 aircraft, forced to land in Hainan military airport, was overflying the waters in front of the... more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN USA AND CHINA AIRCRAFTS: LAST NEWS
HAINAN, CHINA, The difficul question following the event of the American EC-3 spy-aircraft for elettronic surveillance, actually grounded in Hainan airport after colliding with a Chinese jet fighter, seems... more
AccidentsAIR COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE AIRCRAFTS (4): F-8 TECHNICAL SHEET
CHINA, Chinese fighter SAC-j8 (Westernised designation F-() is a single seat, twin engined air superiority fighter with ground attack capabilities. The Chinese name is Janjiji-8 and Nato designation is... more
AccidentsAIR COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE AIRCRAFTS (3):EP-3 TECHNICAL SHEET
USA, The electronic reconnaissance aircraft Lockheed EP3 "Aries II" derivated by naval surveillance and anti submarine aircraft P3B "Orion", is equipped with several electronic systems to perform various... more
AccidentsPRIVATE PLANE CRASHES IN TEXAS
DECATUR, USA, A private small plane crashed near Bishop Field, a small grass runway airport near Decatur. Six people were injured. Invstigators are trying to determine the cause of the accident. No further... more
AccidentsAIR COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE AIRCRAFTS (2): U.S. CONCERNS
HAINAN, CHINA, U.S. government expressed its concerns for the crew of the EP-3 Electronic Surveillance aircraft, landed in the Hainan Chinese airport after a collision with a F-8 Chinese fighter. The concerns... more
AccidentsAIR COLLISION BETWEEN A U.S. ESW AIRCRAFT AND CHINESE FIGHTER
CHINA SEA, An air collision between an U.S. EP-3 Electronic Surveillance aircraft and a Chinese F-8 fighter could have reflections on U.S.-Cina diplomatic relationship, impaired by recent Taiwan request... more
AccidentsPRIVATE CRASHED AIRCRAFT (3): NTSB LAUNCHES AN INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, "The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a team of investigators to the site of a crash last night in Aspen, Colorado of a chartered Gulfstream G3. All 18 persons aboard reportedly... more
AccidentsPRIVATE AIRPLANE CRASHES IN COLORADO, 17 VICTIMS RECOVERED
ASPEN, COLORADO, A private airplane, with 18 people aboard crashed yesterday on the hillside near Sardy Field airport. An eyewitness, that was driving on the near highway, declared that saw the airplane... more
AccidentsPRIVATE CRASHED AIRCRAFT (2):GULFSTREAM III TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, ITALY, Technical sheet of the executive twin jet Gulfstream III Lenght 83 ft 1 in Wingspan 77 ft Height 24 ft 10 in Max. T/O Weight 69.700 lb Empty... more
AccidentsIDENTIFIED THE BODY RECOVERED ON TUESDAY AFTER THE TWO F-15 CRASHES IN SCOTLAND
GREAT BRITAIN, The body recovered last Tuesday near the first located wreckage of one of the two American F-15s in the Scottish Highlands, has been identified. It is Lt. Col. Kenneth Hyvonen. Late... more
AccidentsPASSENGER HITS FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON UNITED PLANE
LOS ANGELES, A drunk passenger allegedly hit a flight attendant on board a United Airlines jet from Sydney to Los Angeles. The man Fraser Alexander Thomas Lonie, 34, hit the crew member in the mouth because... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN GERMANY (2): SPECIFICATION
ROME, BO 105 M helicopter produced by Eurocopter: Lenght: 28 ft 11 in Rotor diameter: 32 ft 3 in Height: 9 ft 11 in Empty weight: 2868 lb Max T/O: 5511 lb Max speed: 149 mph Range: 550 nm Power... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN GERMANY
GERMANY, The BO-105-M, military helicopter crashed at Meppen in the north of Germany. Three people were killed, the pilot and two technical experts, a fourth person was seriously injured. The helicopter's... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN FRANCE
FRANCE, A small british plane crashed in Lorraine, France. Rescuers are trying to find the wreckage. Nothing was reported about the passengers. more
AccidentsBODY FOUND IN THE SEARCH FOR F-15 CRASHED IN SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND, Rescuers searching for two United States fighter pilots have found a man’s body with an open parachute close to the wrecked aircraft. It is not clear whether it was Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth H... more
AccidentsBODY SIGHTED NEAR CRASHED F-15'S WRECK
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Royal Air Force's sources reveal that the body of an American soldier has been sighted near the wreck of one of the two F-15 crashed yesterday during a training flight. The identity... more
AccidentsGERMAN MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHED: THREE DIED
MEPPEN, GERMANY, A German Bundeswehr helicopter crashed probably during an exercise, causing three soldiers died and another one seriously injured. No further information about causes of accident and type... more
AccidentsSTILL UNCERTAIN CAUSES OF THAI 737 DESTRUCTION
BANGKOK, THAILAND, National Transportation Safety Board's investigators, the American Company that investigates on transport accidents, has not still been able to give a certain answer regarding the causes... more
AccidentsRECONNAISANCE US PLANE CRASHES IN GERMANY
NUREMBERG, GERMANY, An USAF Beechcraft RC-12 reconnaisance aircraft crashed in a forest area near Nuremberg, in Germany. The plane, based in Wiesbaden, was on a training flight. Both the pilots were killed.... more
AccidentsTWO US BOMBERS MISSING IN SCOTLAND (2): THERE WAS A MID-AIR COLLISION
SCOTLAND, The two US F-15 fighters missing on a training flight on the scottish Highlands are thought to have crashed. The aircrafts were based at Lakenheath in Suffolk. Rescue teams are continuing the... more
AccidentsTWO US BOMBERS MISSING IN SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND, Two single-seater F-15 bombers yesterday disappeared from radar suddenly while in the Glenmore Lodge area in the Cairngorms. Michael Mulford, RAF spokesman, said an explosion have been reported.... more
AccidentsSOUTHWEST PLANE SKIDS OFF THE RUNWAY
BALTIMORE, USA, A Southwest Airlines plane, headed to Nashville, skidded off a taxi-way during takeoff. None of the 141 people aboard was injured. The plane, which ended up in the grass, was inspec... more
AccidentsAIRBUS 1992 DISASTER: THERE WAS NO HUMAN ERROR
STRASBOURG, An inquiry commission formed by five experts, in the counter inquiry on the disaster occurred in January 1992 at Mont Saint Odile, in which 87 people died, established the cause of the accident... more
AccidentsCOMMUTER PLANE CRASHES IN CARRIBEAN ISLANDS, 20 KILLED
SAINT BARTHELEMY, A commuter plane crashed in the French Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy, killing 19 on board and one on the ground. The Air Caraibes plane took off from St. Maarten and was heading... more
AccidentsPOPULAR MR. BEAN ''SAVES'' PLANE ON WHICH WAS FLYING
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Because of a sudden fainting fit of the pilot of the charter flight that was carring the actor Rowan Atkinson and his wife, which on tv plays the part of Mr. Bean's famous bumbler... more
AccidentsGERMAN BOMBER CRASHES IN USA
USA, A german Tornado crashed about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas during Red Flag mock-combat aerial exercise, to which participate five nations. Both the two-member crew were killed. Military officials... more
AccidentsBOMB SCARE ON A CHINA AIRLINES PLANE
SYDNEY, A China Airlines Boeing 747 was evacuated last night at Sydney airport after a bomb scare. An anonymous called the airport saying there was a bomb aboard. The plane was heading to Beijing. The... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR UNITED AIRLINES AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, A Boeing 767 of the United Airlines, departured from the JFK airport of New York and directed to Los Angeles, effectuated an emergency landing little after take off because of engine fire.... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
PRESTWICK, USA, A Northwest DC-10 aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing in Prestwick, Usa, after a passenger became ill. The aircraft had to drop the fuel before... more
AccidentsMILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN, A PAF fighter aircraft crashed yesterday evening near Nur Pur desert in Khushab, Pakistan. The aircraft was on a routine training flight. The pilot bailed out and didn't suffer injuries. An investigation... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES AT TETOVO, ONE DEAD AND FOUR INJURED
MACEDONIA, One died and four injured is the result of an helicopters crash near tetovo, in Macedonia, where the helicopter was engaged in a rescue mission on the mpountains arour city. more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN IRAN, TWO KILLED
TEHRAN, A private light aircraft crashed near Ghal'e Morghi airport south of Tehran, during a training flight. The pilot and the flight instructor were killed. An investigation has been launched to determine... more
AccidentsTWO MIL MI-8 CRASH IN RUSSIA: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The Mil Mi-8 is a medium tactical transport helicopter, known by Nato as "Hip". It can carry 24 troops and two pilots. Specifications: lenght: 60 ft 5 in height: 15 ft 7 in main... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN MIL MI-8 HELICOPTERS CRASH AT FEW HOURS FAR APART: 11 DIED
KIEV, RUSSIA, According to Russian military sources, two Mil-Mi-8 military helicopters crashed at few hour far apart causing in the whole 11 people died. The first accident occurred in Chenoibavka... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A RUSSIAN PLANE
MOSCOW, A Tu-154 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Irkusk, Siberia, due to a landing gear failure. The plane was carrying 80 people. No passenger was injured. more
AccidentsNORTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE ABORTS TAKEOFF
DETROIT, A Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 slid off the runway during takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Three people were injured and the runway was closed for several hours. The plane was carrying... more
AccidentsRUSSIA TO DEMAND CHECHEN HIJACKERS’ EXTRADICTION
MOSCOW, Sergei Toaomov, officer at russian embassy in Saudi Arabia, said that Russia will demand the extradiction of the chechen terrorists who hijacked a Vnukovo Airlines plane last week. The aircraft... more
AccidentsAICRAFT CRASHES IN ANGOLA, 16 DEAD
ANGOLA, According several sources, like Portuguese press agency Lusa and radio Ecclesia, a Sociedade de Aviacao Ligeira operated aircraft crashed in Angola while landing at Lubango airport, in the... more
AccidentsTORNADO CRASHES IN SAUDI ARABIA, TWO DIED
SAUDI ARABIA, A Tornado fighter-bomber of Saudi Arabia air forces, crashed yesterday during an execise in the western zone of Saudi country, causing pilots death. Defense Ministry, commenting accident,... more