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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
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN BLACK SEA: PERHAPS A TERRORIST ATTACK
RUSSIA, The explosion aboard the Sibir Tu-154 might have been caused by a terrorist act. "We cannot exclude a terrorist attack", said Ivan Teterian, chief of the local Ministry of Emergency Situations... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (5): ISRAEL SUSPENDS FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM TEL AVIV
TEL AVIV, Israeli authorities decided to suspend take-offs of foreign flights from Ben Gurion Tel Aviv airport after it emerged that Israelis were on board the Sibir plane exploded in mid-air before plunging... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED INTO BLACK SEA (3): AT LEAST 77 PEOPLE KILLED
RUSSIA, Russian authorities confirmed the Sibir plane plunged into the Black Sea exploded in mid-air. There were at least 77 people aboard. They would be all dead. The crew of an armenian flight witnessed... more
AccidentsSIBIR JETLINER PLUNGES INTO BLACK SEA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Tupolev Tu-154 Careless: Type: medium-haul airliner Accommodation: 167 passengers, pilots, flight engineer Lenght: 15 ft 1 in Wingspan: 123 ft 2 in Height: 37 ft 4 in Weight: 95.900 lb Max... more
AccidentsSIBIR JETLINER PLUNGES INTO BLACK SEA
RUSSIA, A russian airline Sibir Tu-154 aircraft plunged into Black Sea this morning. The plane was en route from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk, Russia. The aircraft was carrying 66 passengers and a few crew... more
AccidentsCROP DUSTER MISSING IN USA
WASHINGTON, A small crop dusting plane of US Department of State went missing yesterday while returning home from Colombia, where it accomplished an anti-drug mission. "It's our understanding that the... more
AccidentsBOX CUTTER IS FOUND ON BOARD AND AIRCRAFT LAND IN EMERGENCY
USA, An American Airlines operated aircraft with 220 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Los Angeles airport after crew members found a box cutter left on the plane in a food trolley. The... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN INDIA, EIGHT KILLED
NEW DELHI, The private plane of the senior Indian politician and former chief of India Board of Cricket Control, Madhav Rao Scindia, crashed yesterday at Bhogaon in Uttar Pradesh, some 350 kilometres north... more
AccidentsNINE DEAD IN A BRASILIAN C-130 CRASH (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Technical characteristics of the C-130 aircraft produced by Lockheed: Lenght: 97ft 9in Wingspan: 132ft 7in Height: 38ft 3in Weight empty: 76.469 lb Max... more
AccidentsNINE DEAD IN A BRASILIAN C-130 CRASH
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, A C-130 of Brazilian Air Force crashed in a mountain zone few kms north of Rio de Janeiro. All nine military personnel on board died. The accident due probably to heavy rain in... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN INDIA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Mikoyan MiG 21 Fishbed: Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot Lenght: 51 ft, 8 in Wingspan: 23 ft, 5 in Height: 13 ft, 5 in Empty weight: 12.882 lb Max T/O weight: 21.605 lb Max... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN INDIA, WOMAN KILLED
NEW DELHI, A MiG-21 aircraft of Indian Air Force crashed yesterday evening in Hoshiarpur district of Northern Indian State of Punjab. The aircraft crash-landed hitting several houses. A woman was killed,... more
AccidentsA KENYA AIRWAYS RETURNS FOR SUSPECT ON BOARD BOMB
NAIROBI, KENYA, A Boeing 737 with 63 passengers on board and 8 crew, operated by African carrier Kenya Airways, has been forced to land at Nairobi airport after an anonymous call which indicates a bomb... more
AccidentsCIVIL HELICOPTER FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING CLOSE TO ST. PETERSBURG
ST. PETERSBURG, A helicopter of the russian aviation industry Pulkovo had to make an emergency landing in the district of Kirovsky today. None was injured. The helicopter reported an engine failure. more
AccidentsUS MILITARY PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN PHILIPPINES
MANILA, A US C-17 cargo plane had to make an emergency landing at Cebu's Mactan International Airport after its cargo of liquid oxygen leaked. The plane was en route to a military base in the Indian Ocean.... more
AccidentsU.S. ATTACKS: FBI INVESTIGATES ON AIRFRAME OF ONE OF WTC AIRCRAFTS
NEW YORK, USA, The rests of one of the two aircraft crashed against the WTC's twin towers, are now under investigation by the FBI experts, who have not yet found the flight recorders and voice cockpit... more
AccidentsMASSIVE EXPLOSION IN FRENCH PLANT: DEATH TOLL REACHES 10
TOULOUSE, The victims of the blast at the AZF chemical plant producing fuel for Arianespace reached 10. About 50 people would be seriously injured. French premier Lionel Jospin has rushed to the site.... more
AccidentsMASSIVE BLAST ROCKS FRENCH CHEMICAL PLANT MANUFACTURING FUEL FOR ARIANESPACE
TOULOUSE, An explosion in an AZF petrochemical plant, which produces fuel for Arianespace, killed 3 people this morning and injured other 130, 30 of them seriously. The blast destroyed two buildings at... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN GUATEMALA, SIX DIE
GUATEMALA, A small light aircraft yesterday crashed into the main runway at Guatemala City's La Aurora Airport. Six of the thirteen people on board were killed. The Atlantic Airlines' plane went down shortly... more
AccidentsCESSNA LIGHT AIRCRAFT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG, A Cessna 210 light aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Grand Central airport, north of Johannesburg, after it reported technical problems. "The aircraft was then diverted... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN MOSCOW FOR A RUSSIAN PLANE
MOSCOW, A russian Tu-134 had to make an emergency landing at Moscow's Domodedovo airport after reporting a problem with the landing gear. The landing was safe and none of the passengers was injured. more
AccidentsJAL PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN TOKYO
TOKYO, A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane en route from Osaka to Fokushima had to make an emergency landing at Tokyo's Haneda airport after an engine trouble. None of the 142 passengers was hurt. more
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