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AccidentsTWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN NEW MEXICO, COUPLE KILLED
THE WOODLANDS, USA, A twin-engine Mitsubishi Solitaire crashed into a wooded area near The Woodlands. A New Mexico couple were killed. An eyewitness said he heard an explosion just before the plane went... more
AccidentsQUANTAS 747 LOSES TWO ENGINE DOORS DURING TAKEOFF
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A Boeing 747 in service for the Australian Quantas lost two of the four engine doors, during takeoff from Sydney's airport; the procedure was aborted immediately without any damage for... more
AccidentsA 330 METER HIGH TOWER WAS BLOWN UP IN ODER TO RECUPERATE PILOT'S BODY
MONTREAL, CANADA, A comunication tower, high 330 meters, was blown up on Saturday in order to recover the body of a pilot who crashed into it with its Cessna, a few days ago. Explosives were placed on... more
AccidentsARGENTINA AIR CRASH (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE CESSNA 208
ROME, ITALY, Cessna 208 "Caravan" is a sigle turboprop passenger/cargo, high wing aircraft. Maiden flight occurred in december 1982. Over 800 are in service near some hundreds of operators. Three civil... more
AccidentsPARACHUTIST DIES IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A parachutist died yesterday in Australia, during a launch. Immediately after jumping from the airacraft, the man's parachute was caught on the tail, sending the aircraft into an uncontrollable... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ARGENTINA: AGOSTINO ROCCA, TECHINT'S PRESIDENT, DIES IN THE CRASH
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, Agostino Rocca, Siderar's and Techint' President, the Italian iron industry giant in the South American country, died yesterday in an air crash. Rocca was travelling on a Cessna... more
AccidentsHIJACKED AIRCRAFT IN SUDAN, FREED (2)
KHARTOUM, SUDAN, As already published today by WAPA, the hijacking of the Ethiopian air forces Antonov 12, with some soldiers and their families on board, ended happily. The hijackers, six Ethiopian... more
AccidentsHIJACKED AIRCRAFT IN SUDAN, FREED
KHARTOUM, SUDAN, Happy end for the hijacking that saw an aircraft forced by six Ethiopians to land in the Sudanese Khartoum airport, where negotiations began, which brought the liberation of eleven passengers... more
AccidentsA WOMAN LANDS ON A SHORE FOR AN ENGINE BREAKDOWN
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A woman flying an aircraft built out of a construction kit, a Rutan Long-EZ, a very popular plane in America and Australia, was forced to land on a shore full of people to whom, fortunately,... more
AccidentsTHAI BOEING 737 EXPLODED LAST MARCH 3: THE FAULT OF VAPORS INSIDE THE FUEL PUMP
USA, The inquiry about the explosion of the Thai Airways Boeing 737, already reported by WAPA, occurred last March 3, now have evidenced the real cause of the accident. Acording to the inquiry, the explosion... more
AccidentsQANTAS ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY IN BOEING 747-400 CRASH OCCURRED IN 1999
AUSTRALIA, According to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau report, Qantas airline is responsible for the crash that involved a Boeing 747-400 while it was landing at Bangkok Don Muang airport, because... more
AccidentsRUSH CAUSED SEAPLANE ATTACK IN PERU
WASHINGTON, USA, The lack in communication and too much hurry in trying to stop the plane, considered as a trafficker's one, were the causes of the attack that shot down the civil seaplane Cessna 185,... more
AccidentsFOUR PEOPLE DIED IN HELI-TAXI ACCIDENT
SAN PAULO DE BRAZIL, An unknown type helicopter, used on San Paulo De Brazil city as heli-taxi crashed on a factory causing pilot's and three passengers death. No injured reported in factory workers. In... more
AccidentsFIVE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN ANGOLA
LUANDA, ANGOLA, A Russian-built helicopter, probably a Mil Mi-8, in service with Angolan Army, crashed in Benguela area causing the death of 15 people on board. The causes of the accident are unknown,... more
AccidentsGUITARIST WITH REM ASSAULTES TWO BRITISH AIRWAYS' CREW MEMBERS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Peter Buck, a guitarist with REM rock band, assaulted two British Airways' crew members while he was on a British Airways London-Seattle flight. It seems the musician was drunk and... more
AccidentsAIRPLANE BOMBED IN PERU (3): IT SEEMS THAT A CIA AIRCRAFT TRIED TO STOP THE ATTACK
PERU, A Cia aircraft made an anti-drug surveillance operation in Peru last Friday, day of the Peruvian civil airplane shooting down. It seems that the Cia aircraft's crew had understood that the airplane,... more
AccidentsAIRPLANE BOMBED IN PERU (2): US EMBASSY SUSPENDS ANTI-DRUG SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS
LIMA, PERU, Lima American Embassy's spokesman, Doug Barnes, announced that surveillance flights used to intercept drug's traffickers in Peru have been suspended. Barnes declared the American government... more
AccidentsAIRPLANE BOMBED IN PERU: (1) BUSH EXPLAINS UNITED STATES' RESPONSIBILITY
USA, Last Friday the Peruvian Air Force shot down at daylight a civil aircraft. The airplane, which was carrying missionaries working in Amazonia, was mistaken for a drug's trafficker. In the crash a woman... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN FRANCE
FRANCE, A small plane yesterday crashed in Saint-Mamet, in shouthern France. The three people aboard, all germans, were killed, french authorities said. The cause of the crash is still unknown. An investigation... more
AccidentsGREENPEACE BALLOON FORCED TO LAND
QUEBEC, CANADA, A balloon flied by a Greenpeace's activist has been forced to land by Canadese police while trying to enter the Summit of the Americas area in Quebec, to which the leaders of 34 western... more
AccidentsLTU CHARTER MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN KENYA
MOMBASA KENYA, A charter of the German carrier Ltu International Airlines has been forced to an emergency landing at Mombasa airport in Kenya after one Boeing 767's engine resucked two flamingos and... more
AccidentsIS THE CHINESE F-8 FIGHTER RADAR BRITISH OR ITALIAN?
ROME, ITALY, According to Bbc's web site, the radar used by the Chinese F-8 fighter to localize the American EP-3E "Aries II" electronic surveillance aircraft, with which it then collided, is British... more
AccidentsIRAQI RECONAISSANCE SHOT DOWN ON IRAN-IRAQ BORDERLINE
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Yesterday afternoon an iranian unmanned reconaissance plane flying over Iran-Iraq borderline has been shot down by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery in Mandili area. Iraqui official press agency... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, A spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry reported that a MI-8 Hip helicopter of the Russian Federal Border Guard Service (FBGS) crashed near the city of Vorkuta in the north of Russia. Three crew... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA (2): SPECIFICATION
ROME, Technical sheet of the russian medium-lift EW helicopter Mi-8 Hip: Lenght: 60 ft 5 in Rotor Diameter: 69 ft 10 in Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 15.555 lb Max T/O weight: 28.660 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHED IN USA, KILLED THE PILOT
OSHKOSH, USA, A Beechcraft single-engine small plane crashed Tuesday morning near an Oshkosh airport, killing the pilot. "It was coming in for a landing and flipped over before the wheels actually touched... more
AccidentsTRAINER PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, A Czech-made L-39 plane yesterday crashed near Novy Mir, in Russia, russian press agency Interfax said. The pilot survived by ejecting shortly before the crash. Nobody was injured. The plane exploded... more
AccidentsAMERICAN COURT ORDERS AMERICAN TO PAY OVER 5USDM SURVIVOR PASSENGER
DALLAS, TEXAS, The American Federal Court ordered American Airlines to pay damages for 5 USDm to Nancy Chu, a passenger survived to the air crash occurred on June 1 1999, for the psychological and physical... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A SRI LANKAN AILINES PLANE
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, A Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330 was forced to make an emergency landing due to an engine malfunctioning in flight. The plane was flying back from Maldives. The malfunctioning engine... more
AccidentsCONCORDE VICTIMS PARENTS LAWYERS RECOMMEND TO ACCEPT MILIONAIR COMPENSATION
PARIS, FRANCE, According to what reported by a spokesman of the lawyers of the victims of the Concorde accident, occurred last year and causing totally 113 victim, of which 8 were on the ground, one... more
AccidentsPANIC ON AN AIRBUS A330: ONE PASSENGER DIED
SRI LANKA, Last Wednesday a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330 caught fire while it was getting ready for takeoff at the International Airport of Bandaranaike. When the cabin filled with smoke, the passengers... more
AccidentsKLM BOEING 767 ABORTED TAKE OFF BECAUSE OF SMOKE ON BOARD
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, A KLM's Boeing 767 had to abort takeoff, for Tel Aviv, because of smoke in the cabin. The Boeing 767 had already reached a 100 km/h speed when it had to abort the procedure and evacuate... more
AccidentsLOT AIRCRAFT MISSED RUNWAY IN DANZIG AIRPORT
DANZIG, POLAND, Last Friday a tragedy was close in Danzig airport, while a snow-storm was raging in the aerea: an aircraft, belonging to the Polish airline Lot, landed 120 meters beyond the runway. Fortunately... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (4): AMERICAN DIPLOMATS DECLARE THAT THE CHINESE PILOT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT
PEKING, CHINA, American diplomats comunicated the last news relative to the air crashes dynamics that envolved an American electronic surveillance aircaft and a Chinese fighter, last April 1, which caused... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (3): CHINESE PREMIER SAYS ''THE STORY IS NOT CONCLUDED''
PEKING, CHINA, Chinese Premier, Zhu Rongji, declared to the Chinese press agency, Xinhua, that the release of the 24 crew members of the American EP-3E aircraft doen't mean that the diplomatic question... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (2): UAE DAILY PAPER TALKS ABOUT ''AMERICAN ARROGANCE''
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, According to an United Arab Emirates daily paper, Al-Bayan, China's attitude during the accident occurred between the electronic surveillance EP-3E aircraft and the Chinese F-8 fighter,... more
AccidentsBUSH CRITICIZES CHINESE BEHAVIOUR NOW THAT US SOLDIERS RETURNED HOME
WASHINGTON, USA, US President George W. Bush criticized, during a press conference, Peking Government behaviour, defining it "inconsistent with the kind of relationship we have both said we wish to have".... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN PHILIPPINES, 11 VICTIMS
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, A military helicopter crashed near Baguio Philippine town causing 11 victims. Among them 7 were President Gloria Arroyo guards. The helicopter had just accompanied the President to... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER COLLISION IN HUNGARY, TWO KILLED (2): TECHNICAL SHEET OF COMBAT HELICOPTER MI-24
ROME, Military Mi-24 russian-built helicopter: Lenght: 57 ft 5 in Rotor diameter: 56 ft 9 in Height: 13 ft Empty weight: 18.078 lb Max T/O weight: 24.690 lb Warload: 5290 lb Max speed: 208 mph Range:... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER COLLISION IN HUNGARY, TWO KILLED
BUDAPEST, Two Russian-built military helicopters collided and crash-landed in Hungary, near the Gyulafiratot military base, 75 miles south-west of Budapest. The two helicopters, Mi-24, were on a training... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR, A RMAF Pilatus PC-7 aircraft piloted by Faizal crashed into a water-filled padi field in Kampung Kepala Parit, Pendang. The pilot, was was killed, was on a a solo flight training exercise.... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRWAYS EXPLOSION: CENTER WING FUEL TANK SUSPECTED
THAILAND, The Thai Airways Boeing 737-400, exploded on the ground at Bangkok's airport last March 3, is still under inquiry by NTSB, U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which is giving their technical... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A PLANE OF UNITED
LONDON, A Boeing 777 of United Airlines from Frankfurt to Chicago was diverted to London Heathrow after the cabin crew fell sick. The 13 flight attendants were rushed to hospital for medical check-ups.... more
AccidentsINDIAN FIGHTER CRASHES IN KASHMIR
INDIA, A Mig-21 fighter of India's air force yesterday crashed in Kashmir. The military aircraft, which took off from Srinagar airport, was on a routine flight. The pilot's fate is unknown. Rescue team... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (5): BUSH APPRECIATES CHINESE DECISION
WASHINGTON, USA, America's President, George W. Bush, during a press conference, given little time ago, commented positively Peking's decision regarding the liberation of the 24 military crew members,... more
AccidentsEXPLOSIONS IN BANGKOK NEAR THE INTERNATIONEL AIRPORT
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Some violent explosions occurred by the Thai Aviation Reasearch and Development Centre, which is not far from the International Airport of Bangkok Dom Muang. The rescue team, promptly... more
AccidentsSRI LANKAN AIRLINES PLANE EVACUATED BEFORE TAKEOFF
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A-330 aircraft, carrying 145 passengers, made an emergency evacuation after a fire warning went off before takeoff, while the plane was taxiing. At least... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (3): US CREW RELEASED
PEKING, CHINA, In a press conference in Peking, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister announced that, as a result of American State Departement formal apologies, the 24 military, 21 men and 3 women... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (2): CHINESE PRESS CONFERENCE EXPECTED FOR 11 GMT
PEKING, CHINA, Chinese Foreign Minister announced that he will give a press conference at 11 GMT, regarding the diplomatic question following to the accident occurred between the American EP-3E electronic... more
AccidentsUSA OFFERS FORMAL EXCUSES TO CHINA IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE QUESTION
WASHINGTON, USA, United States, in order to end the serious diplomatic question, dragged along for ten days, relative to the collision occured between their electronic surveillance EP-3E Aries II aircraft... more