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AccidentsACCORDING CNN, THE U.S. EP3 WAS FLYING UNDER AUTOPILOT CONTROL
USA, According to CNN, which have interviewed a non-identified Pentagon official, the U.S. EP-3E Aries II Elint aircraft, landed at Hainan Chinese island airport, was flying, at the moment of the collision... more

AccidentsTWO PLANES COLLIDE AT BOSTON AIRPORT
BOSTON, A 737 Delta shuttle and an American Airlines 767 collided on the taxiway before takeoff. No one was injured, said officials at the airport. Both planes were damaged, a tip of the wing of American... more

AccidentsWESTJET AIRLINES 737 BOEING FORCED TO EMERGENCY LANDING
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, A WestJet Airlines Boeing with 67 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing, returning to Hamilton Airport, after stopping there on a flight from Ottawa to Thunder... more

AccidentsSMALL PLANE DISAPPEARS IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A small plane flying from Cairns to the Barrier Reef, in Australia, has suddenly disapeared without trace. Rescue team is hampered by bad weather. Four people were aboard, the pilot and three... more

AccidentsRAF HELICOPTER CRASHED IN KOSOVO: KILLED THE TWO PILOTS
KOSOVO, The crash occurred yesterday to a RAF helicopter in Kosovo, close to the border with Macedonia, killed the two pilots, 28 year-old Captain Andrew Crous of the Army Air Corps and RAF Fl Lt James... more

AccidentsBRITISH ARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN KOSOVO
KOSOVO, The helicopter, with seven people aboard, three crew and four passengers, crashed down near the border of Kosovo and Macedonia, south west of Pristina. The incident was announced by the Ministry... more

AccidentsCRASH-LANDING FOR AN EXECUTIVE JET IN FINLAND
HELSINKI, FINLAND, A Cessna C-750 executive jet inbound from St. Petersburg had problems with its nose wheel in landing at Vantaa Helsinki international airport. The aircraft came down nose first,... more

AccidentsSKYDIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN JUMP IN SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND, A Skydiver was seriously injured after jumping from a Cessna light aircraft when his parachute failed opening properly in Scotland. He suffered serious chest injuries and was taken to Ninewells... more

AccidentsSWEDISH AIRLINER FORCED TO BACK DUE SEAGULLS COLLISION
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, A 737-800 boeing airlinen, operated by Swedish airline Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), forced to back and land to Malmoe Sturup airport due to collision with a swarm of seagulls. The commander,... more

AccidentsFIRE AND EXPLOSION IN SCHIPHOL AIRPORT
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, Yesterday at 5.30 p.m. in a restaurant belonging to the chain Burger King, situated in the commercial area of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport an explosion provoked a fire, that forced... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN VIETNAM: 16 VICTIMS
HANOI, VIETNAM, A Russian-built Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a Vietnam's hilly area, during a flight operated to localize American soldiers reported missing during the war that took place in the 70's.... more

AccidentsUNMANNED NATO SPY PLANE CRASHES IN KOSOVO
MACEDONIA, An unmanned Nato spy plane has crashed while flying over the Kosovo-Macedonia borderline. Nobody was killed in the accident, the cause of which is unknown. The debris of the airplane has already... more

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