Accidents
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AccidentsGermanwings flight 4U9525 accident in the French Alps (8): Airbus statement on A-320 aircraft
Toulouse, France - The airplane had accumulated approximately 58,300 flight hours in some 46,700 flights
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-320 operated by Germanwings was involved in an accident around 11:00 (local time) today near Prads-Haute-Bléone in the French Alps. The aircraft was operating a scheduled... more
AccidentsEASA about Germanwings flight 4U-9525, A-320 airplane (7)
Cologne, Germany - "We are closely monitoring the latest information and we are in contact with the French authorities"
"It is great unfortunate news that the Germanwings flight 4U-9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in the south of France. We are closely monitoring the latest information and we are in contact with... more
AccidentsA-320 airplane crashed (10). Lufthansa and Germanwings have established a telephone hotline
Cologne, Germany - It is available to all the families of the passengers involved for care and assistance
Germanwings regrets to confirm that according to available information an A-320 of Germanwings has been involved in an incident at approximately 11 hours (11 hours local time) today (24th March 2015) at... more
AccidentsGermanwings (5): "Abnormal route" than the normal flight Barcelona-Duesseldorf
Barcelonnette, France - After the loss of the signal rose up to 38,000 feet and then to 6,800
A Germanwings plane of the low-cost airline Lufthansa Group, crashed near Barcelonnette, a municipality in the department of Alpes de Haute Provence. The A-320/211 registration D-AIPX, flightnumber 4U9525... more
AccidentsGermanwings (2): the French Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve is on his way to the accident place
Barcelonnette, France - Prime Minister Manuel Valls: "A sudden loss of the radar signal"
A no-stop A-320 from the low-cost airline Germanwings crashed in France. According to the preliminary information the wreckage of the aircraft were found in Barcelonnette, a municipality in the department... more
AccidentsGermanwings: a German low-cost plane crashes in the southern France
Barcelonnette, France - On board 142 people
The direction of the French aviation has announced that a "Germanwings" plane crashed in the south of France, in the region of Barcelonnette. The announcement came a few minutes ago. The Airbus A-320... more
AccidentsGermanwings (4): the plane would have sent a distress call at 10:47
Barcelonnette, France - Still unknown the causes of the accident
An A-320 of the low-cost carrier Germanwings, Lufthansa Group, crashed in the south of France, between Barcelonnette and Digne, in the Alpes de Haute Provence, at 2700 meters above sea level. The plane... more
AccidentsGermanwings (3). Hollande: "All dead"
Barcelonnette, France - The Airbus A-320 crashed near a mountainous area
An Airbus A-320 of Germanwings crashed in France, in Provence region. The plane left Barcelona to Duesseldorf. French civil aviation sources have revealed that on board there were 148 people: 142 passengers,... more
AccidentsUruguay: Argentine plane crashed with ten people aboard
Montevideo , Uruguay - So far from the accident site have been recovered three bodies
In the late evening of yesterday March 19, 2015 a small Argentine plane crashed shortly after the takeoff from the Laguna del Sauce airport, in Uruguay. On board there were two pilots and eight passengers.... more
AccidentsAirAsia plane: on Sunday, Indonesia will suspend the researches
Jakarta, Indonesia - The remains of 56 victims are still missing
An A-320 plane of the Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia disappeared on December 28, 2014 while flying over the ocean between the Borneo and Sumatra. On board of the flight there were 162 persons. After... more
AccidentsFlorida helicopter crash: the army is still searching for remains of the two missing occupants
Florida, USA - The victims of the disaster are eleven
On today (13 March 2015) are still missing the bodies of two military victims from the disaster occurred a few miles from Valparaiso in Florida on the night of three days ago, during a military exercise... more
AccidentsArgentina: the collision between the two helicopters is an human error? (VIDEO)
Villa Castelli, Argentina - The President of the National Olympic Committee: "A terrible tragedy"
France has opened an investigation for involuntary murder in the accident happened in Argentina at 5:15pm local time on 10 March 2015: the collision between the two helicopters took place near Villa Castelli,... more
AccidentsArgentina: collision between two helicopters, ten deaths
Villa Castelli , Argentina - The accident happened during the filming of a French reality show
Terrible mid-air collision between two helicopters in the northwest of Argentina, near Villa Castelli. The accident occurred at 5:15pm (about 9:00pm Italian time), during the shooting of a French reality... more
AccidentsAircraft accidents: Harrison Ford crashed with his plane (VIDEO)
Washington , USA - His health conditions are serious but stable
Yesterday, Thursday, March 5 the well-known American actor, Harrison Ford, remained injured in a plane crash while he was aboard a Ryan PT-22; his conditions are defined by the doctors "Serious but stable".... more
AccidentsATR-72/600 plane crash in Taiwan: the pilots would have turned off the running engine
Taipei, Taiwan - Aviation Safety Council: "There must have been some mistake in what the crew did"
After the airplane crash of flight GE-235, TransAsia Airways pilots are running in these days simulations to test how they would behave in a similar situation of engine failure. In fact it has emerged... more
AccidentsATR-72/600 plane crash in Taiwan: the engines, both failed, the cause of the disaster (VIDEO)
Taipei, Taiwan - 35 victims, recovered the body of the pilot-hero
Recovered the body of Liao Chien-tsung, the pilot of the GE235 flight tragically crashed in Taipei few minutes after the takeoff. The dead body of the pilot was found in the cockpit with his hands clasped... more
AccidentsATR-72/600 accident in Taiwan: airplane stalled, from tonight black boxes under study by investigators (VIDEO)
Taipei, Taiwan - The victims raised to 31, 12 still missing
Increases to 31 the victims of the plane crash took place yesterday in Taiwan. The count is unfortunately fated to rise because 12 passengers are still missing. The spokesman for the Fire Department... more
AccidentsAccident ATR-72/600 Taiwan (3): recovered part of the plane. Raised the number of victims (LIVE VIDEO)
Taipei, Taiwan - A shutdown of one of the engines among the causes
The number of confirmed victims of the ATR-72/600 aircraft, flight GE235, raised to 23, while it’s still higher the number of the missing passengers; 20 passengers are, in fact, still unaccounted for. The 1... more
AccidentsTaiwan: ATR-72 TransAsia Airways airplane falls into a river; currently 19 victims (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - 58 people on board; 23 missing
This morning at 10:56 local time (3:56 am Italian time) a plane crashed north of Taipei in Keelung River after having impacted the freeway. The flight GE235 of TransAsia Airways has lost contact with... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft crash: the co-pilot was in charge. Is his responsibility?
Jakarta, Indonesia - The director of NTSC, Mardjono Siswosuwarno, announced it yesterday
Mardjono Siswosuwarno, director of NTSC (National Safety Transports Committee), unveiled, during a press conference took place yesterday in Jakarta, some of the conclusions of the preliminary inquiry report.... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft crash: NSRA committed to restart bodies' research
Jakarta, Indonesia - After renouncement announced last Tuesday by the Indonesian Armed Forces
AirAsia airline unveiled that the National Search and Rescue Agency (NSRA) is committed to the researches of missing bodies of the passengers embarked on QZ8501 flight, served by the low-cost carrier,... more
AccidentsGreek F-16 fighter airplane crash: further details about the tragedy
Madrid, Spain - Roberta Pinotti made a hearing at Senate
Further details are available about the tragedy occurred yesterday at 3:00pm on the air base in Los Llanos, Albacete (Spain) that has made sad the manoeuvres of the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP)... more
AccidentsGreek F-16 plane (2): condolences by NATO secretary Stoltenberg. Italian Minister Pinotti reported at Senate
Rome, Italy - The minister will visit in Spain the Italian wounded soldiers as soon as possible
"I am deeply saddened by the crash of a Greek fighter jet at the Los Llanos base in Spain, which has caused many casualties. This is a tragedy which affects the whole NATO family. I express my heartfelt... more
AccidentsGreek F-16 fighter airplane crashed in Spain: 10 victims at the moment. Provisional data: 9 Italian wounded (VIDEO)
Madrid, Spain - And 13 injured according to a press release by the Defence Ministry of Madrid
"A F-16 airplane of the Greek Air Force has suffered an accident yesterday afternoon at the Air Base in Los Llanos, Albacete", according to a press release diffused by the Spanish Defence Ministry, while... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: two attempts to inspect the fuselage failed
Jakarta, Indonesia - Strong currents and poor visibility hinder the divers’ work
Indonesian divers have been trying in vain for two days to get inside the fuselage of AirAsia aircraft crashed in the Java Sea last 28 December. Strong currents and poor visibility caused the failure of... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: Singapore naval ship detects the fuselage
Jakarta, Indonesia - Most of the victims’ bodies might still be trapped inside this section of the A-320
After retrieving the tail and the two black boxes, searchers detected the fuselage of the AirAsia aircraft that crashed in the Java Sea last 28 December with 162 passengers on board. 48 bodies have been... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: divers recover both the black boxes
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Flight Data Recorder was retrieved yesterday while the Cockpit Voice Recorder has been brought to the surface this morning
Divers have retrieved the second black box from the AirAsia aircraft that crashed in the Java Sea last 28 December. Yesterday they brought to the surface the “Flight Data Recorder” (FDR), a device tha... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: black boxes signals detected
Jakarta, Indonesia - The recorders might no longer be in the plane’s tail spotted on 7 January
The black boxes of AirAsia aircraft that crashed in Java Sea last 28 December might be found soon, but the flight data recorders appear to be no longer in the rear section of the plane spotted two days... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: rescuers find the tail; it may contain the black boxes
Jakarta, Indonesia - Improved weather conditions allowed divers to restore searches
Indonesian divers identified today the tail of the Airbus A-320/200 that disappeared from radars on 28 December after a piece was spotted by an underwater machine using a sonar scan. The news was given... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: large pieces of the aircraft detected on the seabed
Jakarta, Indonesia - But their recovery has been hampered by bad weather
Search teams are still working on the recovery of the airplane’s wreckage and passengers’ bodies from AirAsia QZ8501 flight that disappeared from radars last 28 December. The head of Indonesia's National Sea... more