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AccidentsAustralia is looking for a company to search Malaysia Airlines' missing aircraft
Canberra, Australia - The operation will begin in August and might last up to 12 months
The Australian Transport Safety Board released a request for tender to acquire the services of a specialist company capable of conducting a deep-water search (under ATSB direction) for the missing Malaysia... more
AccidentsAccident for a Ryanair aircraft at Rome-Ciampino Airport: who's to blame?
Rome, Italy - A criminal investigation has been started
A criminal investigation is ongoing to ascertain the responsibility of the accident which on Wednesday 4 June 2014 involved a Ryanair aircraft which was parked at Rome-Ciampino Airport with no passengers... more
AccidentsAccident in California for a USAF aircraft
Imperial, USA - The pilot managed to eject and land safely
An aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) was involved in an accident in the afternoon of Wednesday 4 June 2014 (the night between Wednesday and Thursday GMT/UTC) in Imperial, a small city in Southern... more
AccidentsAccident for an ISAF helicopter in Afghanistan: one casualty, three soldiers injured
Maruf, Afghanistan - The aircraft hit a mast while taking off
Today the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, communicated that yesterday, Wednesday 28 May 2014, a helicopter was involved in an accident in the... more
AccidentsFlight MH370, it is official: Malaysia Airlines' aircraft is not in the search area
Perth, Australia - "We are still very confident that the resting place of the aircraft is in the Indian Ocean", Australian Deputy Prime Minister claims
Yesterday, Wednesday 28 May 2014, in the afternoon the automated submarine vehicle Bluefin-21 completed its last mission searching the remaining areas in the vicinity of the acoustic signals detected in... more
AccidentsSatellite data released for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The complete report can be downloaded from AVIONEWS' website
As announced during the past days, the satellite data relative to Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March... more
AccidentsAccident for fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force, the pilot died
Bijbehara, India - The co-pilot of the MiG-21 is in critical condition
In the morning of today, Tuesday 27 May 2014, a fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was involved in an accident in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. According to reports... more
AccidentsMissing Malaysia Airlines aircraft: underwater search restarts in the Indian Ocean
Fremantle, Australia - Chinese ship Zhu Kezhen starts to perform bathymetric surveys in the area
Underwater searches operations have been restarted for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2014, while it was flying... more
AccidentsMissing Malaysia Airlines aircraft: satellite data to be publicly released
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The requests of some of the passengers' families have been accepted
The satellite data relative to Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2014 while it was flying between Kuala... more
AccidentsMissing Malaysia Airlines aircraft: search is entering a new phase
Perth, Australia - Chinese ship Zhu Kezhen will perform a bathymetric survey in the area
The search for Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2014 while it was flying between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing... more
AccidentsA piece of the wing detcahes during flight, fear on a Florence-bound aircraft (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdom - Cityjet's Avro RJ-85 forced to reverse course and return to London-City
Fear on board of a CityJet Avro RJ-85 which was bound for Florence today, Thursday 15 May 2014: a piece of the wing of the aircraft detached during flight, forcing the captain to reverse course and return... more
AccidentsUkraine, helicopter shot down by heavy machine gun. No victims
Slaviansk, Ukraine - A Mil Mi-24 of the national air force fell into the river in Slaviansk
A Mil Mi-24 helicopter of Ukrainian Air Force was shot down today at 2:30 pm local time, in Slaviansk, Ukraine. The two pilots, as reported by Kiev's Ministry of Defence, fell into the river while targeting... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: Malaysia and Australia to reassess satellite data of the missing aircraft
Canberra, Australia - "It will be something of an audit of the information that has been collected since the beginning of the search", Canberra's Deputy Prime Minister explains
Australia and Malaysia will perform a new analysys of satellite data regarding Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday... more
AccidentsUSA: accident for a vintage aircraft during an airshow, the pilot dies (VIDEO)
Fairfield, USA - The airplane involved is a Boeing E75 Super Stearman
The pilot of a vintage aircraft died because of an accident which occurred at an airshow in California, USA, which was taking place on Sunday 4 May 2014 at Travis Air Force Base, with a 100,000-people... more
AccidentsPrivate firm claims it has found the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft, Australian authorities deny
Perth, Australia - Search for Flight MH370 towards a new phase
During the past hours some Malaysian media and Australia's "Channel Seven" reported the declarations of Pavel Kursa, representative of GeoResonance, who claimed that the Australian firm managed to identify... more
AccidentsUK Ministry of Defence starts investigation over Afghanistan helicopter crash
London, United Kingdom - "It will be a thorough inquiry", the MoD explains, denying Taliban claims
The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) started an investigation over the crash of a Westaldn Lynx helicopter which occurred on Saturday 26 April in Southern Afghanistan, which caused the death of five British... more
AccidentsMissing Malaysia Airlines aircraft: visual search phase is going towards its conclusion
Perth, Australia - "We will do everything we humanly can", the Australian Prime Minister claims
Nine military aircraft and 12 ships are planned to assist today, Monday 28 April 2014, in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777/200ER, which vanished from radar screens during the night... more
AccidentsMissing Malaysia Airlines aircraft: underwater vehicle Bluefin-21 has already completed 90% of the search area, with no results
Perth, Australia - Flight of the Asian airline performed emergency landing due to a problem with the landing gear
Up to 11 military aircraft and 11 ships are planned to assist in today's search for missing Malaysia Airlines fBoeing 777/200ER, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and... more
AccidentsMissing Malaysia Airlines aircraft: search suspended due to a cyclone
Perth, Australia - The Bluefin-21 underwater vehicle is going on with its work, but with no results so far
The search for Flight MH370 have been suspended for today, Tuesday 22 April 2014, because of the presence in the operating area of Tropical Cyclone Jack. The Boeing 777/200ER of Malaysia Airlines vanished... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: submarine vehicle is looking for the missing aircraft
Perth, Australia - No confirmed acoustic detections over the past 24 hours
Search is continuing for Malaysia Airlines' aircraft which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2014, while it was flying between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: black box reportely located, according to uncofirmed reports
Perth, Australia - The search area has been significantly narrowed down
According to uncofirmed reports coming from the Australian website "News.com.au", the teams which are looking for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER have reportedly located the aircraft's black box. Flight... more
AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: search area restricted thanks to the signals of the black box
Perth, Australia - Two Japanese P-3 Orions to join the operations
The Australian ship Ocean Shield managed to detect a further two signals which might come from the black box of Malaysia Airlines' vanished aircraft, after the two which were received during the past few... more
AccidentsPakistan: military trainer aircraft crashes, two casualties
Gujranwala , Pakistan - Accident caused by an unspecified technical fault
A trainer aircraft of the Pakistan Army crashed today, Tuesday 8 April 2014, during a routine training mission, causing the death of the two persons who were on board. The accident involved a PAC MFI-17... more
AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: signal of the black box detected (VIDEO)
Perth, Australia - "It is the most promising lead"
On Monday 7 April 2014 an Australian ship involved in the search of Flight MH370 detected twice what seems to be the signal of the black box transmitter of the Boeing 777/200ER aircraft of Malaysia Airlines,... more
AccidentsIt is a race against time to locate the aircraft of Malaysia Airlines
Perth, Australia - The battery of the black box transmitter is expected to run out of energy within two days
As the 28th days of operations has just started, the search for the aircraft of Malaysia Airlines turned into a race against time, since the battery of the black box transmitter has a life of 30 days,... more
AccidentsNew York, runway excursion for a Delta Air Lines aircraft (VIDEO)
New York, USA - The pilot had reported a problem with the hydraulic system
A Delta Air Lines aircraft experienced a runway excursion at New York's "JFK" Airport: the pilot of Flight 886 had previously reported a problem with the hydraulic system of the McDonnell Douglas MD-88. For... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: 10 aircraft and 9 ships are patrolling a 221,000-square-km area
Perth, Australia - Weather conditions are still challenging: clouds, fog and thunderstorms
The search for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777 in the Indian Ocean restarted today, entering the 26th days of operations. The aircraft of the Asian company vanished from radar screens in the night between... more
AccidentsAsiana Airlines admits responsibilities for San Francisco aircraft crash
Seoul, South Korea - Pilots and autothrottle defects to blame, according to the company
Asiana Airlines admitted for the first time the possibile responsibilites for the crash of its Boeing 777 aircraft which occurred on July 6, 2013 in San Francisco (AVIONEWS), which caused the death of... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: aircraft locate debris off the Australian shores
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Search area moved north-east
Some airplanes spotted in the sea, off the Australian shores, some debris which might be related to Malaysia Airlines' Flight MH370, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7... more
AccidentsIndia: accident for an Air Force's C-130J aircraft, five casualties
Gwalior , India - The transport plane was in a routine training mission
Five persons lost their lives in the crash of a transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force in the morning of Friday 28 March 2014. This is the latest accident of a eries which is showing low safety levels... more
AccidentsVanished malaysia Airlines aircraft: search suspended due to bad weather
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Thai satellite spots 300 floating objects
Bad weather conditions forced the suspension of the search for the Malaysia Airlines aircraft which vanished from radar screens in the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2014 while it was flying... more
AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: satellite spots "Debris field" in the Indian Ocean
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysian Minister for Transport claims the images are "The most credible lead that we have”
Some images captured by a French satellite on March 23 show what has been called as a "Debris field" in the area of the Indian Ocean where searches are focusing for the Malaysia Airlines aircraft which... more
AccidentsMalaysia Airlines aircraft: investigators follow the path of pilot's suicide
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Searches for the Boeing 777 are going on
Yesterday, Monday 24 March 2014, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak communicated that there are no more hopes for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777, which vanished from radar screens in the night between... more
AccidentsVanished aircraft (2), according to Malaysia Airlines it is "Lost beyond any reasonable doubt"
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Prime Minister Razak confirms
Malaysia Airlines and malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak communicated that there are no more hopes for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777, which vanished from radar screens in the night between Friday 7... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: Chinese aircraft spots debris in the sea
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Connection with Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777 yet to be confirmed
Chinese agency "Xinhua" communicated that a Chinese Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft spotted two "relatively big" floating objects and several smaller white ones over an area of several square kilometres off the... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: search for the vanished aircraft restarts, among many difficulties
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - "It's about the most inaccessible spot on the face of the Earth", Australia's PM explains
Searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777/200ER aircraft have restarted today, Friday 21 March 2014: Flight MH370 vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: Australian satellites spot possible debris of the vanished aircraft
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The correlation with the B-777 has yet to be confirmed
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott communicated that two satellites spotted two debris in the sea, about 2500 km south-west of Perth, which might be related to Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777 which vanished... more
AccidentsAccident for a helicopter in Seattle, two casualties (VIDEO)
Seattle, USA - The aircraft was operated by a local TV channel
A helicopter crashed yesterday, Tuesday 18 March 2014, in Seattle's city center, causing the death of the two persons who were on board. The accident occurred at a few metres from the Space Needle, the... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: airplane captain had several Indian Ocean runways in his home-made flight simulator
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 50 aircraft, 60 ships and 21 satellites involved in the search
26 countries are currently involved in the search of the Boeing 777/200ER aircraft of Malaysia Airlines, Flight MH370, which vanished from radar screens in the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March... more
AccidentsFlight MH370: experts who investigated over Air France's aircraft which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean arrive in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - "It's a very different case, much more difficult"
The French investigators who carried out the investigation over the Airbus A-330 aircraft of Air France which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 arrived in Kuala Lumpur, in order to provide their experience... more
AccidentsNose gear collapses during takeoff, US Airways aircraft skids off the runway at Philadelphia (VIDEO)
Philadelphia, USA - No injuries reported for passengers and crew members
The nose gear of a US Airways aircraft with 154 persons on board (149 passengers and four crew members) collapsed when the plane was about to take off from Philadelphia International Airport, therefore... more
AccidentsAccident for a helicopter in the United Kingdom, member of the House of Lords dies (VIDEO)
Gillingham, United Kingdom - Four victims, causes yet to be ascertained
Lord Ballyedmond, Northern-Irish millionaire entrepreneur and member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, died in a helicopter accident in the evening of Thursday 13 March 2014: the crash of the... more
AccidentsFAA: airworthiness directive on the 777 included also vanished Malaysia Airlines' aircraft
Washington, USA - According to Boeing the missing aircraft was not subject to the AD
On Thursday 6 March 2014 the US' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an airworthiness directive (number 2014-05-03), regarding Boeing's 777 aircraft. The measure, as explained by the US' agency,... more
AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: Beijing Airport had received terrorist threat some days before
Beijing, China - Still no result from the searches
Still no news from the search of Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER aircraft which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March in the airspace between Malaysia and... more
AccidentsOil slicks found in the water unrelated to Malaysia Airlines aircraft's disappearance (2)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - An NTSB team is bound for Asia to join the investigation
Malaysian maritime officials communicated that the opil slicks found in the water during the past hours, which were thought to be related with the disappearance of the B-777/200ER operated by Malaysia... more
AccidentsVanished Malaysia Airlines aircraft: authorities claim it is "A mistery"
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Hijacking hypothesis still on the table
Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's civil aviation chief, declared that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER remains "A mistery", adding that investigators have not yet ruled out the... more
AccidentsTwo Qantas aircraft collide at Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, USA - Millions of dollars worth of damage and flights cancelled
Thursday 27 February 2014 will be probably reminded as one of the worst days in Qantas' almost-centennial history. In the morning Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce illustrated the massive restructuring... more
AccidentsUSA: Department of Transportation fines Asiana Airlines for San Francisco aircraft crash
Washington, USA - The Asian company will have to pay 500,000 dollars for not adhering to Family Assistance Plan
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it has fined Asiana Airlines 500,000 dollars (364,000 Euros) for failing to adhere to the "Family Assistance Plan" following to the accident which involved... more
AccidentsTunisia: military aircraft crashes, no survivors
Tunis, Tunisia - The Antonov An-26 took off from Tripoli and carried doctors and patients from Libya
No one survived the accident that happened tonight at 1:30am (local time) when an Antonov An-26 crashed in a field near Grombalia, 40 kilometres south of Tunis. The aircraft, belonging to Libyan Air... more
AccidentsOff-shore accident in Rio de Janeiro, a helicopter crashes into the sea
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Robinson R-22 belonged to a flight school. An instructor and a student on board
No one survived the incident that took place yesterday February 18th in the morning off the shore of Barra de Guaratiba, 50 kilometres southwest of Rio de Janeiro, when a helicopter crashed into the sea. The... more