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AccidentsSMALL PLANES CRSHLANDS IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, A small aircraft in service for World Food Programme (WFP) crashed-landed at the Luena airport the other day. None of the 10 passengers was injured. The accident was due to pilot error. The aircraft... more

AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A BRITANNIA AIRWAYS FLIGHT
MANCHESTER, A Britannia Airways Boeing 737 en route from Manchester to Orlando had to return to the british airport to make an emergency landing after a smell of burning was detected. None of the 315 passengers... more

AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA, A small Sky Trick M28 plane crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Puerto Cabello airport, 124 miles from Caracas. All the 13 people on board, five venezuelans and eight polish were killed.... more

AccidentsAIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING ABORTS LANDING
WELLINGTON, AUSTRALIA, AN AIr New Zealand Boeing 737 coming from Christchurch with 97 people on board at to abort landing at Wellington airport because a Qantas plane had been cleared for takeoff but was... more

AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A small military aircraft L-39 yesterday crashed in a village named Gavrilonka in the region of Tambov, south of Moscow. The plane went down near a church after a fire broke out on board. The two... more

AccidentsFIRE IN THE SCHIPHOL RAIL TUNNEL, THOUSAND PASSENGERS EVACUATED
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS, A fire in the rail tunnel, 4.3 mile long, which connects the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport forced the evacuation of more than a thousand passengers who were travelling on the trains... more

AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN
MASHHAD, IRAN, A Mirage F-1 crashed this morning in northeast of Iran, in the region of "Kouy-e Amir al-Momeneen". The pilot was killed after its parachute failed to open. The co-pilot was injured as the... more

AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHED (3): RECOVERED THE BODIES OF THE THREE MISSING PEOPLE
USA, The bodies of the three missing people were pulled from the New River by rescue divers early this morning, said base spokesman Capt. Alan Crouch. The identities of the crew were not immediately released.... more

AccidentsSMOKE IN THE CABIN FORCES BA JET TO RETURN TO HEATHROW
LONDON, A BA flight en route to Milan had to return to Heathrow airport after the jet filled with smoke. Wimbledon champion Venus Villiams was reported to be among the 130 passengers, later embarked on... more

AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Dassault Mirage F-1C: Type: multi-role fighter Lenght: 49 ft 11 in Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in Height: 14 ft 9 in Empty weight: 16.314 lb Max T/O weight: 35.715 lb Max speed: Mach 2,2 Range: 756... more

AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTH CAROLINA (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter: Type: medium-lift helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, crew chief, 25 troops Lenght: 44 ft 10 in Rotor diameter: 51 ft Height: 16 ft 8 in Empty... more

AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTH CAROLINA
USA, A CH-46 helicopter of Marine Corps yesterday evening crashed into the New River near Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base. Three of the five people on board went missing, the pilot and co-pilot suffered... more

AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: MORE PROBABLY WAS AN HUMAN ERROR
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, According to investigation committee which is analyzing the Tupolev 154 air crash at Irkutsk, whcih cliamed 145 lives, is now more probably that it has been due to an human error. This... more

AccidentsCOMMUTER PLANE CRASHES NEAR BOSTON LOGAN
BOSTON, A commuter plane yesterday chrashed shortly after takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport. The pilot suffered minor injuries, "some bumps and bruises". Cape Air propeller plane was en... more

AccidentsDUE TO TURBOLENCE, FIVE INJURED ON A LOT FLIGHT
WARSAW, A Boeing 767 operated by Polish airline LOT, of Swissair Group, experienced a strong turbolence,which caused fine passengers injured. They were hospitalized in Warsaw, from where the aircraft was... more

AccidentsPASSENGERS OF A MISSING PLANE RESCUED BY RUSSIAN SHIP
MOSCOW, Three Japanese passengers and the American pilot were recued by a russian ship after their plane went down into the sea off Sakhalin. The four people, who were completing an around-the-world trip,... more

AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN USA
SONORA, CALIFORNIA, USA, A U.S. military helicopter yesterday crashed while searching for a missing hiker. The helicopter went down in a wilderness area of Mountain View, California. Five people were on... more

AccidentsPILOT KILLED DURING AIR SHOW IN CANADA
CANADA, A World War II plane yesterday crashed during an air show at Chris Hadfield airport in Sarnia, not far from Toronto. "The pilot was on approach to the runway, and at some point the airplane lost... more

AccidentsTAM AIRLINES PRESIDENT DIES IN CHOPPER CRASH
SAO PAULO, President of TAM Airlines, Rolim Adolfo Amaro, 59 years old, died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed yesterday near the border with Paraguay. Another body was found, the one of Patrica... more

AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: 70 BODIES IDENTIFIED
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, A spokesman from the investigation group, led by vice Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov, which is investigating on the Tupolev 154 crashed near Irkutsk, Siberia, causing 145, victims, said... more

AccidentsAIRCRAFT CRASHES DURING AIR SHOW REHEARSAL IN UK
UK, A two-seater T6 Harbard WW2 plane has crashed while taking off during preparations for the Flying Legends air show which will take place at Duxford on Saturday and Sunday. The plane crashed at the... more

AccidentsEMIRATES FLIGHT DIVERTED FOR ENGINE WARNING
INDIA, An Emirates jetliner en route from Hong Kong to Dubai via Bangkok made an emergency landing in the south Indian city of Hyderabad after "A cockpit light indicated a possible engine warning", said... more

AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: DISASTER PROBABLY CAUSED BY AN HUMAN ERROR
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, From the first revelations of the investigations on the Tupolev TU-154, crashed near Irkutsk with 145 people on board, all died, seems that disaster has to be attributed to an human error... more

AccidentsTHE CRASHED TUPOLEV 154 FLIGHT AND VOICE RECORDERS NOW UNDER ANALYSIS AT MOSCOW
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The flight recorder and voice cockpit recorder have been recovered by the crashed Tupolev TU-154 aircraft, and sent to Moscow, where technicians will decode the data registered on them... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KOREA (3): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Sikorsky S-76: Type: medium-lift utility helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 14 passengers Lenght: 44 ft Rotor diameter: 44 ft Height: 14 ft 5 in Empty weight: 6641 lb Max T/O weight:... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA (2): DEATH TOLL RISING
SEOUL, The two missing passengers of the helicopter plunged in South Korea were found dead. The death toll rose to eight. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76, was carrying 12 people. The other four wer... more

AccidentsRYANAIR PLANE EVACUATED
LONDON, A Ryanair plane due to travel from London to Londonderry was evacuated before takeoff, as precautionary measure, after detecting instrument malfunction in the cockpit. Passengers were boarded on... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA, SIX KILLED
SEOUL, A helicopter has crashed in South Korea killing six of the 12 people on board. Four were injured and the other two are missing. Among the dead the chairman of Dongkuk Steel Mill Company. The helicopter... more

AccidentsTUOLEV CRASHED YESTERDAY (5): THE RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN LAST FIVE YEARS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The crash of yesterday of the Tupolev TU-154, in only the last of a long series of air accidents involving Russian made aircrafts. This last accident will probably led the European Civil... more

AccidentsMICRO-LIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN
TEHRAN, A micro-light plane yesterday crashed near the city of Gazvin, Iran. The pilot was killed, said the Persian daily Norouz. The plane belonged to the Boland-Parvaz aviation company. An... more

AccidentsTUOLEV CRASHED YESTERDAY (3): A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, According to first investigation effectuated by the commission led by Sergei Choigou, Russian Minister for emergencies, the Tupolev TU-154 aircraft crashed yesterday near the airport on... more

AccidentsTUPOLEV CRASHED (2): LATEST NEWS
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, Latest news arrived on yesterday's Tupolev TU-154, which caused death o f all people on board, said that the aircrafdt was on Yekaterinburg to Vladivostok route and was operated by Russian... more

AccidentsTECHNICAL SHEET OF THE CRASHED TUPOLV TU-154
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, The Tupolev TU-154 is a three engine aircraft which flown for the first time in 1968, and is largely used by Aeroflot in internal and some international routes. It can operate from scarcely... more

AccidentsSERIOUS AIR ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA: 145 DEAD ON A CRASHED TU 154 AIRCRAFT
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, 145 people dead, 136 passengers and nine crew as a results of an air accident in which a Russian Tupolev TU-154 crashed during take off at a short distance from Irkutsk airport, at about... more

AccidentsPOLICE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN PERU
PERU, A police helicopter crashed in southern Peru on friday while surveying damage to earthquake-ravaged areas. Three people were killed in the accident, a state official, a police officer and a co-pilot.... more

AccidentsCARGO PLANE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE
BELGIUM, An engine of a Boeing 747-400 en route from Ostende, Belgium, to South Africa, caught fire, authorities said. The plane was carrying 7 people and 87 tonnes of cargo aboard. Nobody was inju... more

AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN FRANCE, FOUR KILLED
MEGEVE, FRANCE, A small plane yesterday crashed in Megeve, a ski resort in eastern France, while attempting an emergency landing after an engine failure. The four people aboard were all killed. An investigation... more

AccidentsF-16 CRASHES IN TURKEY, UNHURT THE PILOT
ANKARA, An F-16 of Turkish Air Force today crashed near the air base of Ankinci, not far from Ankara, said press agency Anadolu. The pilot was unhurt. more

AccidentsENGINE-TROUBLED JAPAN AIRLINES PLANE RETURNS TO AIRPORT
TOKYO, A Japan Airlines en route from Nagoya to Bangkok was forced to return to the japanese airport shortly after takeoff due to an engine trouble. Airport officials said "the cause is being investigated".... more

AccidentsBELL WILL PAY $40 MILLION FOR FATAL CRASH
MIAMI, Bell Helicopter agreed yesterday to pay $40 million to one survivor and to relatives of two people who died in an helicopter crash in Brazil in 1999. The children of one of the two victims will... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS
SPAIN, An helicopter yesterday crashed near the town of Queralbs, in the Pyrenees Mountains. The helicopter was bringing some materials to a religious shrine. Three people were killed, a fourth was unhurt.... more

AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN MEXICO, SIX KILLED
MEXICO, A Cessna 206 light aircraft yesterday crashed near the Cinco Llagas airport in the municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo in southern Chihuahua, in Mexico. Six people were killed. The authorities... more

AccidentsJAPANESE FIGHTER ACCIDENTALLY MACHINES-GUN A HOSPITAL
JAPAN, An F-4 Phantom japanese fighter accidentally machined-gun a hospital in Kitahiroshima, in the northern island of Hokkaido. Nobody was injured. The military plane was flying on a routine mission.... more

AccidentsCYPRUS AIRWAYS PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMRGENCY LANDING
SALONIKA, GREECE, A Cyprus Airways jetliner en route from London to Larnaca, Cyprus, was forced to make an emergency landing in Salonika after a drunken passenger molested and attacked few crew members... more

AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ZIMBABWE, THREE KILLED
ZIMBABWE, Three southafrican citizens died in a plane crash near the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana on Saturday. Three of the six people on board were killed. The plane was en route to South Africa.... more

AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR INDONESIAN PRESIDENT PLANE
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, The plane carrying indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid to Canberra, for an official state visit to Australia, was diverted to Darwin base after a technical failure. The plane should... more

AccidentsBOMB THREAT ON A RYANAIR FLIGHT
SPAIN, A Ryanair plane en route from Faro, Portugal, to Dublin, was diverted to Santiago, Spain, after a bomb warning. The plane, which was carrying 187 psassengers, was searched but nothing was fo... more

AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A UNITED PLANE
SAO PAULO, A United Boeing 767 en route from Rio de Janeiro to New York had to make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo after an engine caught fire. The plane dumped the fuel in the Atlantic ocean before... more

AccidentsSHERIFF'S HELICOPTER CRASHES IN DAYTONA
DAYTONA, USA, Volusia County Sheriff Department's helicopter yesterday crashed at Daytona Beach International Airport while was performing a series of annual tests for the Federal Aviation Administration.... more

AccidentsWORK IN PROGRESS FOR BAE SYSTEMS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Several contracts have been acquired by Bae Systems in these days at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, which will be on the show until June 24th. The most important is the 300USDm contract... more