AIRLINE NEWS
Thursday, August 21, 2008
More than 150 die as tourist plane crashes in Spain
A total of 153 people have been confirmed dead and 19 injured after a jet owned by the troubled Spanair airline overshot a runway at Madrid's international airport and exploded into flames.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Sudan investigates plane fire that killed at least 29
KHARTOUM, Sudan: Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 29 people, officials said.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: crash, sudan, sudan airways
Monday, May 26, 2008
Jet crashes, breaks in two on take-off
A large cargo plane crashed and broke apart while trying to abort a take-off at Brussels airport on Sunday, authorities said.
The Boeing 747-200 skidded to a halt in a field at the end of a runway about 1.30pm (2130 AEST).
Four of the five crew members on board the plane, operated by US-based cargo carrier Kalitta Air, were slightly injured and were hospitalised, said Jan Van der Cruysse, spokesman at Brussels Airport.
smh.com.au
The Boeing 747-200 skidded to a halt in a field at the end of a runway about 1.30pm (2130 AEST).
Four of the five crew members on board the plane, operated by US-based cargo carrier Kalitta Air, were slightly injured and were hospitalised, said Jan Van der Cruysse, spokesman at Brussels Airport.
smh.com.au
Labels: Brussels Airport, crash, kalitta air
Friday, January 18, 2008
Airliner crash-lands at Heathrow
A passenger plane has crash-landed short of a runway at Heathrow Airport, ripping off part of its undercarriage.
All 136 passengers and 16 crew escaped from the British Airways flight BA038 from Beijing. Eighteen people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
news.bbc.co.uk
All 136 passengers and 16 crew escaped from the British Airways flight BA038 from Beijing. Eighteen people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: British Airways, crash, Heathrow
Saturday, December 01, 2007
56 killed in Turkish airline crash
A Turkish plane operated by low-fare airline Atlasjet crashed Friday in the country's mountainous southwest, killing all 56 people on board, the company's chief said.
afp.google.com
afp.google.com
Labels: atlasjet, crash, turkey
Friday, October 05, 2007
DR Congo plane crash 'kills many'
Many people are feared dead in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo after a plane crashed into a residential area soon after take-off.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Sweden's SAS compensates turboprop accident passengers
Each passenger aboard the two SAS AB turboprop planes made by Bombardier that crashed in Denmark and Lithuania has been awarded cash compensation of 2,000 euros (US$2,800), a company official said Thursday.
canadianpress.google.com (page not found)
canadianpress.google.com (page not found)
Labels: compensation, crash, SAS
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Phuket service resumed by One-Two-Go
One-Two-Go resumed air services to Phuket yesterday, following Sunday's disastrous crash, but the two flights made the trip only half full. The airline normally has five daily flights to the resort island. Passengers travelled in the same model jet, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82, that flew the ill-fated flight OG-269 on Sunday.
www.bangkokpost.com (page not found)
www.bangkokpost.com (page not found)
Labels: crash, one-two-go, phuket, thailand
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Orient Thai Airways jet crashes, splits
An Orient Thai Airways airplane crashed and broke in two as it attempted to land at the Phuket airport in southern Thailand on Sunday, Chaisak Angsuwan, director general of the Air Transport Authority of Thailand, told a local television station.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Labels: crash, Orient Thai Airways, thailand
Saturday, September 15, 2007
SAS Crash Caused by Corroded Bolt, Investigator Says
A corroded landing-gear bolt caused the crash of a Scandinavian Airlines plane that led to the grounding of 60 Bombardier Inc. turboprop aircraft worldwide, according to a preliminary accident report.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Bombardier, crash, Scandinavian Airlines
Friday, June 29, 2007
Several killed in Angola jet crash
At least six people are reported to have been killed after a TAAG Angola Airlines aircraft crashed on landing at an airport in northern Angola.
english.aljazeera.net
english.aljazeera.net
Labels: angola, crash, TAAG Angola Airlines
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Survivors say jet shook before landing
The Garuda Airlines plane that crash landed on Wednesday shook violently before it touched down and appeared to be going too fast according to survivors.
news.yahoo.com (Page not found)
news.yahoo.com (Page not found)
Labels: crash, Garuda Airlines, Indonesia
