International investigators are on Wednesday expected to announce charges against several suspects in the shooting down of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine five years ago in an attack which killed all 298 people on board. The Dutch-led probe has said it will first inform families, and then hold a press conference to unveil “developments in […]
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Two pilots killed in Vietnam military plane crash
Two pilots were killed in Vietnam Friday after their military plane crashed during a training session, an official told AFP. Though Vietnam has a good civilian aviation record, airplane and helicopter crashes are regularly reported in the military, which relies on an arsenal of imported equipment — mostly from longtime ally Russia. The two pilots […]
Japan’s military says pilot disorientation likely cause of F-35 crash in April
Japan’s air force on Monday said spatial disorientation likely caused one of its pilots to fly his F-35 stealth fighters into the Pacific Ocean in April, hitting the water at more than 1,100 kph (683 mph). The Lockheed Martin Corp jet disappeared from radar screens during an exercise with three other F-35s over the ocean […]
Ethiopian Airlines pilots followed Boeing’s emergency procedures before crash: report
The pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX jet that crashed last month had initially followed Boeing Co’s emergency procedures but they still failed to regain control of the plane, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The crash killed all 157 people on board and led to a global grounding of 737 MAX jets. […]
US investigators find black box of crashed Seattle plane
US investigators on Sunday said they found the flight data recorder of the Horizon Air plane stolen by a troubled Seattle airport worker amid plane wreckage on a sparsely populated island in Washington state. After falling through several 100-foot (30-meter) lines of trees, the Bombardier Q400 plane broke up into pieces small enough to pick […]
Russian helicopter crash in northern Siberia kills 18: ministry
MOSCOW: Moscow on Saturday said 18 people were killed when a helicopter crashed on its way to an oil station in northern Siberia in the early hours of the morning. The Russian Transport Ministry said the Mi-8 helicopter carrying three crew members and 15 passengers crashed when it collided with machinery carried by another helicopter […]
85 injured after Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
Durango (Mexico) (AFP) – At least 85 people were injured after an Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames, officials said Tuesday. The Embraer 190 aircraft, which was operating between Durango and Mexico City, crashed around 4pm local time (21:00 GMT), “with 97 passengers […]
8 killed in Sargodha road accident
SARGODHA: Eight people, including a woman, were killed in a crash between a Qingqi and a Dumper in Sargodha on Sunday. According to reports, 8 people were killed when a Qingqi turned over near Sargodha bridge-11 after its tyre burst and was crushed by an incoming Dumper. The rescue teams rushed to the spot after […]