Plane
'Pilot error' blamed for north-west Russia crash
June 21, 2011Officials are investigating the cause of a plane crash in north-western Russia that killed 44 people. Russian Deputy PM Sergey Ivanov said the crash, near the city of Petrozavodsk, was probably caused by pilot error in poor weather conditions. The plane...
Six killed as Belfast plane crashes in Cork
February 10, 2011Six people have been killed and six others injured after a small plane travelling from Belfast crashed in fog at Cork Airport. The Manx2 commuter flight with 10 passengers and two crew on board crashed on the runway on its third attempt to land before...
Passengers thwart Turkish jet hijack attempt
January 06, 2011Police detain the man suspected of attempting to hijack the plane Passengers on a Turkish Airlines jet have overpowered a man who tried to hijack their flight from Norway to Istanbul, security sources say. Turkish media reported that the man put on...
Russia grounds all Tu-154Bs after fatal fire
January 03, 2011Russia's airlines must ground their Tu-154B planes, after a fire in Siberia which killed three people, the country's transport watchdog says. At least 43 were injured when the plane, carrying 124 people, burst into flames before take-off from Surgut...
Moldova renames street after late Polish president
November 11, 2010CHISINAU -- A street in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, has been renamed after late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash in Russia exactly seven months ago, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Today's ceremony in downtown Chisinau...
US authorities investigate suspicious packages on cargo planes
October 29, 2010U.S. authorities are investigating suspicious packages on cargo planes at two northeastern airports, after sources said a suspicious package was found on a cargo plane in Britain. The planes being looked at Friday are in Philadelphia and Newark, New...
Pakistan in mourning following deadly plane crash
July 29, 2010Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning after 152 people were killed in the country's worst-ever air disaster. Officials say weather is impeding the search underway to find the "black box" with all of the flight data prior to the crash...
Plane crash in Pakistan kills all 152 on board
July 28, 2010A passenger plane belonging to the private Airblue service was flying from the southern port city of Karachi when it crashed into the hills near the Pakistani capital while trying to land in rainy and cloudy conditions, killing all 152 passengers and...
CNN: Plane deliberately crashed into Austin, Texas building (video)
February 18, 2010CNN reports that the pilot of a small plane that slammed into a building Thursday morning (around 10AM local time) in Austin, Texas, set his house on fire beforehand and then intentionally crashed the aircraft, a federal official told CNN. Federal officials...
Five die in British plane crash (Photos)
August 19, 2008Two planes collided over England Sunday, killing all five people aboard the aircraft, officials said. West Midlands Ambulance Service said debris from the first plane hit the ground in a field about five miles from Coventry Airport at 11.42 a.m. local...