Air Crash
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The Boeing 737 MAX vanished from radar about 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, slamming into the Java Sea
Jet crash in French Alps reported to have no survivors
Germanwings airliner 4U9525 carried 148 passengers when it crashed in the region Les-Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Bad weather not the cause of TransAsia plane crash
Taiwan authorities say the weather had been suitable for flying when the TransAsia plane crashed, killing 48 people.
Two killed as South Korean Boeing crashes, burns in San Francisco
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 with 307 people on board crashed and burst into flames as it landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday.
Kenya security minister killed in chopper crash
Kenya’s minister for internal security George Saitoti and his deputy have been killed when a police helicopter crashed into a forest on Sunday.
Dozens dead in Angola plane crash
At least 30 people — including three Angolan generals — have been killed after a military aircraft crashed at an airport in Huambo, south of Luanda.
All 13 passengers found dead at plane wreck site
There were no survivors from the plane wreckage of two aircraft that was found on Mamotswiri peak on Tuesday, police have said.
Wreckage of missing planes found
The wreckage of the two aircraft that went missing in George’s Valley near Tzaneen has been found, Search and Rescue South Africa has told media.
Search for missing planes resumes in bad weather
The search for two aircraft carrying 13 people that went missing in George’s Valley near Tzaneen resumed on Tuesday morning despite rainy conditions.
Search continues for missing planes
A ground search for 12 people in two aircraft that went missing in George’s Valley continued in bad weather conditions, Search and Rescue SA says.
Aircraft crash-lands south of Durban
The plane that crashed in Merebank — south of Durban on Thursday — declared an emergency shortly after take-off, carrier Airlink said.