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Air Disasters

Russia blames Polish pressure over Kaczynski crash
Article
/ 12 January 2011

Russia blames Polish pressure over Kaczynski crash

Russia on Wednesday blamed Polish failures for the plane crash that killed president Lech Kaczynski.

By Stuart Williams
Continental guilty over 2000 Concorde crash
Article
/ 6 December 2010

Continental guilty over 2000 Concorde crash

A French court fined Continental Airlines on Monday over the 2000 Concorde crash in which 113 died.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 July 2010

Pakistan searches for black box of doomed plane

Investigators on Friday on searched for the crucial black box after Pakistan’s worst aviation disaster.

By Khurram Shahzad
‘No survivors’ in Pakistan plane crash
Article
/ 28 July 2010

‘No survivors’ in Pakistan plane crash

A Pakistani airliner carrying up to 152 people crashed in a ball of flames on Wednesday, killing everyone on board.

By Nasir Jaffry
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Article
/ 28 July 2010

Pakistan plane crashes with dozens on board

A commercial Pakistani passenger plane with 152 people on board crashed in bad weather on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, officials said.

By Augustine Anthony
Air crash puts focus on India infrastructure, safety
Article
/ 23 May 2010

Air crash puts focus on India infrastructure, safety

An air crash in India that killed 158 people has underlined fears about safety gaps in the country’s booming airline industry.

By Krittivas Mukherjee
Plane crashes in south India, at least 160 dead
Article
/ 22 May 2010

Plane crashes in south India, at least 160 dead

An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 160 people.

By Alistair Scrutton
‘At least nine’ South Africans killed in Libya plane crash
Article
/ 13 May 2010

‘At least nine’ South Africans killed in Libya plane crash

It was reported on Thursday that at least nine South Africans died when a Libyan plane crashed while landing on Wednesday morning.

By Sapa Afp and Mail Guardian Reporter
SA working with Libya over plane crash
Article
/ 12 May 2010

SA working with Libya over plane crash

Airbus has confirmed that an Airbus flying from Johannesburg crashed in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday morning.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 12 May 2010

Dozens killed in Libya plane crash

A Libyan plane arriving from SA crashed on Wednesday at Tripoli airport, killing all 105 people on board, it was reported.

By Sapa Afp and Mail Guardian Reporter
Poland crash pilots ‘were warned about the weather’
Article
/ 12 April 2010

Poland crash pilots ‘were warned about the weather’

Russian officials said on Monday the pilots of a plane that crashed and killed Poland’s president had received explicit weather warning.

By Anna Malpas
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Article
/ 26 January 2010

Search for victims, answers in Lebanon plane crash

Officials on Tuesday sought to determine why an Ethiopian airliner veered off course on take-off from Beirut before crashing at sea.

By Jocelyne Zablit
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Article
/ 25 January 2010

Ethiopian plane crashes in sea off Beirut, bodies found

An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in bad weather early on Monday.

By Nadim Ladki
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Article
/ 25 January 2010

Ethiopian airliner crashes after take-off from Beirut

An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut international airport.

By Nadim Ladki
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Article
/ 4 January 2010

No full-body scanners for SA airports

Airports in South Africa will not be equipped with full-body scanners in the near future, the Airports Company of SA (Acsa) said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 December 2009

Family killed in Harrismith plane crash

Four people — believed to be members of one family — were killed when their six-seater airplane crashed in Harrismith in the Free State on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 December 2009

Six months on, Air France crash remains a mystery

Investigators are still unable to pinpoint why an Air France passenger jet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, killing all 228 people on board.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 June 2009

Air France to compensate crash victims’ families

Air France will compensate through its insurers the families of the victims of a June 1 crash in which 228 people died.

By Estelle Shirbon
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Article
/ 10 June 2009

After bodies, search at jet crash zone turns to black boxes

After helping Brazil’s navy recover at least 41 bodies, France on Wednesday turns to hunting for the black boxes from an Air France jet.

By Marcelo Lluberas
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Article
/ 7 June 2009

Air France plane sent 24 messages before crash

Search crews on Saturday retrieved the first bodies from a Air France flight in the Atlantic, and said faulty speed readings had been found.

By Fernando Exman and Tim Hepher
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Article
/ 6 June 2009

Brazil crews struggle to gather plane wreckage

Search crews in the Atlantic struggled on Friday to recover wreckage from an Air France flight as hopes dwindled of finding bodies.

By Crispian Balmer
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Article
/ 4 June 2009

List of passengers aboard lost Air France flight

A list of the named crew and passengers aboard Air France Flight 447, which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 June 2009

Mystery deepens over missing Air France jet

Conflicting clues as to the cause of the loss of an Air France jet and the 228 people on board emerged on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 June 2009

New Air France debris found, explosion unlikely

Search crews flying over the Atlantic found debris from a crashed Air France jet spread over more than 90km of ocean on Wednesday.

By Miguel Lo Bianco
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Article
/ 3 June 2009

Air France black boxes ‘may never be found’

Military planes and ships struggled through high seas and heavy winds on Wednesday as they searched for the bobbing wreckage of an Air France jet.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 June 2009

Brazil navy races to pull Air France wreck from sea

Brazilian navy divers rushed on Wednesday to reach the wreckage of an Air France jet and start the grim job of pulling debris from the Atlantic Ocean.

By Alonso Soto
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Article
/ 1 June 2009

Air France jet with 228 people missing after power failure

An Air France jet carrying 228 people was feared to have crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after suffering an electrical failure.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 20 May 2009

Dozens killed in Indonesia air disaster

An Indonesian military transport plane carrying 110 passengers and crew crashed in East Java on Wednesday, killing at least 97 people.

By Sigit Pamungkas
No image available
Article
/ 25 February 2009

Turkish plane crashes while landing in Amsterdam

A passenger plane operated by Turkish Airlines crashed on Wednesday while landing at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, an airport spokesperson said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 February 2009

Plane crashes in New York state, killing many

A plane with 48 people on board crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York, and burst into flames late on Thursday. There were no survivors.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 January 2009

Plane ditches in Hudson River, all aboard are safe

A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday.

By Edith Honan and Claudia Parsons
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Article
/ 30 October 2008

Former SA Rugby media man dies in plane crash

Former SA Rugby communications manager Chris Hewitt died in the plane crash near Hekpoort on Wednesday, it was reported on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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