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Russia blames Polish pressure over Kaczynski crash

Russia blames Polish pressure over Kaczynski crash

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

Continental guilty over 2000 Concorde crash

Continental guilty over 2000 Concorde crash

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

Pakistan searches for black box of doomed plane

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

‘No survivors’ in Pakistan plane crash

‘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.

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.

Air crash puts focus on India infrastructure

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.

Plane crashes in south India

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.

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

‘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.

SA working with Libya over plane crash

SA working with Libya over plane crash

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

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.

Poland crash pilots ‘were warned about the weather’

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.