Air Disasters
latest news & developments
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
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
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, 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, 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
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
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’
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.