Plane Crash
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Malawi crash probe questions missing reports
Malawi's ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the 2024 military plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima has exposed a significant flaw in earlier probes: none…
A tribute to Malawi’s Saulos Chilima, the people’s hero
The vice president had great courage, with so much character that his politics was not only an inspiration at home, but echoed throughout East, Central and Southern Africa
Malawi vice-president, nine others, killed in plane crash
The military plane carrying Saulos Chilima and nine others disappeared on Monday
Footballer Sala’s missing plane found — investigators
The missing plane carrying Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot has been found, investigators said on Sunday
Crashed Lion Air jet had air speed indicator glitch on fatal flight: official
An Indonesian Lion Air jet that plunged into the Java Sea last week, killing all 189 on board, had an airspeed indicator problem on its fatal flight
Investigators hunt for clues over Russian passenger plane crash
"Sixty-five passengers and six crew members were on board, and all of them died," Russia’s office of transport
Emirates Airline plane crash-lands in Dubai after catching fire, passengers safe
An Emirates Airline flight from India caught fire after making an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday
Bodies from Indonesian plane crash recovered from jungle
The bodies of all 54 people killed when their plane crashed in Indonesia have been recovered from a jungle site and their remains flown to Jayapura.
Crashed Indonesian plane found ‘destroyed’, no survivors
A plane that crashed in eastern Indonesia was found on Tuesday "completely destroyed" with the bodies of all 54 people who had been aboard.
Pilot honoured as TransAsia death toll rises to 31
The TransAsia plane which crashed on Wednesday apparently missed built-up areas, thanks to the pilot. Meanwhile, the search is still underway.
Divers recover second AirAsia black box recorder
Experts now have essential tools to piece together what brought AirAsia Flight 8501 down.
Fifth piece of AirAsia wreckage believed to be found
Amidst reports of bad weather, the fifth large underwater object believed to be part of plane AirAsia QZ8501 may have been found.
Searchers find ‘big parts’ of crashed AirAsia plane
‘Big parts’ of the ill-fated AirAsia Flight QZ8501 have been found in the Java Sea off the island of Borneo late on Friday night.
Bodies found near site of AirAsia plane’s disappearance
Indonesian officials on Tuesday spotted six bodies from the AirAsia flight that disappeared two days earlier, and recovered three of them.
Swedes reopen UN’s old wounds
Stockholm is seeking a new probe into the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld in Zambia 53 years ago.