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Passenger’s leg amputated after becoming trapped in moving airport walkway
A passenger at Bangkok’s Mueang Airport (DMK) has had her leg amputated by medical emergency staff after it…
EVA Air collision: Airbus A321 hits parked Boeing B777 causing severe damage
Two EVA Air planes suffered damages after a ground handling accident occurred at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)…
Turbulence causes fatal injury to passenger on private flight over Massachusetts
A passenger was killed on a private flight which departed from Keene, New Hampshire, on March 3, 2023. The…
Wheel of a Ryanair jet catches fire after landing at Manchester Airport
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) described a fire that broke out on a Ryanair plane at Manchester…
Nepal plane crash searchers fly drones to search gorge, one person still missing
Rescue teams used drones to explore a 200-meter deep gorge to search for one person who remains unaccounted…
Horrific death: Embraer ERJ-175 engine ingests a baggage handler
A baggage handler was killed in a horrific accident at Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) in the United States…
Single-engine plane crashes into power line tower in Montgomery County, Maryland
A small aircraft crashed into a high-tension power line tower in Montgomery County, Maryland on the evening of…
All passengers safe after Korean Air Airbus overruns runway in Philippines
An investigation will be started after a Korean Air Airbus A330 overran the runway in bad weather at…
Former Moscow Aviation Institute head falls to his death in accident at the uni
Another high-level Russian aviation expert has been involved in a mysterious accident. Anatoly Gerashchenko, former head of the…
Ground handler killed in conveyor belt accident at New Orleans airport
An airport baggage handler for Frontier Airlines at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has been killed…
Lack of information factor in C-130 crash while fighting Australian bushfires
A Lockheed C-130 large air tanker that crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia in 2020 likely stalled when…
Left the plane without a parachute: NTSB report on North Carolina accident
US investigators have released a preliminary report into a strange accident, where a co-pilot died after jumping without…
Mid-air collision of two small planes at North Las Vegas airport leaves 4 dead
Four people are confirmed dead after two small aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision at North Las…
DHL Boeing 757 freighter tail breaks off after skidding off runway
A DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757 freighter has been involved in a dramatic landing accident at San Jose…
Romania releases initial analysis of double helicopter, fighter crash
Romania says preliminary analysis shows that human and environmental factors are behind the double crash of March 2,…
11 things you need to know about aircraft black boxes
As Chinese investigators scour the wreckage of flight MU5735 for the black boxes that will provide vital clues…
Boeing releases statement on China Eastern Airlines fatal crash
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has released an official statement regarding China Eastern flight MU5735 which involved a B737-800…