World War II bomber crashes in airport, seven people killed
A World War II B-17G “Flying Fortress” bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Bradley International Airport (BDL), Connecticut,…
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Boeing’s Ethiopian, Lion Air crash victims fund starts operations
Boeing’s fund for Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes relief has started operations, the U.S. planemaker announced on…
Spanish Air Force instructor and student die in training incident
Less than a month after the crash of a C-101 Aviojet training plane which cost the life of…
Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in western France
A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed near Pluvigner, western France. The two pilots managed to eject. The falling…
Indonesia to release final report on Lion Air crash by October
Indonesian investigators are reportedly preparing to release the final report into last year’s fatal crash of Lion Air…
French waterbomber crashes during forest fire, one pilot dead
A Grumman S2F Tracker of the French Civil Security crashed near Générac, France, during an intervention on forest…
PAF Alpha Jet crashes in France
An Alpha Jet of the Patrouille Acrobatique de France (PAF), the precision aerobatic demonstration unit of the French…
ET 302 crash victims’ families speak before US Congress
Family members of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 victims have spoken at a U.S. Congressional hearing on July 17,…
Muilenburg addresses new risk found on 737 MAX
A week after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration admitted finding additional flaws in the Boeing 737 MAX software…
Boeing to donate $100M to Lion Air, Ethiopian Airlines victims
Boeing announces $100 million in funds for the families as well as communities of Lion Air Flight 610…
Captain ‘Sully’ weighs in on 737 MAX crashes in Congress hearings
Speaking at a U.S. Congressional hearing on June 19, 2019, Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, deemed as a hero…
Japan calls off crashed F-35A search, rest of fleet grounded
Japan ended its search for the pilot’s body and the wreck of the F-35 fighter jet that fell…
Russian authorities decode Superjet 100 accident flight recorders
Russian authorities have finished decoding flight recorders of Aeroflot Superjet 100, which left forty-one people dead and eleven…
Bombardier Challenger 601 crashes in northern Mexico
A Bombardier Challenger 601 business jet that took off from Las Vegas with three crew members and ten…
Russian MiG-31 fighter jet shot down by friendly fire
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashed during a training mission on April 26, 2017. Until now, the reason…
Three dead after Nepali aircraft hit helicopters while taking off
A small plane of the company Summit Air crashed during takeoff after colliding with two parked helicopters. The…
BREAKING | Ethiopian pilots followed Boeing guidelines
The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 pilots who crashed on March 10, 2019, followed the procedures and…
Russian S7 Airlines co-owner dies in private plane crash
A small private plane crashed on March 31, 2019, in western Germany, killing the pilot and two passengers,…