Tag: Aviation accidents and incidents
Kobe Bryant’s widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant's widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year,...
As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets
Air travel can be difficult in the best of times, with cramped planes, screaming babies, flight delays and short tempers.
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Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to...
Blaze at Moscow fireworks warehouse injures 4
MOSCOW — A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge...
Family of copilot killed in WWII plane crash sues foundation
The family of a copilot killed in the crash of a World War II-era plane in 2019 in Connecticut is suing the foundation that...
Switzerland: 5 killed in crashes of 2 aircraft in Alps
GENEVA — Five people have been killed when a glider and a small plane crashed about a kilometer (0.6 miles) apart in the Swiss...
Indiana man, Iowa woman were weekend plane crash victims
DARLINGTON, Ind. — A man from Indiana and a woman from Iowa were identified Wednesday as the victims of a weekend plane crash in...
MH17 trial moves to crucial merits phase, examining evidence
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — Nearly seven years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, the trial in a Dutch court of...
Federal authorities investigate small plane crash in Indiana
DARLINGTON, Ind. — Federal authorities investigated Sunday after a single-engine plane carrying two people from a flight school crashed in central Indiana.
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Unruly passenger forces LA-to-Nashville flight diversion
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A flight from Los Angeles to Nashville was diverted to New Mexico on Friday afternoon after a passenger tried to break...