Tag: Aviation accidents and incidents
Swiss air force jet crashes in Alps, pilot ejects safely
GENEVA — A Swiss air force fighter jet crashed during a training fight in the Alps on Wednesday, the Defense Department said. The pilot...
Judges lawyers in MH17 trial visit wreckage of plane
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands — Judges and lawyers in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the 2014 downing of Malaysia...
Biden calls Belarus plane diversion an ‘outrageous incident’
President Joe Biden on Monday said the forced diversion by Belarus of a commercial passenger jet so it could arrest an opposition journalist was...
EU mulls response to Belarus diverting plane to nab reporter
BRUSSELS — Angry European Union leaders were set to consider a joint response Monday to Belarus' diversion of a plane traveling between EU member...
Nigeria’s Chief of Army staff, 10 other die in plane crash
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria's Chief of Army staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers were killed Friday in a plane crash, the...
Belarusian military jet crashes, killing 2
KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian military jet crashed Wednesday, killing both pilots, the military said.
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Pilot failed to control plane in Texas crash that killed 10
ADDISON, Texas — A pilot's failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff in...
US officials seek big fines against more airline passengers
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are continuing to pursue large penalties against a few airline passengers accused of disrupting flights.
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Police: Man dead following skydiving accident
DELAND, Fla. — A man is dead after an apparent skydiving accident at a Florida airport, authorities said.
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American Airlines jet returns to San Jose after engine issue
SAN JOSE — Federal officials say an American Airlines plane returned to the main San Jose airport shortly after takeoff on Monday after pilots...
