Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
At Least 68 Dead After Plane Crashes in Nepal
A plane carrying 68 passengers and four crew members crashed in the city of Pokhara, Nepal, on Sunday while trying to land. At least 68 were killed, according to the airline operating the plane and the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. The ATR-72 plane, a twin-engine propeller model manufactured more than 15 years ago, was being […]
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Cloud ‘Shot Up’ Just Before Severe Turbulence Struck, Report Says
A Hawaiian Airlines pilot said that a cloud “shot up” like a smoke plume just before the airplane experienced severe turbulence that injured 25 people last month, according to a preliminary report by federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said in the report that the captain of the flight reported that conditions were “smooth […]
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Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines’ CEO, on What Went Wrong
Your unions say that for years, Southwest has been too focused on investors and hasn’t invested enough in the operation. What’s your response to that criticism? I’ve been asked a lot about whether we have antiquated technology. We spend a billion dollars a year on technology here at Southwest. And, like every company, there are […]
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6 Dead After Planes Crash in Mid-Air at Dallas Executive Airport
DALLAS — Two World War II-era airplanes collided in midair at an air show in Dallas on Saturday, the authorities said, turning the commemorative Veterans Day weekend event into a scene of horror. Six people were killed in the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday. The planes — a Boeing B-17 Flying […]
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Ukrainian Cargo Plane Bound for Bangladesh Crashes in Greece
ATHENS — A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying 11.5 tons of Serbian-made weapons destined for Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late Saturday, killing eight Ukrainian crew members and setting off an investigation into whether the hazardous material being transported posed a threat to the local population, state and local officials said. The plane, an Antonov An-12BK, […]
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Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.
HONG KONG — Chinese jets repeatedly buzzed a Canadian plane monitoring North Korea, sometimes coming so close that the pilots could see each other. Hundreds of miles to the south, a Chinese fighter plane sprayed metallic chaff in the path of an Australian surveillance craft, a maneuver that Australia called “very dangerous.” To Chinese officials, […]
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Nepal Plane Crash: All 22 Bodies Are Recovered
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescue workers recovered 22 bodies on Monday and Tuesday after a nearly 48-hour operation to reach and assess the site of a plane crash in the rocky heights of the Himalayas, according to officials in Nepal. The Canadian-made De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Tara Air and carrying 19 passengers and […]
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In This Small Thai Village, American History Runs Deep
BAAN MAE KUA, Thailand — Ten-year-old Sao Yotkantha was helping his father in their rice field when he heard the roar of an airplane unusually close. He looked up and saw a twin-engine plane hit the ground a half mile away and burst into flames. It was World War II, and the crash of the […]
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One Ukrainian War Casualty: The World’s Largest Airplane
BUCHA, Ukraine — The day war broke out, one of Ukraine’s most decorated pilots stepped onto the balcony of his three-story home to watch a battle raging at a nearby airport. From where he was standing, the pilot, Oleksandr Halunenko, could see the explosions and feel the shudders. The Russians were invading his country and […]
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