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Ten years after the Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went off radar screens and disappeared, relatives of the 239 aboard still do not know what happened.
The loss of 132 lives when an Eastern Airlines plane crashed into a mountain in southern China calls for a thorough investigation.
The US Federal Aviation Administration is right in principle and practice not to budge a millimetre until the standards on which it built its reputation have been fully and faithfully observed and complied with
The US president’s remarks on the Boeing crash underline his prejudice against innovation and Silicon Valley. Trump would like supporters to believe that he can bring back the 20th century and take back manufacturing jobs from China.
After Ethiopian Airlines crash, the 737 MAX models should not be allowed to fly again until they have genuinely been proven safe
- The 10 victims’ families and Malaysians hail them as heroes as the country unites in grief over the tragedy
- Some Malaysians accuse the military of poor planning that led to the crash and having defence assets of questionable quality
A video of the incident showed one of the helicopters clipping the rotor of the other before the two crashed to the ground at Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak.
The SH-60K reconnaissance helicopters carrying a total of eight crew lost contact near Torishima island, about 600km south of Tokyo.
Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said.
The aviation giant is under scrutiny by US lawmakers after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight in January.
A Southwest Airlines jet returned to Denver on Sunday after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during take-off.
The flight, due to arrive from Tel Aviv, was forced to land after what the Federal Aviation Administration said was a “passenger medical emergency,” CNN reported.
‘Aurora’, which imitates predator-like movements, will patrol at Alaska’s Fairbanks airport to keep birds and other animals away from planes.
Victims’ families say few lessons have been learned since the 2018 crash, with Boeing aircraft continuing to suffer serious safety malfunctions.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said a decision on resuming search for the wreckage would be taken soon, but relatives of the missing should not expect any breakthroughs.
Video sought by US investigators in the Alaska Airlines incident was overwritten, and the manufacturer of the Max 9 plane can’t provide names or records.
On Monday, the plane travelling from Sydney to Auckland with 263 passengers and nine crew members on board dropped abruptly mid-flight – without explanation.
The incident follows the mid-air loss of a tyre from an aircraft headed to Japan, and an engine fire on a flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Florida.
Malaysian authorities have promised to embark on a third search for the missing plane after two previous failed attempts.
For those left behind, the need to find their children, grandchildren and parents is as urgent as ever.
Malaysian air crash investigators proposed early on for commercial aircraft to be outfitted with real-time tracking systems to help planes in distress.
Ten years after MH370, an industry-wide push to rule out a similar case has been stymied by bureaucracy, financial pressure, and a debate about who should have ultimate control of the cockpit.
An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing last month after an incident that left a gaping hole in the cabin.
A video taken by one passenger shows a plane wing with a dark blue tip descending onto a runway, and the slat of the wing appeared to have broken off, leaving it looking jagged.
Herbert Wigwe, co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank, and five others were killed Friday in a helicopter crash in Southern California’s Mojave Desert.
Sources say Pinera was piloting helicopter that plunged into a lake in southern Chile. Three others survived.
Investigators say the Alaska Airlines incident apparently involved a door plug that had not been properly installed when it was delivered by the manufacturer.
The International Court of Justice said only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches, tossing the remainder of Kyiv’s claims.
There is uncertainty over last week’s crash of a Russian military cargo plane. Moscow says Kyiv shot down the plane. Ukraine has not confirmed or denied the claim, but has demanded proof of who was on board.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have been under pressure to rethink policies requiring pets to travel in the hold, amid an outcry over the deaths of a dog and a cat in a crash on January 2.
Kyiv has not outright denied Moscow’s claims that it shot down a military plane, but it has raised questions about whether the prisoners were actually on board.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) froze increases in production of the 737 Max, raising concerns over growth plans of airlines and suppliers worldwide.
Russia’s assertion about the 15-minute warning contradicts a statement by Ukrainian military intelligence that Russia had not informed it about the flight arrangements.
