Plane
On a clear, sunny late summer day in September 2001, Al Qaeda terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing everyone...
Giant Antonov An-22 cargo plane crashes in rural Russia
A giant Antonov An-22 military cargo plane has crashed during training in a rural area of Russia's central Tula region with the loss of 12 air crew. The ageing Soviet-era turboprop plane, one of the biggest in the world, may have suffered an electrical...
Former US senator killed in Alaska plane crash
Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican to hold that office, has died in a plane crash in his home state of Alaska. Stevens was among the victims of the crash late Monday of a small plane (DeHavilland DHC-3T) near a remote Alaskan...
Scores killed in Pakistan plane crash
by Katherine Tiedemann A hideous crash An Airblue passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed into the Margalla Hills near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad yesterday en route from Karachi, and authorities say no survivors are expected (AP...
Russian soldiers charged with theft from polish crash
Four Russian soldiers have been charged with stealing bank cards from a passenger killed when the Polish president's plane crashed near Smolensk in Russia in early April. Russian prosecutors today said the soldiers used at least one of the cards to withdraw...
Beach erosion exposes old U.S. warplane
The location of a U.S. fighter plane downed off a beach in Wales and exposed by erosion is being kept secret by British historians and military. The existence of the Lockheed P-38 "Lightning" fighter was revealed Tuesday, although it was...
Did deferred maintenance cause RAF crash?
A British surveillance plane that exploded in Afghanistan was sent on a mission even though it was known to have fuel leaks, The Times of London reported. The crash killed the 14 men onboard the plane. The newspaper said documents obtained through...
Freedom Airlines flight 6082 from Atlanta to Dayton, Ohio, had a tire blow out before landing, frightening some passengers. "I heard a loud thump and I panicked," said Jessica Humphries, 18, who was seated in the rear of the airplane. "...
Georgia may refuse landing rights of Russian plane
One of the two planes sent by the Russian emergencies ministry to evacuate Russian citizens from Georgia might not be permitted to land, a Georgian airport official said Monday. Part of an ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia, two Russian emergencies...
