French investigators probing the 2009 crash of an Air France jet over the Atlantic have released a report linking pilot errors to the deadly accident and calling for better pilot training to cope with an emergency. The report from the French air accident investigation agency says the pilots of Air France 447 did not realize […]
Pilot Errors Outlined in 2009 Air France Crash
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Polish Defense Minister Resigns Over Smolensk Plane Crash
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich has resigned after the release of a government report that blamed Polish officials and Russian air traffic controllers for a plane crash that killed Poland’s president, Lech Kaczynski, and 95 other people. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday he accepted Klich’s resignation, which he offered on Thursday. The long-awaited report […]
Polish Defense Minister Resigns Over Smolensk Plane Crash
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich has resigned after the release of a government report that blamed Polish officials and Russian air traffic controllers for a plane crash that killed Poland’s president, Lech Kaczynski, and 95 other people. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday he accepted Klich’s resignation, which he offered on Thursday. The long-awaited report […]
Polish Report: Russians Share Responsibility for Smolensk Plane Crash
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
A Polish investigation into the plane crash last year that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others finds Russian air traffic controllers gave incorrect instructions to the plane’s pilots. The report, released Friday, also said lighting was bad at the airstrip where the plane crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk. The long-awaited assessment also […]
Bangladeshi Bus Collides With Truck, 17 Killed
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Bangladeshi police say a bus has crashed head on with a truck in the country’s north, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 20 others. Police say the accident happened Thursday as the bus was traveling north from the capital, Dhaka, with around 40 passengers. It collided with the truck in Bogra district, […]
South Korean Cargo Plane Crashes Near Jeju Island
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
A South Korean cargo plane has crashed in waters off South Korea’s southern Jeju island killing two people. The Yonhap news agency quotes the coast guard as saying the Asiana Airlines plane crashed early Thursday. The Boeing 744 plane with one pilot and one crew member was headed from the Incheon International Airport to Pudong […]
Morocco in Mourning After Plane Crash Kills 78
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Morocco’s King Mohammed has declared three days of national mourning following a military plane crash that killed 78 people. The state-run MAP news agency says the plane crashed into a mountain Tuesday as the pilot was preparing to land in bad weather at a military airport near the southern town of Guelmim. It says three […]
Moroccan Military Transport Hits Mountain, 78 Killed
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Morocco says that 78 people were killed when a Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain on Tuesday. The state-run MAP news agency says the crash occurred as the pilot was preparing to land in bad weather at a military airport near the southern town of Guelmim. It says three people survived the crash […]
78 Killed in Moroccan Military Plane Crash
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
A Moroccan military transport plane has crashed in a southern region, killing at least 78 people. The country’s state-run MAP news agency says the Royal Armed Forces C-130 aircraft hit a mountain Tuesday as the pilot was preparing to land at an airport near the town of Guelmim. The report says bad weather was a […]
Dozens Killed in Crash of Moroccan Military Plane
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Morocco’s state news agency says “dozens” of people were killed Tuesday when a C-130 military plane crashed in a mountainous region. The news agency says the Royal Armed Forces transport crashed as it was attempting to land at a military airport near the southern town of Guelmim. Two other Moroccan websites say about 70 people […]
