Russian city remembers plane crash victims
September 8th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian city of Yaroslavl has paid its respects to the 44 people killed in a plane crash that wiped out an entire hockey team ... Read more...
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Crashed Sukhoi was replacement aircraft
May 16th, 2012 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into a mountain in Indonesia, killing 45 people May 9, was a replacement aircraft for one that had ... Read more...
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12 bodies brought out of crashed Sukhoi
May 11th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Twelve bodies were brought out Friday by rescuers from the crash site where a Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner went down in Indonesia Wednesday, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Helicopter crashes in eastern Romania, killing 5 Ukrainians
April 27th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by BNO News
OSTROV, ROMANIA (BNO NEWS) -- A private helicopter en-route to extinguish a fire in Turkey crashed in eastern Romania on Thursday, killing five Ukrainian citizens on board, officials said on Friday. There ... Read more...
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Pakistan appreciated after Indian chopper returns safely
October 23rd, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Signalling the spirit of the resumed peace process, an Indian Army helicopter that strayed into Pakistan in bad weather Sunday returned with its crew after ... Read more...
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IAF has lost 999 planes in crashes since 1970
August 3rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost 999 aircraft in crashes since 1970 and 39 percent of these accidents occurred due to pilot error, a ... Read more...
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Russia suspends airline after crash kills 47
July 14th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Thursday suspended the licence of a Moscow-based airline following a plane crash that killed 47 people last month.Aviation authorities suspended the licence of Rusair, ... Read more...
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Poland to reconstruct jet crash that killed president
January 23rd, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland plans to reconstruct the crash that killed then Polish president Lech Kaczynski, a top official said.A Tu-154 plane that crashed near Smolensk, in western Russia, in ... Read more...
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Kaczynski’s brother blasts Russian probe of plane crash
January 12th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Jan 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Jaroslaw Kaczynski, opposition leader and the twin brother of late Polish president Lech Kaczynski, criticised Wednesday the Russian investigation of the plane crash that killed the leader ... Read more...
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Report blames pilot error for Air India Express crash that killed 158
November 17th, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- The May 22 Air India Express plane crash at Mangalore airport that killed 158 people was caused by pilot error, according to the final report, which ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Romanian crash (Lead)
July 28th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest/Tel Aviv, July 27 (DPA) The Israeli army confirmed Tuesday the deaths of six of its soldiers and one Romanian soldier in a helicopter crash in Romania.
The military had been informed of ... Read more...
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11 die in military plane crash in Romania
July 6th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, July 6 (DPA) Eleven soldiers were killed in Romania Monday when a military plane crashed shortly after take-off, the country's defence ministry said.
Another three people were taken to hospital with serious ... Read more...
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Safety Board Holds Pilot Error Responsible For New York Crash
February 4th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Feb 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The probable cause which led to an airline crash into a house located in Buffalo, N.Y, has been attributed to errors committed by the pilots, ... Read more...
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Technical failure, pilot error caused Amsterdam plane crash
March 5th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, March 5 (RIA Novosti) Preliminary investigations have shown that a faulty altimeter combined with pilot error were responsible for the crash of a Turkish airliner in Amsterdam last month, Dutch ... Read more...
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Investigation cites pilot error for air crash near Everest
January 1st, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 1 (DPA) An investigation into an air crash near Mount Everest in October 2007 blamed pilot error for it, a government report said Thursday.The crash at Lukla airport, about 175 ... Read more...
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Seven killed as cargo plane crashes in Iraq
November 14th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 14 (Xinhua) A private aircraft has crashed in western Iraq, killing all the seven crewmembers on board, a US military statement said Friday.The Russian-made An-12 cargo plane crashed Thursday before ... Read more...
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Has McCain been successful in fudging his flying mishaps?
October 8th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.8 (ANI): Has Republican presidential candidate John McCain been successful in fudging details of his flying career as a pilot in the US Navy.
Controversy has surrounded a series of ... Read more...
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Engine failure responsible for Russia plane crash
September 15th, 2008 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 15 (DPA) Russian investigators have ruled out a terrorist attack as the cause of a plane crash which killed 88 people Sunday, saying an engine fault was responsible.An Aeroflot Nord ... Read more...
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Helicopter crashes into drilling rig, 20 dead (Second lead)
April 28th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kiev, April 28 (DPA) A Ukrainian helicopter crashed into a Black Sea oil drilling rig Monday, leaving 20 people dead, a government spokesman said. The MiG-8 passenger helicopter had been carrying workers ... Read more...
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19 killed as Ukraine helicopter crashes into drilling rig
April 28th, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kiev, April 28 (DPA) A Ukrainian helicopter crashed into a Black Sea oil drilling rig Monday, killing all 19 people aboard, a government spokesman said. The MiG-8 passenger helicopter had been ... Read more...
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Helicopter crashes into Black Sea drilling rig, 19 dead (Lead)
April 28th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kiev, April 28 (DPA) A Ukrainian helicopter crashed into a Black Sea oil drilling rig Monday, killing 19 of the 20 people aboard, a government spokesman said. The MiG-8 passenger helicopter had ... Read more...
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South Korean team to probe UN chopper crash in Nepal
March 4th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) The South Korean government is sending a fact finding mission to investigate a UN helicopter crash in Nepal that killed all 12 people aboard, including a ... Read more...
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At least 10 killed in UN chopper crash in Nepal
March 3rd, 2008 - 9:41 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 3 (IANS) At least 10 people, mostly UN personnel, were killed and their bodies charred beyond recognition as the helicopter ferrying them from a Maoist guerrilla camp crashed ... Read more...
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Airline accidents due to pilot errors have significantly decreased
December 28th, 2007 - 7:16 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 28 (ANI): An analysis of data on airline mishaps has shown that accidents due to pilots faults dramatically decreased between 1983 and 2002.Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of ... Read more...
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