Los Angeles police officers pulled the pilot of a small plane away from the tracks moments before a train smashed into it at high speed.
Tag: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
Airlines Strand Passengers Who Partied on Flight Without Masks
A group of Canadian social media influencers and others flouted Covid-19 rules on a flight to Cancún, Mexico, resulting in airlines leaving many of them without a way home.
Santo Domingo Plane Crash Kills All 9 Aboard
A prominent Puerto Rican music producer known as Flow La Movie was reported to be among the dead.
India’s Top Military General, Bipin Rawat, Dies in Helicopter Crash
Gen. Bipin Rawat, who was killed along with his wife and 11 others on board, was in charge of overhauling a military that has struggled to modernize.
Boeing agrees to accept responsibility for crash of its 737 Max jet in Ethiopia.
The company will pay out successful compensation suits and allow victims’ families to file those suits in Illinois. Families agreed not to sue for punitive damages.
Small Plane Crashes Near Milan, Killing All on Board
Eight people died when a passenger plane hit a building shortly after departing from Milan’s Linate Airport.
Body Parts Found in Landing Gear of Flight From Kabul, Officials Say
Harrowing video of the chaos, recorded by the Afghan news media, has circulated around the world. The Air Force said the episode was under investigation.
Germany Floods: Merkel Visits Region as Toll Continues to Mount
The chancellor met with those who lost their homes and with rescue teams and German Army troops searching for survivors, as the number of dead rose above 180 in Europe.
Two Are Killed in Arizona Firefighting Plane Crash
The plane was engaged in aerial reconnaissance over the Cedar Basin fire when it crashed on Saturday, the Bureau of Land Management said.
Plane Crashes in Russia With 28 People Aboard
The aircraft was flying a regional route in the far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka. There were not believed to be any survivors, Russian news agencies reported.