A volcanic nightmare on White Island in New Zealand’s stunning Bay of Plenty takes a new turn with a daring operation to recover eight bodies of people killed in an eruption on Monday. About two dozen of those who were able to escape remain hospitalize…
Tag: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
Chilean Air Force Finds Debris Believed to Be From Missing Cargo Plane
The military said that debris was being recovered to determine whether it belonged to the plane, which is thought to have crashed with 38 people aboard over a remote stretch of southern sea.
Chile Plane Bound for Antarctica Goes Missing With 38 Aboard
The plane was on a maintenance mission to a Chilean base on Antarctica when it lost radio contact, the Chilean Air Force said.
7 Killed in Plane Crash in Ontario
The authorities in Canada said they were still investigating what caused the plane to crash on Wednesday.
Helicopter Crash in Mali Kills 13 French Troops
The midair collision of two helicopters was the deadliest incident in decades for the French military. The troops were part of a French force combating Islamist extremists.
Plane Crash in Congo Kills at Least 27
The aircraft, operated by the local carrier Busy Bee, went down in a densely populated neighborhood of Goma shortly after takeoff on Sunday.
With Boeing in Cross Hairs, Lion Air Gets a Pass on Poor Safety Record
A focus on Boeing after two fatal crashes has given cover to an Indonesian air carrier with global ambitions — a company that will neither fully admit to, nor swiftly address, its safety issues.
Werner G. Doehner, Last Survivor of the Hindenburg, Dies at 90
He was 8 and traveling with his family when the German airship caught fire and crashed in New Jersey.
Indonesian Report on Lion Air Crash Finds Numerous Problems
Design flaws in the Boeing 737 Max led to the disaster last year, but an investigator said that without other factors “the crash would not have happened.”
Boeing 737 Max Safety System Was Vetoed, Engineer Says
The company passed on the concerns to the Department of Justice as part of a criminal investigation into the engineering of the plane after two fatal crashes.