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4 rescued after light plane crash-lands near Zamboanga City shore
The training aircraft bound for Dumaguete City carried two flight instructors, a student co-pilot, and a mechanic. All of them are unharmed, says the Philippine Coast Guard.
Pakistan airline grounds about 150 pilots in license probe – official
A review finds more than 260 of the country's 860 active pilots had fake licenses or had cheated on exams
Pilots' virus chat blamed for deadly Pakistan plane crash
'The pilot and co-pilot were not focused and throughout they were having a conversation about corona. The [virus] was on their minds,' says Pakistan's aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan
Report blames human error for Pakistan plane crash that killed 97
'The pilot, as well as the [air traffic] controller, didn't follow the standard rules,' says Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the country's aviation minister
97 dead, 2 survivors in Pakistan plane crash
The bodies of all the passengers and crew of the ill-fated Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 had been recovered
CAAP grounds Lionair fleet after deadly plane crash
Lionair's entire fleet cannot operate while the probe into the crash is ongoing. Investigators already have the plane's cockpit voice recorder.
8 dead as medical evacuation plane crashes during takeoff at NAIA
(3rd UPDATE) 'Unfortunately, no passenger survived the accident,' says the Manila International Airport Authority
3 dead, scores hurt, in Turkey plane accident
The plane skids off the runway at an Istanbul airport, catches fire, and splits into 3
Plane skids off runway in Istanbul, breaks into 2
It is not known how many people have been injured, but officials say no one died
Plane crashes in eastern Afghanistan – officials
It is not immediately clear how many people were on board, or if the crashed plane was a passenger or military jet
3 U.S. firefighters die in Australia water bomber crash
The 3 people killed in the Canada-owned C-130 Hercules aircraft were among the crews of specialist firefighters sent by several countries to help battle Australia's devastating bushfires
Waterbombing plane missing as Australia bushfires flare
(UPDATED) The incident brings the death toll in Australia's bushfires to at least 32 since the crisis began in September
Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran
The caskets are to remain for a while at the airport terminal so that relatives and members of the airline could say their last goodbyes
New footage shows Iranian missiles hitting Ukraine plane
The blurry film, shot from a rooftop in a village 4 miles from an Iranian military site, shows the Kiev-bound plane on fire and circling back to Tehran's airport. Minutes later, the aircraft explodes and crashes.
Iran warns UK ambassador against 'interference'
This comes hours after UK's foreign office had summoned Iran's ambassador in London to lodge its 'strong objections' to the arrest of Britain's ambassador Rob Macaire
Ukraine, Canada demand accountability after Iran plane admission
(3rd UPDATE) 'This is a national tragedy, and all Canadians are mourning together,' Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in a statement
Ottawa lowers Canadian death toll in Iran air crash to 57
'This is based on additional information we had about birth dates and comparing the travel documents that people were travelling on when they boarded the flight,' Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says
U.S. gives Ukraine 'important' data on Iran plane crash
'Our goal is to establish the undeniable truth,' says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 'The value of human life is above all political motives.'
Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane
(3rd UPDATE) The declaration comes as Tehran faces mounting international pressure to allow a 'credible' investigation into the crash
Ukraine in national mourning after deadly airliner crash
'Ukraine's priority is to establish the causes of the catastrophe. We are undoubtedly going to get to the truth,' says Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
Kazakhstan observes day of mourning after fatal jet crash
Kazakh authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the disaster, and the plane's black boxes have been sent to Moscow for examination
12 killed, dozens injured as plane crashes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan responds to the crash by grounding the model, which makes up the whole of the Bek Air fleet, and launching an investigation
Iran military plane crashes near dormant volcano
State news agency IRNA says the jet went down near Mount Sabalan, in the Lesser Caucasus range
Chile starts identifying remains of plane crash victims
The remains are turned over to the local coroner's office for identification
Chile says no hope of survivors from missing plane
'The condition of the plane wreckage that was found makes it practically impossible that there are survivors from this air accident,' says Chile's Air Force chief
First commercial electric plane takes flight in Canada
'This proves that commercial aviation in all-electric form can work,' says Roei Ganzarski, chief executive of Seattle-based engineering firm magniX
Rescuers search for Chilean plane missing near Antarctica
(UPDATED) The plane went missing while flying over the Drake Passage, a maritime route between South America and Antarctica frequently hit by some of the world's worst weather
7 dead in small plane crash in Canada
'Five Americans and two Canadians were aboard,' Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Nora Vallee says
'Armed men' hijack Papua New Guinea plane, steal baggage
Tropicair says 8 armed men approached the plane as it was refueling in Gasmata, on the island of New Britain and forced the pilot to take off
Plane crashes into homes in east DR Congo city, killing 29
(UPDATED) The Busy Bee Dornier-228 smashes into two houses near the airport, deputy transport minister Jacques Yuma Kipuya says
Cebu Pacific signs $4.8-billion deal for 16 Airbus planes
The fuel-efficient and eco-friendly planes are scheduled to be delivered between 2021 and 2024
Ethiopian Airlines denies it tampered with flight records after crash
Ethiopian Airlines says that directly after the crash 'all relevant hard copy maintenance records of the aircraft involved in the accident' were sealed, stored in a secure place, and delivered to investigators
At least 7 dead as World War II plane crashes in the U.S. – reports
The Boeing B-17 aircraft, which the US Air Force deployed against Germany and Japan, crashes at Bradley International Airport while trying to land
4 bodies recovered from crashed Indonesia cargo plane
Indonesia's search and rescue agency finds the bodies near the wreckage of the crashed plane
British pilot dies in ultralight plane crash in Pampanga
Police identify the pilot as 55-year-old Mark Hogget, a resident of Tarlac City, Tarlac
9 dead as small plane crashes at Calamba resort in Laguna
(4th UPDATE) The light aircraft was used for medical evacuation. Among the dead are the patient being transported, the patient's wife, a doctor, and nurses.
Plane crash in Ecuador's Amazon region kills 4
The civil aviation authority launches an investigation to determine the cause of the plane crash
18 killed as Pakistan army plane crashes into residential area
(3rd UPDATE) The plane crashes into a poor village near an upscale neighborhood in the garrison city that is home to the army's headquarters
Plane crash in Texas kills 10 people – officials
(UPDATED) The plane was heading for St Petersburg, Florida, and was carrying two flight crew and 8 passengers, says a National Transportation Safety Board official
9 killed in Hawaii twin-engine plane crash
The Honolulu Fire Department says the aircraft was a skydiving plane that crashed on takeoff
2 pilots killed in Vietnam military plane crash
Two pilots in central Khanh Hoa province die after their Russian two-seater training aircraft Yakovlev Yak-52 crashes near a mountain, killing one of them instantly
Training plane crash lands in Tarlac
The pilot and his student survive the crash landing, says the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Russia probes pilot error after deadly plane blaze
Investigators are still examining the black boxes from the plane and have so far given no official reason for the crash
Pilot dies after plane hit live wire in Davao del Norte
The pilot was conducting an aerial spraying activity when his agricultural plane got entangled in a high-tension wire in a banana plantation, says the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Ethiopian crew followed procedure, but unable to control jet – report
(UPDATED) 'The crew performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control the aircraft,' says Ethiopian transport minister Dagmawit Moges
Boeing must do more work on proposed 737 fix – U.S. regulator
Additional work is needed 'to ensure that Boeing has identified and appropriately addressed all pertinent issues,' says a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman
Boeing anti-stall system is activated in Ethiopia crash – source
(UPDATED) The findings are based on flight recorder data and represent the strongest indication yet that the system, known as MCAS, malfunctioned in both the Ethiopian Airlines crash and the Lion Air crash in Indonesia
Anti-stall system likely activated in crash – Ethiopian Airlines CEO
Tewolde GebreMariam says an automatic anti-stalling system specific to the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft was 'to the best of our knowledge' activated on the fatal March 10 crash of Flight ET 302
Identifying Ethiopia crash victims may take 6 months – airline
In a document sent to family members of the crash victims, Ethiopia Airlines say DNA result 'will be announced approximately 5 to 6 months from the date the sample is collected'
Boeing to upgrade stall prevention on 737 MAX – sources
Sources say the fix was already underway before the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed
