Posts Tagged ‘passenger-plane’

Iran probes passenger plane crash

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Iran begins an investigation into a passenger plane crash which killed at least 77 people, Iranian media report.

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Iran probes passenger plane crash

Scores killed in Iran plane crash

Monday, January 10th, 2011

An Iranian passenger plane with more than 100 people on board crashes in the country’s north-west, killing 77, Iranian media report.

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Scores killed in Iran plane crash

Passenger plane missing in Nepal

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

A passenger plane carrying 22 people goes missing after taking off from an airport in eastern Nepal.

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Passenger plane missing in Nepal

Door fell off plane at take-off

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

A door panel fell off a passenger plane and damaged a wing as the aircraft took off from Southampton Airport, a report finds.

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Door fell off plane at take-off

Two die, 48 hurt in emergency landing

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Two people died and and 48 were injured today when a Russian passenger plane skidded off a runway after an emergency landing in Moscow.

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Two die, 48 hurt in emergency landing

Plane Crash in Cuba Kills 68 Aboard

Friday, November 5th, 2010

There were no survivors after a passenger plane carrying 68 people crashed in the mountainous central region of the island on Thursday, the Cuban government said.

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Plane Crash in Cuba Kills 68 Aboard

Passenger plane crashes in Cuba

Friday, November 5th, 2010

A Cuban passenger plane crashes in the centre of the country with about 60 people on board, Cuban state TV reports.

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Passenger plane crashes in Cuba

How it feels to fly an Airbus A380

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Take a rare look on board and behind the scenes of the largest passenger plane in the world.

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How it feels to fly an Airbus A380

Plane evacuated after bomb threat

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Authorities in Utah evacuated a passenger plane Thursday morning after receiving a bomb threat, an spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City airport said.

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Plane evacuated after bomb threat

Skid report criticises de-icing

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

A report into an incident where a passenger plane skidded off a runway finds de-icing was likely to have had a limited effect.

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Skid report criticises de-icing

Sparks as wing dragged along runway

Monday, September 27th, 2010

A passenger plane has made an emergency landing at JFK airport in New York after experiencing landing gear problems.

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Sparks as wing dragged along runway

Planes in ‘near-miss’ over London

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals.

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Planes in ‘near-miss’ over London

Russian ‘miracle’ crash landing

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

A Russian passenger plane makes a safe landing in the Siberian taiga after a power failure at more than 10,000 metres.

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Russian ‘miracle’ crash landing

China plane ‘overshot’ runway

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

At least 42 people have been killed after a passenger plane crash-landed in the north-eastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, state media report.

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China plane ‘overshot’ runway

Plane crashes in north-east China

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Forty-eight people have been rescued after a passenger plane crashes in north-eastern China with at least 91 people on board, state media report.

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