Tag: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
Ukrainian Cargo Plane Bound for Bangladesh Crashes in Greece
ATHENS — A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying 11.5 tons of Serbian-made weapons destined for Bangladesh crashed in northern…
Military Clears Crew of Plane That Took Flight as Afghans Fell to Their Deaths
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has cleared the crew of an American military C-17 cargo plane that took…
Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.
HONG KONG — Chinese jets repeatedly buzzed a Canadian plane monitoring North Korea, sometimes coming so close that…
In This Small Thai Village, American History Runs Deep
BAAN MAE KUA, Thailand — Ten-year-old Sao Yotkantha was helping his father in their rice field when he…
One Ukrainian War Casualty: The World’s Largest Airplane
BUCHA, Ukraine — The day war broke out, one of Ukraine’s most decorated pilots stepped onto the balcony…
A YouTuber Purposely Crashed His Plane in California, F.A.A. Says
Mr. Jacob said in a statement in January that he had flown that day to spread the ashes…
A Flight Over China in Clear Skies, Followed by a Nosedive
BEIJING — China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was at 29,100 feet in clear afternoon skies over the hills…
China Eastern Jet’s Steep Plunge Suggests Little Chance of Survival
A day after a Boeing 737 plane crashed in southern China, hundreds of firefighters, police officers and paramilitary…
Flight MU-5735 Descended More Than 20,000 Feet in Just Over a Minute
China Eastern Airlines’ Flight MU-5735 left Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, at 1:11 p.m. on Monday for…
F.A.A. Says It Has Reached a Deal Over 5G Service at Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it had reached an agreement with Verizon and AT&T on…
A YouTuber’s Plane Crash Draws Doubts From Aviation Experts
The YouTube video with the attention-grabbing title “I Crashed My Plane” begins with Trevor Jacob piloting a small…
How 5G Clashed With an Aviation Device Invented in the 1920s
Altimeters are a key part of the 787’s landing system, turning on the reverse thrusters that slow the…