Page 3 - Plane Crash

Chinese jet nearly hit speed of sound in final moments before crash

Such an impact may complicate the task for investigators because it can obliterate evidence and damage a plane's data and voice recorders that are designed to withstand most crashes

China says one of two black boxes from China Eastern plane crash found

The search for the black boxes is one of the key tasks required by the investigation team

Rough terrain, rain hampering search at site of China plane crash

Rough terrain and rainfall were hampering the search for clues into why a China Eastern plane inexplicably fell from the sky and crashed into a wooded mountainside, presumably killing all on board

Chinese air travel faces mass cancellations after plane crash: Report

The cancellations come after a Boeing 737-800 NG operated by China Eastern Airlines nosedived out of the sky and crashed in Guangxi province on Monday afternoon

China launches safety overhaul of civil aviation after plane crash

China's civil aviation regulator on Tuesday directed immediate launch of a 2-week-long safety overhaul of the civil aviation sector after a passenger plane crashed a day earlier with 132 people aboard

China searches for survivors from plane crash with cause still unclear

Flight MU5735 was headed on Monday for the port city of Guangzhou from Kunming, capital of the southwestern province of Yunnan

Boeing ready to assist China Eastern Airlines with probe into plane crash

Boeing China said it is cooperating with China Eastern Airlines and will provide support after a Boeing 737 passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed a day earlier

No survivors found in crash of Chinese plane carrying 132 people: Report

No survivors have been found as the search continued Tuesday of the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane carrying 132 people that crashed a day earlier in a forested mountainous area

Plane carrying 132 crashes in China; all feared killed: Report

A video footage shows China Eastern's Boeing 737-800 jet nosediving to the ground

Hopes of survivors among 132 people aboard in China's plane crash recede

Hopes to find the survivors among the 132 people travelling by the crashed Chinese aircraft receded as the night fell making efforts by scores of rescuers difficult

LIVE: Delhi logs 180 fresh Covid cases in a day, highest since June 16

Delhi has witnessed an uptick in Covid-19 infections in the last few days. Stay tuned for LIVE updates

Pilot error led to AI Express crash in Kozhikode, says probe report

According to the report, the investigation team is of the opinion that the role of systemic failures as a contributory factor cannot be overlooked in this accident

Low visibility, faulty windshield wiper too contributed to Kozhikode crash

Low visibility and sub-optimal performance of windshield wiper in rain might have well triggered visual illusions for the pilot, resulting in erroneous distance and depth perception

Could a $10-million system have saved lives in Kozhikode plane crash?

While most plane crash investigations blame dead pilots, Kozhikode investigators may have to dig much deeper

At least 45 dead after military plane crashes in the Philippines: Report

The aircraft had 96 people on board, including three pilots and five crew while the rest were army personnel, the military said

Philippine C-130 military plane transporting troops crashes; 49 rescued

The Philippine military chief says a C-130 plane transporting troops has crashed in the country's south after missing a runway and at least 49 people have been rescued.

Ex-''Tarzan'' actor among 7 plane crash victims in Tennessee, USA

The National Transportation Safety Board had a lead investigator at the site

HC quashes criminal case against Air India, AAI execs in Mangaluru crash

Holds that magistrate court which initiated proceedings against the officials did not follow due process of law and overlooked the court of inquiry's report on the accident

Damage to United Boeing 777 engine consistent with metal fatigue: NTSB

The United engine's fan blade will be examined on Tuesday after being flown to a Pratt & Whitney laboratory where it will examined under supervision of NTSB investigators

Boeing recommends airlines suspend use of some 777s after United incident

United said the next day it would voluntarily and temporarily remove its 24 active planes, hours before Boeing's announcement