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Germanwings crash: lack of radio contact 'may not be surprising'

The French authorities have confirmed that one of the black box flight recorders has been recovered from the site of Tuesday’s passenger plane crash

24/03/2015

France

France: Search teams arrive at Germanwings plane crash site

A plane carrying 150 people, including a group of schoolchildren, has crashed in the French Alps. Aerial footage shows the wreckage of the Airbus

24/03/2015

France

Spanish, French, German leaders extend condolences to air crash disaster families

On hearing the Germanwings disaster news, Spanish King Felipe VI aborted an official visit to France. Accompanied by Queen Letizia and flanked by

24/03/2015

France

France plane crash: what we know

An Airbus A320, operated by Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings, crashed on Tuesday morning in a remote area of the French Alps. All 150 people on

24/03/2015

France

Germanwings crash: search suspended

Search called off overnight, 150 people presumed dead after Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps Recovery teams have suspended the search for

24/03/2015

Ukraine

Dutch media claims proof MH17 downed by BUK missile

A metal fragment found at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 appears to match a BUK missile. The new revelation from Dutch broadcaster

19/03/2015

Indonesia

Indonesia calls off search for bodies from AirAsia crash

Indonesia says the search for passengers from AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 that crashed into the Java Sea on December 28 has been called off. There were

17/03/2015

Argentina

'Dropped' helicopter crash: what we know

10/03/2015

Malaysia

Malaysia Airlines: Dead battery 'did not hinder' MH370 search

A day after a government interim report into the flight's disappearance, there has been more criticism of the response of the airline and the authorities into the mystery.

09/03/2015

World News

MH370: One year on but still no answers

One year since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared, the search for the Boeing 777 continues. The flight vanished from radar screens shortly

08/03/2015

USA

"Battered but OK" - Harrison Ford recovers after crashing vintage plane

Colleagues of the US film star Harrison Ford say his injuries in a light plane crash are not life-threatening

06/03/2015

USA

Harrison Ford 'battered but OK' after crash landing plane

Hollywood actor Harrison Ford has suffered moderate injuries when he crash landed a plane on a Los Angeles golf course, according to local media. The

06/03/2015

USA

Delta Airlines plane 'skids off runway' in New York

Flight 1086 from Atlanta crashed into a fence in snowy conditions at LaGuardia Airport. No serious injuries were reported.

05/03/2015

USA

Breaking: Plane skids off runway at New York airport

05/03/2015

Malaysia

Shot down, hijacked or abducted by aliens: take your pick of MH370 theories

A year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, what happened to the plane and its 239 passengers and crew still seems to be

05/03/2015

World News

Search for MH370 "can't go on forever" says Australia PM

Almost one year after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has hinted that search efforts will

05/03/2015

Sweden

Divers discover wreckage of WW ll bomber off Swedish coast

Divers have found parts of a plane wreck thought to be that of a US B-17 bomber which crashed into the sea off southern Sweden way back in 1944

05/03/2015

Nepal

[Watch] Passengers emergency evacuate crash-landed Airbus A330

04/03/2015

World News

Chilean plane crash wreckage found after 50-years in Andes mountains

Chilean mountaineers have discovered the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago, killing 24 people, including eight players from

10/02/2015

Taiwan

New footage of Taiwan crash reveals how the plane barely missed buildings

Dramatic new footage has emerged of the moment a Transasia plane crashed in Taiwan. Surveillance tape on a 21-storey building near the Keelung river

10/02/2015