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'I was in the water for 11 hours': 2009 plane crash survivor testifies

The lone survivor of a historic plane crash recounts her ordeal as a 12-year-old girl hearing screams, in a courtroom in Paris.

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Was the fatal Chinese Eastern plane crash intentional?

Investigators have yet to find any technical fault with the Boeing which crashed in March, killing 132 passengers and crew.

France

Paris trial underway into 2009 plane crash off coast of Comoros

Just one person survived the crash, a 12-year-old girl.

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China plane crash: It will take 'a year' to find out what happened

Flight MU5735 crashed on Monday, killing all 132 people onboard, mainland China's deadliest aviation disaster in 28 years.

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Poland

Polish commission again accuses Russia over 2010 Smolensk plane crash

The country's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others died in the crash.

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Plane breaks in half during emergency landing in Costa Rica

The Juan Santamaria international airport was closed temporarily following the incident involving the Boeing 757-200 cargo aircraft.

China

Search area widened for 2nd black box in China Eastern crash

The search area was expanded for the second black box from a China Eastern passenger jet that crashed in southern China with 132 people on board earlier this week.

China

Search at China crash site suspended amid rain

The search for clues into why a Chinese commercial jetliner dove suddenly and crashed into a mountain in southern China was suspended due to rain.

China

No survivors found in wreckage of China Eastern plane crash

Search teams planned to work through the night to find the remains of the 123 passengers and nine crew members.

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One of the world’s safest planes takes a fatal nosedive, but why?

None of the 132 passengers or crew are believed to have survived the crash, which has raised questions about the jets' safety.

China

Plane with 132 people on board crashes in southern China

It crashed in the province of Guangxi, near the city of Wuzhou.

World News

Emiliano Sala died from trauma injuries in 2019 plane crash, says jury

A jury concluded that Sala was “deeply unconscious” after being poisoned by exhaust fumes before he was killed.

Netherlands

Netherlands and Australia launch new case against Russia over MH17

It is the latest bid to hold Moscow legally responsible for the missile strike that brought down the passenger aircraft over eastern Ukraine in 2014.

France

France closes manslaughter investigation into Germanwings plane crash

All 150 passengers and crew were killed when the co-pilot deliberately crashed the aircraft into the French Alps.

Romania

Eight people die in two separate military aircraft crashes in Romania

A missing fighter jet and a military helicopter sent on the search and rescue mission both went down, the defence ministry has confirmed.

Iceland

Authorities find 4 bodies after tourist plane goes missing in Iceland

The light aircraft is crashed on Thursday in a national park near Reykjavik.

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Watch the moment this pilot is rescued from high speed train crash

This lucky pilot cheated death twice in one day

France

France charges first person over 2004 Sharm el-Sheikh plane crash

Dozens of French tourists were killed when the Flash Airlines flight crashed off the Egyptian coast in January 2004.

Canada

Iran should pay victims over 2020 plane downing, says Canadian court

The court awarded more than €74 million in damages to the families of six of the victims, but it remains unclear how they will receive compensation from Tehran.

World News

Man imprisoned for organising fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala

David Henderson was found guilty of recklessness or negligence likely to have endangered an aircraft.

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