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2 Skiers Killed In "Large-Scale" Avalanche In French Alps
An avalanche has killed two off-piste ski tourers in the French Alps, a local prosecutor said on Sunday.
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List Of 21st Century's Deadliest Plane Disasters
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday in India, with 242 people on board, and police said there "appears to be no survivor".
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2 Britons Killed After Light Planes Collide Mid-Air In France
Two British light aircraft collided mid-air after taking off from an airstrip in the southern French Alps on Wednesday, killing two fliers while a third survived the accident, local authorities said.
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Taiwan Acquits Two Over Deadly 2014 Transasia Crash
Two air traffic control officers accused of causing a plane crash in Taiwan that killed 49 people in 2014, the island's worst air disaster for a decade, were acquitted Friday.
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Pilots' Poor English Risks 'Air Disaster' In UK Skies: Report
A poor standard of English among foreign pilots operating in the skies above the UK is increasing the risk of an air disaster, a report commissioned by the country's civil aviation regulator has found.
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Grief-Stricken Germanwings Families Plan US Lawsuit
The grief of families who lost loved ones when a suicidal co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into the French Alps has long turned to anger, a year after the tragedy that claimed 150 lives.
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Russian Air Disasters Of Past Decade
A look at notable disasters over the past decade involving Russian planes or foreign planes:
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MH17 Victims to Get Dutch Memorial at Schiphol
A forest is to be planted in a park close to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to commemorate the victims of downed flight MH17, the organisation representing victims' families announced Thursday.
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Families Brace for Final MH17 Air Crash Report
International investigators will on Tuesday release their final report into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine, but the burning question of who was to blame will remain unresolved.
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Dutch Remember MH17 Victims, Hunt Those Responsible
Dutch flags will fly at half-mast Friday as families remember those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago, with all efforts now focused on catching those responsible.
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Dutch Expert Suspended After Showing MH17 Victim Photos
A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year's MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been suspended after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, police said today.
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Germanwings Offers Families Initial Aid of 50,000 Euros
Germanwings has offered the families of the victims of the French Alps air disaster "up to 50,000 euros ($54,806) per passenger" towards their immediate costs, a spokesman said Friday.
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Pilot Gets 3 Years in Jail for Crash That Killed 44
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced an airplane captain to three years in prison over the deaths of 44 people killed when his plane crashed more than four years ago.
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A look at world's deadliest air disasters
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 disappeared from air traffic control screens over waters between Malaysia and Vietnam early on Saturday morning, leaving the fates of the 239 people aboard in doubt. A look at some of the world's deadliest air disasters
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Russian passenger jet explodes; 1 dead, 10 injured
A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 10, officials said.The rest of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the explosion in the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut.Emergency services spokesman Vadim Grebennikov said the fire, which...
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2 Skiers Killed In "Large-Scale" Avalanche In French Alps
An avalanche has killed two off-piste ski tourers in the French Alps, a local prosecutor said on Sunday.
-
List Of 21st Century's Deadliest Plane Disasters
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday in India, with 242 people on board, and police said there "appears to be no survivor".
-
2 Britons Killed After Light Planes Collide Mid-Air In France
Two British light aircraft collided mid-air after taking off from an airstrip in the southern French Alps on Wednesday, killing two fliers while a third survived the accident, local authorities said.
-
Taiwan Acquits Two Over Deadly 2014 Transasia Crash
Two air traffic control officers accused of causing a plane crash in Taiwan that killed 49 people in 2014, the island's worst air disaster for a decade, were acquitted Friday.
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Pilots' Poor English Risks 'Air Disaster' In UK Skies: Report
A poor standard of English among foreign pilots operating in the skies above the UK is increasing the risk of an air disaster, a report commissioned by the country's civil aviation regulator has found.
-
Grief-Stricken Germanwings Families Plan US Lawsuit
The grief of families who lost loved ones when a suicidal co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into the French Alps has long turned to anger, a year after the tragedy that claimed 150 lives.
-
Russian Air Disasters Of Past Decade
A look at notable disasters over the past decade involving Russian planes or foreign planes:
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MH17 Victims to Get Dutch Memorial at Schiphol
A forest is to be planted in a park close to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to commemorate the victims of downed flight MH17, the organisation representing victims' families announced Thursday.
-
Families Brace for Final MH17 Air Crash Report
International investigators will on Tuesday release their final report into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine, but the burning question of who was to blame will remain unresolved.
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Dutch Remember MH17 Victims, Hunt Those Responsible
Dutch flags will fly at half-mast Friday as families remember those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago, with all efforts now focused on catching those responsible.
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Dutch Expert Suspended After Showing MH17 Victim Photos
A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year's MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been suspended after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, police said today.
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Germanwings Offers Families Initial Aid of 50,000 Euros
Germanwings has offered the families of the victims of the French Alps air disaster "up to 50,000 euros ($54,806) per passenger" towards their immediate costs, a spokesman said Friday.
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Pilot Gets 3 Years in Jail for Crash That Killed 44
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced an airplane captain to three years in prison over the deaths of 44 people killed when his plane crashed more than four years ago.
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A look at world's deadliest air disasters
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 disappeared from air traffic control screens over waters between Malaysia and Vietnam early on Saturday morning, leaving the fates of the 239 people aboard in doubt. A look at some of the world's deadliest air disasters
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Russian passenger jet explodes; 1 dead, 10 injured
A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 10, officials said.The rest of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the explosion in the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut.Emergency services spokesman Vadim Grebennikov said the fire, which...
