Aug 01 All 103 people aboard Mexican jetliner survive crash By Amy Guthrie, Associated Press An Aeromexico jetliner taking off in a blustery storm smashed down into a nearby field but skidded to a stop virtually intact, and all 103 people aboard were able to escape advancing flames before fire engulfed the aircraft. Continue reading
May 20 Company in Cuba plane crash had received safety complaints By Michael Weissenstein, Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews' performance over the last decade. Continue reading
May 18 Plane carrying 110 passengers crashes after takeoff in Cuba By Joshua Barajas An airplane carrying 104 passengers crashed during takeoff Friday from the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban media reported. Continue reading
Dec 31 Ten American tourists, two pilots die in Costa Rica plane crash By Kamala Kelkar Two local pilots and 10 American tourists were killed in Costa Rica on Sunday when a charter plane crashed into a mountain, according to the government officials. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashes, killing 71 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a chartered plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashed in Colombia overnight, killing 71 people on board. The plane went down in the mountains near Medellin as athletes and a group of journalists covering… Continue watching
Nov 07 ‘Noise’ heard in last moment of recording from downed Russian plane By News Desk The head of Egypt's investigation into last week's Russian airliner crash in the Sinai Peninsula said Saturday the cockpit recording registered a noise in its last second. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 1:30 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, investigators search for answers into a Russian airline crash in Egypt. Also: The Supreme Court considers racial discrimination in jury selection, GOP candidates seek debate changes, Turkish voters reaffirms power for President Erdogan’s party, looking into… Continue watching
Oct 31 More than 200 dead after Russian airliner crashes in Egypt’s Sinai By Daniel Costa-Roberts MetroJet flight 9268 and its 224 passengers and crew lifted off from the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh shortly before 6 a.m. Saturday morning. Just 23 minutes later, the flight lost contact with ground control and plunged more than… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 3:10 MH17 crash report findings sharpen suspicions and denials By PBS News Hour Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which crashed last July in Eastern Ukraine, was likely blown apart by a Russian-built missile, according to Dutch investigators. The safety board also concluded that the missile was shot from an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists. Continue watching
Aug 23 Update: British airshow jet crash kills 11, injures dozens By Andrew Mach Seven people were killed and more than a dozen were injured after a military jet crashed during an air show on Saturday in West Sussex, United Kingdom. Continue reading