What could have been a really tragic accident Saturday turned out fairly well, with there being no deaths when a Caribbean Airlines jet broke in half while landing in Guyana. But according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal, the…
GUYANA: Officials suspend search for missing US survey plane with 3 aboard
Date: 11/18/2008 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana has suspended its search for a U.S.-registered plane with three people aboard that disappeared over dense Amazonian jungle two weeks ago. Transportation Minister Robeson Benn says government teams have unsuccessfully scoured mountainous forests…
Plane crash leaves Mexico interior secretary dead
Date: 11/5/2008 By MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) _ One of Mexico’s top pointmen in the war against drug trafficking died when a government jet crashed into a Mexico City street, setting fire to dozens of vehicles and…
GUYANA: Plane carrying 3 missing in Guyana jungle during survey flight
Date: 11/2/2008 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A U.S.-registered plane was missing in the Amazon jungles of Guyana after taking off to conduct aerial surveys for a Canadian mining company, aviation officials said Sunday. Three people were on board. The aircraft…