It’s not unusual for the families of plane crash victims to file suits against airlines, but it is for them to sue over a film about the accident. But that’s what has happened in Spain. On Aug. 20, 2008 a crash…
Four Americans Among 14 Dead In Plane Crash In Nepal
A plane taking passengers to a popular hiking area in Nepal crashed in bad weather Tuesday, killing 14 people, according to The Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nepal-plane-crash-20100825,0,372610.story There were four Americans, a British citizen and a Japanese person among the dead when the 15-seat…
Girl Survivor Of Colombian Plane Crash Sustained Traumatic Brain Injury
A young girl who was one of 130 passengers to survive a jet crash in Colombia suffered a brain hemorrhage and is in critical condition, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/girl-in-coma-worst-injured-from-colombia/f9dce7df41c2421ebfd4e8180e95f8f6 The jet that the 11-year-old was on crashed on…
Investigators Look To Human Error In Plane Crash That Killed Ex-Alaska Sen.Ted Stevens, Four Others
Federal aviation investigators don’t believe that mechanical problems were to blame for the plane crash that killed former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and four other people in a remote area of the state last Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal.…
Legendary Sen. Ted Stevens, 3 Others Killed In Alaska Plane Crash
Press reports are painting a grim portrait of the scene of the Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others during a fishing trip in a remote area Monday. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/former-alaska-senator-ted-stevens-dies-in-alaska-plane-crash/19587666?icid=main|main|dl2|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fformer-alaska-senator-ted-stevens-dies-in-alaska-plane-crash%2F19587666 Stevens, 86, who survived a plane crash that…
Families Of Flight 3407 Get Air Safety Bill Passed And Signed By Obama
The family and friends of those who were killed in last year’s crash outside of Buffalo, N.Y., have finally seen the bill they lobbied for become law. On Sunday President Obama signed an aviation safety bill that has been the cause celeb…
Pakistan Jet Crash Kills All 152 Aboard The Flight
All 152 people aboard a Pakistani jet were killed Wednesday when the plane crashed into a ridge, making it the worst commercial aircraft diaster in the nation’s history, The Los Angeles Times reported. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-0728-pakistan-crash-20100728,0,7159422.story Two Americans were among the victims of…
Doctor, One Of Four Friends Killed In Michigan Plane Crash, Wrote Goodbye Note Before Perishing
If this isn’t a heartbreaking story, about a tight group of friends that was decimated trying to help someone in their circle, then I don’t know what is. On Friday a propeller plane crashed into Lake Michigan, killing four of its occupants,…
Canadian Pilot Ecapes Death When His Jet Crashes During Airshow Practice
Well, it’s best this happened before, not at, the air show. Canadian pilot Brian Bews was practicing to take part in the Alberta International Airshow Friday when something went awry. He ejected from his fighter jet just in the nick of time, before it crashed. The CF-18 burst…