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Civilian aviation news March 4, 2014

U.S. aviation regulator seeks auto-throttle fix for Boeing 737s

(Reuters) – U.S. aviation regulators on Monday proposed a fix for some Boeing (BA.N) 737 planes to ensure that a faulty altimeter does not cause…

Civilian aviation news March 3, 2014

Red Wings Tu-204 jet Crash on Moscow Road Due to Defective Equipment, Crew Error

MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian passenger jet crashed into a Moscow highway in December 2012 due to crew error and defective thrust…

Civilian aviation news February 21, 2014

Top Islamist among dead as Libya plane crashes in Tunisia

(AFP) A medical plane carrying a former jihadist turned member of Libya’s first transitional government crashed south of Tunis early Friday, killing all 11 on…

Military Aviation News February 11, 2014

Algerian military plane crash, more than 100 dead.

The crash occurred in the north-east of Alegeria, according to a local source contact with the presumably C-130H Hercules was broken between Oum al-Bouaghi and…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News December 22, 2013

Mozambique airliner crashed with autopilot on: experts’ report

(Reuters) – A Mozambican airliner that crashed in Namibia last month, killing all 33 people on board, descended with its automatic pilot on and its…

General Aviation News December 17, 2013

Eurocopter issues global safety alert on Glasgow crash model

Eurocopter on Tuesday issued a global safety alert for its EC135 model of helicopters — the same that crashed into a pub in Glasgow last…

Civilian aviation news December 5, 2013

Russia to Ground Tatarstan Airlines Following Boeing Crash

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s civil aviation monitoring body has recommended grounding a local airline that operated the Boeing 737-500 that crashed last…

Civilian aviation news November 17, 2013

50 killed in Russian plane crash

MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti) – A total of 50 people are feared dead as a passenger jet crashed on landing in the city of…

General Aviation News October 24, 2013

Great short documentary about US WWII pilot seeing his crash landings footage in 1944 for the first time.

In 2005, an 83 year-old World War II pilot is surprised to see 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash for the first…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News October 9, 2013

Nigeria aviation minister calls air crash ‘act of God’

* Air crash killed 16 people last week * Africa’s 2nd biggest economy has patchy safety record * Dana Air crash killed 163 last year,…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News October 3, 2013

Plane crashes after take-off in Lagos, Nigeria

(BBC) A plane carrying 20 people has crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria, officials say. A rescue operation is ongoing. At least…

Military Aviation News August 29, 2013

NASA Helicopter Test a Smash Hit (video)

Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., dropped an old Marine CH-46E helicopter fuselage filled with 15 dummy occupants from a height of…

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