Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Fourteen people have been reported missing after a light aircraft registered in Tanzania and owned by a firm based in Zanzibar crashed off the Comoros Saturday. Tanzania’s local media reported Monday that the 14 people went missing after a Cessna Caravan crashed into …
Read More »India’s chief of defense staff killed in helicopter crash
New Delhi, India | Xinhua | India’s Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others including his wife were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, officials said. “Deeply anguished by the sudden demise of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his …
Read More »One dead as UPDF helicopter crashes in Entebbe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) jet ranger helicopter has crashed in Entebbe, near Lido beach killing one pilot. The UPDF spokesperson Brig-Gen Flavia Byekwaso said in a tweet that the light blue helicopter was being piloted by two cadet trainees on a mutual training …
Read More »Search on for wreckage of Indonesian airliner that crashed into waters off Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia | XINHUA | Indonesia’s Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has confirmed the crash of a Boeing 737-500 plane of an Indonesian airlines with 62 people on board that lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon. At a virtual press conference held on Saturday evening, the …
Read More »Two dead after UPDF helicopter crashes in Gomba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF helicopter has crashed on a training mission in Bulo in Gomba district. “We regret to inform that a UPDAF Jet Ranger on a training mission has crashed. It had two crew members. Sadly, no one has survived. Investigation into …
Read More »Taiwan says military chief of staff missing after helicopter crash
Taipei, Taiwan | AFP | Taiwanese rescuers were searching for the chief of military staff and two others who went missing after a helicopter crashed landed in a mountain Thursday, the defence ministry said. The UH-60M helicopter carrying 13 people including chief of general staff for the military Shen Yi-ming …
Read More »List of nations grounding their Boeing 737s
Paris, France | AFP | A number of countries have grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board. The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type as the Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October, killing …
Read More »Alalo and other victims of the Ethiopia plane crash
Paris, France | AFP | A renowned undersea archaeologist, an MP’s entire family and a top peacekeeper were among the victims of Sunday’s plane crash in Ethiopia, along with many people working with the United Nations on development, aid and the environment. Here are some of their stories: – …
Read More »UN confirms 19 staff killed in Ethiopian airlines crash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Department of Safety and Security has confirmed that it lost 19 of its staff members in the Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed more than 150 people yesterday. Among the dead are seven staff of the World Food Programme and two from the …
Read More »Boeing 737 MAX in spotlight after two tragedies
Washington, United States | AFP | For the second time in less than six months, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed minutes after takeoff and killed everyone on board, raising fresh questions about the safety of a model that is crucial to the US giant’s future plans. On Sunday, …
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