Ethiopian airliner crashes with 90 people

An Ethopian airliner, boeing 737-800, crashed in Mediterranean sea just after take off from the Beriut. There were 90 people on board including eight crew members." The Boeing 737-800 disappeared off the radar...

Update: Nigerian plane terrorist pleads Not Guilty in Detroit

Update Addition:  According to the Guardian, the underwear bomber has entered a plea of not guilty to charges laid against him this morning in the Detroit courtroom.  More updates to follow as this story...

Jet Airways Pilots End Strike : Sacked Pilots will be Reinstated

The 5 days old mass "sick-leave" strike by the pilots of Indian airliner Jet Airways that crippled the services of the carrier finally ended. The striking pilot's union - National Aviator's Guild - and the...

Iran airliner crashes, 168 on Board feared dead

One another crash, but this time there is no survivor child. State media from Iran is reporting that Russian built plane crashed in north western province. All 153 passenger and 15 crew member died in the crash."A passenger plane crashed on Wednesday in northwest Iran, and...

Arrests as Olympic torch arrives in Australia

A pair of protesters attempting to wave a Tibetan flag were arrested Wednesday when the torch reached Australia."CANBERRA (AFP) - Two people were arrested as the Olympic flame arrived in Australia on Wednesday...

New Delays Loom as F.A.A. Expands Airliner Review

The flight cancellations in the US aren't over yet, not by a long shot. Over the coming weeks the FAA is going to expand their investigation and more flights are likely to be cancelled, and from more airlines."The...

Boeing 777 Crash Lands at Heathrow

A British Airways 777 passenger jet from Beijing crash-landed at Heathrow airport; all 136 passengers and 16 crew have been evacuated. Though six people were reportedly injured and taken to hospital, only one...

U.S. court orders Libya to pay $6 bln for bombing

"The case stems from the suitcase bombing of a French UTA flight over the West African country of Niger, which killed 170 people on a flight from N'djamena to Paris.The UTA attack was blamed on Tripoli and France convicted six Libyans in absentia."The estates of the seven...

Salvage team retrieves black boxes from crashed Indonesian airliner

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A US-hired underwater salvage team on Tuesday recovered a black box from a commercial jetliner that crashed in the waters of eastern Indonesia on New Year's Day, killing all 102 aboard. The...

Turkish Airliner Hijacked on Way from Cyprus to Istanbul

"STANBUL, Turkey — Hijackers claiming to have bombs and to be members of Al Qaeda hijacked a Turkish passenger plane on Saturday as it was heading from northern Cyprus to Istanbul, officials and passengers...

Nuclear plants get new action plan against airborne terrorist attack

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded today that it is impractical for nuclear power plant operators to try to stop terrorists from crashing an airliner into a reactor. Plant operators instead should focus on limiting radioactive release from any such airborne...

Lost jet: Deep sea probe under way

"MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -- A U.S. navy ship joined the search on Tuesday for an Indonesian airliner that went missing eight days ago with 102 people aboard, with the hunt focusing on a large metal object far down on the sea floor. The object was discovered on Monday by...

VP calls missing airliner 'international issue'

Canadian Press Published: Saturday, January 06, 2007 - MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's vice-president called the disappearance of a jetliner carrying 102 people an "international issue," saying it is unusual for search teams to find no trace of the aircraft nearly a...

Alleged Liquid Bomb Plot Credibility Crumbles

Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Wednesday, December 13, 2006 The alleged ringleader of a much vaunted plot to blow up multiple transatlantic airliners using liquid explosives has been cleared of terrorism charges and of being...

How the imams terrorized an airliner

"Muslim religious leaders removed from a Minneapolis flight last week exhibited behavior associated with a security probe by terrorists and were not merely engaged in prayers, according to witnesses, police...

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