Pilot of crash plane 'over limit'

A pilot who killed himself and his family in a firey crash in the UK has been shown to have been five times over the legal alcohol limit. He had already had his flying license revoked three months before for health reasons."The pilot and co-pilot of a fatal light aircraft...

Crew dragged co-pilot off jet at Shannon after mid-air scare

"An international flight travelling from Canada had to be diverted to Shannon Airport after a crew member in the cockpit fell ill. The flight was on route from Toronto to London yesterday when it was forced to land. The co-pilot was taken to a psychiatric hospital in the...

Indonesian police use new report in Garuda crash probe

"A final report into the accident that killed 21 people written by Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee said that the pilot had ignored some 15 warnings not to land and that his co-pilot had failed to step in. "Our investigation is still ongoing. We are gathering...

Lone Kentucky crash survivor awakens

"The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 49 people near Lexington last week asked family members from his hospital bed, "Why did God do this to me?" but he hasn't mentioned the crash, a close family friend said Wednesday. James Polehinke, who was the flight's co-pilot,...