Report: Some 44 Iranians killed in Kyrgyzstan plane crash

A plane crash in Kyrgyzstan has killed 44 Iranians. The flight was being operated by a private company, and crashed shortly after takeoff. In total 65 people were killed and 25 were injured. "Some 44 Iranians died in the crash of a Boeing-737 plane near Bishkek, capital of...

Manslaughter charges sought on air crash

"French judges have been asked to put Continental Airlines on trial for manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000 that killed 113 people. Prosecutors in Pontoise outside Paris requested that the US airline, two of its employees and two key men in the...

Plane crashes in Armenia, 10 injured

A Canadair plane has crashed in Yerevan, Armenia's capital city, injuring 10 people. No deaths have been reported; all passengers appear to have survived the crash."A plane carrying 21 people has crashed on takeoff from Armenia's capital, but there were no deaths reported,...

Cell phone risks to planes

""Few rules are more confounding to airline passengers than those regarding the use of cellphones and portable electronic devices." I'd add the quart-sized plastic bag to that list, but I digress: Smith is right. Is it really true that something as innocuous as a Treo left on...

Flight canceled after pilot curses at passengers

(CNN) -- Northwest Airlines canceled a flight with 180 passengers aboard after the pilot began cursing at passengers while the plane was being prepared for takeoff in Las Vegas on Friday, airline officials and witnesses said.The cancellation disrupted Easter travel plans for...

45 killed in Pakistani plane crash (AP)

" MULTAN, Pakistan - A Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane crashed soon after takeoff on a domestic flight Monday in eastern Pakistan, and all 45 people on board were killed, officials said. The Fokker F-27 twin-engine aircraft slammed into a wheat field on the...

Brakes to blame for Russian plane crash

"The brakes on a Russian plane may have failed as it landed and careened into garages in a fiery crash that killed at least 122 people in the country’s second major commercial airline disaster in two months, Russian news agencies reported Sunday."