Delta faces first lawsuits in Toronto plane crash; passenger says he was “drenched with jet fuel”

First lawsuit filed in Delta plane crash in Toronto First lawsuit filed in Delta plane crash in Toronto 01:49 Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the … Read more

Toronto Pearson Airport CEO says crews “mounted a textbook response” to Delta plane crash

Delta crew applauded for “textbook response” in Toronto plane crash Delta crew applauded for “textbook response” in Toronto plane crash 02:51 The CEO of Toronto Pearson Airport applauded the heroism of Delta Air Lines Flight 4819‘s crew members after Monday’s crash, when the aircraft flipped over while landing and subsequently started on fire. Eighty people, including … Read more

Delta plane crashes, flips upside down while landing in Toronto from Minneapolis

At least 17 people are injured after a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing amid wintry conditions Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration says 80 people were aboard Flight 4819, which originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. According to Deborah Flint, president and CEO of Toronto Pearson International … Read more

Black box from South Korea plane crash did not record final 4 minutes, officials say

The black boxes of the passenger jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month killing 179 people stopped recording about four minutes before the crash, South Korean officials said Saturday. After analyzing the devices, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded that both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders stopped working about four minutes … Read more

South Korea plane crash probe raises more questions than answers about the cause

South Korean officials have vowed to find out what caused a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operated by Jeju Air to crash into flames as it attempted to land over the weekend, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. A day after the disaster, there were still far more questions than answers about … Read more

Dozens killed when passenger jet crashes while landing at South Korean airport

A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday morning after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 85 people, officials said, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.   The National Fire Agency said … Read more

Plane crash probe in Kazakhstan underway as speculation mounts about possible Russian involvement

Azerbaijan on Thursday observed a nationwide day of mourning for the victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people and left 29 survivors injured, as speculation mounted about the cause of the disaster — including whether possible Russian air defense operations may have played a role. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from … Read more

Plane crash in Kazakhstan killed dozens, but nearly half of those on board survived, officials say

Moscow — An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people on board crashed Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, near the city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.  Azerbaijan Airlines said 67 people … Read more

Plane crashes in Kazakhstan with dozens on board but there may be survivors, officials say

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet flying from the Kazakhstan capital, Baku, to Grozny in Russia crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, the Kazakh transport ministry said. Azerbaijan Airlines, that country’s flag carrier, said the Embraer 190 had “made an emergency landing” around two miles from Aktau, an oil and gas hub on the eastern shore … Read more