Plane Crashes

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

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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

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

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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