(CNN) — Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the ...
The de Havilland Comet was the world’s first commercial jet airliner — a 1949 British marvel that promised faster, higher, more comfortable air travel. Then in early 1954, two of them broke apart in ...
Airplane disaster drill at Middletown Regional Airport, Saturday, April 18, 2009 Firefighters carry Ben Mumfrey(cq), one of the victims in a disaster training excercise, away from two wrecked aircraft ...
Federal investigators released a preliminary report on the deadly crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people earlier in November, revealing that hardware meant to hold ...
Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite multiple investigations by officials and protests by the victims’ families. By Jin Yu Young and John Yoon Reporting ...
Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure—but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage ...