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One tragic accident ends the era of airship travel - the Hindenberg disaster

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382324) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Oct 17

Following on from my discussion about blimps, the ill-fated LZ-129 Hindenberg was a rigid dirigible or airship. In its time, the airship was the fastest and most comfortable way to cross the Atlantic. For over 30 years, tens of...

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Terrorism Again?

Artemeis @artemeis (4189) • China 6 Nov 15

It was reported on BBC News that the investigators to the downed Metrojet Airbus A321 which was flying from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg when it came down minutes after takeoff in Sinai last Saturday was not due to engine...

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What Happened To MH370?

Artemeis @artemeis (4189) • China 24 Oct 15

It's really awful to hear aviation disasters over the news but it is anguishing to find no closure for families of that fateful flight MH370. All the search have come to nothing and there is only one discovery of the plane's...

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Six Seconds To A Disastrous Ending

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 27 Sep 11

That's right! That was how close it was for more than 600 passengers when 2 planes from Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair arriving from New York and Taiwan to Hong Kong respectively nearly had a head on collision. It was...

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Nepal Air Crash

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 25 Sep 11

A turboprop plane belonging to Buddha Air carrying tourists to view Mount Everest in Nepal has crashed while attempting to land in Kathmandu. The Beechcraft 1900D plane - manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft, now known as Hawker...

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Air France Crash - The Plot Thickens

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 23 May 11

Remember that fateful Air France that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean nearly two years ago? Recall: Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic on June 1, 2009, four hours into a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All...

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Lockerbie Bomber - The Plot Thickens

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 5 Jul 10

As I read the latest news on how the doctor who diagnosed the Lockerbie bomb terrorist as having just 3 months to live, convinced the courts with his diagnosis and now declares that he has made a "mistake" and that the perpetrator...

Experts Reveal Air France Disaster In June 2009

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 29 May 10

Expert opinions on the fateful Air France flight, Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1, 2009 that crashed and killed 228 people on board had just been revealed and I must admit that the details are rather factually...

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Latest Air Crash - Air India

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 21 May 10

Another air crash had just occurred. News are streaming in as an Air India plane arriving from Dubai had crashed on landing at Mangalore City, India. News television showed dense black smoke billowing from the aircraft...

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First Survivor Of Al Afriqiyah Flight 8U771 Air Crash

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 12 May 10

Yes, it is officially confirmed that there is a survivor in the earlier air crash in Tripoli, Libya. A Dutch boy, believed to be between eight and ten years old, is being treated at a Tripoli hospital after he was flung clear...

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Air Disaster Libyan Airline - Afriqiyah Newsflash 12May2010

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 12 May 10

Latest news just came in that a Libyan airline, Afriqiyah flight 771 flying into Tripoli from Johannesburg, South Africa had just crashed. Details are vivid, but it is believed that there were British fatalities. So, far there...

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BREAKING NEWS: Polish President And Wife Among '87 Confirmed Dead' In Air Crash

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 10 Apr 10

Official news has it that, Polish president Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria have been killed after their plane a Tupolev Tu-154 with 132 passengers crashed on approach to Smolensk airport in western Russia. The president and...

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Just What Kind Of Aviation Authority Are We Having Here?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 8 Oct 09

3 people were killed in a rather bizarre crash when their plane stunt went horribly wrong. The fatal accident not only caused the lost of lives but an extensive period of shut down on the main London to Scotland railway line...

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What Did I Say About Air Disasters?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 25 Jul 09

Talking about some people not able to heed good and sound advice but we have a bad case here where the airline company is fatally doing it. Iranian airline had just had an incident killing all 168 on board and today we just...

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Another Air Disaster!

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 15 Jul 09

If this is not going to wake up the airline companies and aircraft manufacturers then I see a very bleak future in the industry's air safety. I do not know about you, but for an aircraft to break up in mid air and burst into...

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Mid Air Terror, Is This Similar To What Happened With The 2 Recent Air Disaters?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 14 Jul 09

This Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to Baltimore is really fortunate to survive and landed safely without any fatalities. However, I just could not help to wander if the previous 2 fatal air disasters had anything...

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Another Air Disaster?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 1 Jul 09

News came on since yesterday that another air disaster had happened and 152 of 153 passengers and crew are believed to have perished. Yes, so far there's just one sole survivor (thank God), a 14 year old girl who is so far unnamed...

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