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Russia reaction to jet crash 'deeply unsatisfactory': Australia PM Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday called Russia's response to the downing of a Malaysian Airlines jet over Ukraine "deeply, deeply unsatisfactory".
18 July 2014 14:40
US hijacker sentenced to 20 years in prison A former Black Panther who hijacked an airplane in 1984 and diverted it to Cuba was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Miami.
18 July 2014 13:22
Malaysian jet with 295 passengers crashes in Ukraine A Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed on Thursday in rebel-held east Ukraine, as Kiev said the jet was shot down in a "terrorist" attack.
18 July 2014 00:59
25 injured as Hong Kong-bound jet hits turbulence Twenty-five people were injured when a passenger jet from South Africa to Hong Kong hit turbulence on Wednesday, police said, with two men seriously hurt and hospitalised in the southern Chinese city.
16 July 2014 12:58
Kenyan cargo plane crashes into building, killing 4 on board At least four people died when a cargo plane crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Wednesday from the Kenyan capital's main airport, the busiest in east Africa.
02 July 2014 14:10
Remains recovered from 1952 Alaska plane crash The remains of 17 US service members lost in a 1952 military plane crash in Alaska have been recovered more than six decades later, officials said.
19 June 2014 12:04
49 killed in east Ukraine plane downing Pro-Russian gunmen shot down a Ukranian military transport plane Saturday in the separatist east, killing all 49 people on board in the biggest single loss of life in the two-month insurgency.
14 June 2014 16:16
John D. Rockefeller great-grandson dies in plane crash Richard Rockefeller, great-grandson of US oil tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, died Friday in a plane crash in New York. He was 65.
14 June 2014 12:36
American lives in old Boeing-727 A retired electrical engineer has turned an old Boeing-727 into a house in the woods.
12 June 2014 15:30
Japan summons China envoy over 'dangerous' flights Japan on Thursday summoned the Chinese ambassador to complain about fighter jets flying "dangerously" close to two of its military planes over the East China Sea, officials said.
12 June 2014 11:59
Police officer killed, plane shot down in Ukraine's east A Ukrainian plane was shot down as fighting continued in the east of the country on Friday, amid signs the government was losing control of parts of its border with Russia.
07 June 2014 13:17
Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner, six others die in US plane crash A co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer and six other people were killed when a private business jet crashed during takeoff from an airfield outside Boston.
02 June 2014 13:48
WWII plane crash remains discovered in western Canada The wreckage of a World War II military aircraft was found in Canada's far west, solving a 72-year old mystery surrounding its disappearance during a training flight, officials confirmed.
31 May 2014 11:18
Light aircraft crashes in Almaty Oblast A Light aircraft Bekas-X-32 has crashed in Almaty Oblast on May 28, 2014.
30 May 2014 15:09
Singapore Airlines plane veers off Yangon runway, no injuries A Singapore Airlines plane skidded off the runway on touching down during heavy rain at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport, but no injuries were reported, the carrier said.
22 May 2014 12:32
Lao plane carrying defence chief crashes: Thai official A Lao military plane carrying top officials including the defence minister crashed on Saturday in the north of the communist country, a Thai official said, without giving details of any casualties.
17 May 2014 14:42
Peru man survives 1,500-meter fall with tangled parachute A Peruvian air force NCO whose parachute malfunctioned during a training exercise survived a 1,500-meter (5,000-feet) fall with nary a broken bone.
10 May 2014 13:21
Lucky escape after plane smashes into US home A small plane smashed into a Colorado home Monday, but the pilot was able to walk away and no one else was injured, US authorities said.
06 May 2014 12:48
Plane lands safely in Australia after engine fire A passenger plane carrying 93 people landed safely at Perth Airport on Tuesday despite an engine fire that erupted shortly after take-off, officials said.
29 April 2014 12:23
Bali hijack alert passenger 'mistook cockpit for toilet' An Australian passenger who sparked a hijack alert on a flight to Bali has denied being drunk and claimed he banged on the door of the cockpit after mistaking it for the toilet, Indonesian police said.
26 April 2014 18:11
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