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Viking cancels ship christening after accident
The cruise company Viking has cancelled the christening of its new ship in Oslo after the boat accident in Budapest involving one of its river vessels.
Read More »Danube cruise crash captain to be arrested
A court in Budapest, Hungary has decided that the captain of a Viking ship be arrested after the collision that left seven dead and more than 20 unaccounted for.
Read More »Third fatal plane crash in two weeks in Alaska
Following a third deadly accident in the US state, an airline has suspended operations, and safety is being questioned.
Read More »Crashed Aeroflot plane “struck by lightning”
A number of the survivors from Sunday’s horrific crash in Moscow say that lightning hit just after take-off.
Read More »Boeing knew about MAX problems in 2017
As early as 2017, Boeing knew that the 737 MAX aircraft were being delivered with a problem in one of the key safety features.
Read More »Boeing makes 100 test flights with MAX fix
Boeing says it has completed 96 flights so far, with a total of 160 hours’ flying time, with its software fix for the grounded 737 MAX.
Read More »Finnair tyre damage under investigation
An A319 landed in Helsinki with a damaged tyre at the weekend, and Finland’s Safety Investigation Authority is on the case.
Read More »Boeing CEO: “We are sorry” for lives lost
Following the release of a preliminary report into the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, Boeing admits its MCAS system is likely to have been involved.
Read More »S7 owner killed in plane crash
One of Russia's richest women, co-owner of oneworld member S7, has been killed in a light aircraft crash in southern Germany.
Read More »Boeing announces “free” 737 MAX fix
The upgrade includes a warning system that was previously just an optional feature that airlines had to pay extra for.
Read More »“Clear similarities” in air disasters
Ethiopia’s transport minister says there were altitude fluctuations in the minutes after take-off during two doomed flights.
Read More »Similarities between Ethiopia, Indonesia crashes
The last 737 MAX 8 aircraft flying anywhere worldwide are grounded as the United States’ FAA says there is evidence of a link.
Read More »Singapore, Australia ban Boeing 737 MAX
The number of countries grounding Boeing's MAX 8 after Sunday’s disaster is increasing, but Icelandair and Norwegian have confidence in the model.
Read More »Broken leg and 30 injured in turbulence
Heavy turbulence injured dozens of people towards the end of a flight from Istanbul to New York.
Read More »Second fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash
An Ethiopian Airlines MAX 8 with 157 people on board crashed minutes after take-off, the same new aircraft type as the Lion Air crash last year.
Read More »Laudamotion flight aborts take off, eight injured
An engine on an A320 accelerating on the runway suddenly failed, prompting the pilots to slam on the brakes.
Read More »Helicopter crash kills Nepal’s tourism minister
Rabindra Adhikari was among seven people killed after visiting a remote hilltop temple in the east of the country.
Read More »Grave safety worries on Norway’s ferries
Nearly half of ferry employees say in a report that they would not be able to extinguish a fire if one was to break out.
Read More »Aircraft evacuation rules upgraded in Finland
An investigation into a troubled emergency evacuation incident over a year ago found serious faults.
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