Plane headed to Atlanta from Seattle diverts to Tenn. after disturbance; passenger arrestedOctober 13th, 2009 Plane headed to Ga. diverted, passenger arrestedNASHVILLE, Tenn.
Attackers hijack passenger plane in MexicoSeptember 9th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Three unidentified attackers hijacked a passenger plane in Mexico Wednesday and threatened to detonate a bomb. The attackers - reportedly three men - demanded to talk with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Mexican radio reported.
A look at major airplane hijackings since 1990September 9th, 2009 Major airplane hijackings since 1990A look at major airplane hijackings since 1990:
— January 2007: Sudanese plane carrying 103 passengers and crew is hijacked and diverted to Chadian capital, N'Djamena, where hijacker surrenders. — August 2004: Four Eritreans armed with knives hijack plane that left Libya and force it to land in Khartoum, Sudan, before surrendering to security forces.
2 injured in small plane crash near NJ's Teterboro AirportAugust 21st, 2009 2 injured in small plane crash near TeterboroTETERBORO, N.J. — New Jersey State Police say a small plane crashed near Teterboro Airport and the two men on board, the pilot and a passenger, walked away from the fiery wreckage.
Plane returns to Calif. airport after man allegedly strips, fights with crewAugust 20th, 2009 Naked passenger arrested on flight from Calif.OAKLAND, Calif. — Authorities say a St.
NYPD: Bodies of plane pilot, adult passenger remain missingAugust 10th, 2009 NYPD: Bodies of plane pilot, adult passenger remain missingHOBOKEN, N.J. —Divers resume their search Monday for the bodies of the pilot of the small plane and an adult passenger who were killed along with seven others in a midair collision over the Hudson River.
Iranian passenger plane crashes, all feared dead: Report (Second Lead)July 15th, 2009 TEHRAN - An Iranian passenger plane crashed Wednesday near the country's northwestern city of Qazvin and all 150 people on board were feared killed, Press TV reported. The Russian-made Tupolev plane went down near the Jannatabad village near Qazvin at 11.33 a.m.
Iranian passenger plane crashesJuly 15th, 2009 TEHRAN - An Iranian passenger plane Wednesday crashed in Qazvin province northwest of the capital Tehran, the news network Khabar reported. The plane belonged to Caspian Airlines and was flying with 150 passengers to Yerevan, Armenia.
Iran's passenger plane crashes, 150 on board feared killedJuly 15th, 2009 TEHRAN - An Iranian passenger plane crashed near the country's northwestern city of Gazvin and all 150 people on board were feared killed, IRNA news agency said Wednesday. Iran's Press TV quoted Gazvin police chief as saying that 150 people on board the aircraft were "most probably" dead.
2 killed when small plane crashes near Vancouver, B.C., while trying to landJuly 10th, 2009 2 die as small plane crashes near Vancouver, B.C.VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Officials in Canada say a small passenger plane on final approach to Vancouver International Airport crashed near an IKEA store, killing both people on board. An airport spokeswoman says the plane nose-dived around 10 p.m.
Pilot, passenger killed in small plane crash near Mammoth Lakes in CaliforniaJuly 9th, 2009 2 die in plane crash near Calif.'s Mammoth LakesMAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California's Mammoth Lakes.
Pilot dies at controls of US-bound passenger jetJune 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Continental airlines pilot died at the controls of a plane en route from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, according to media reports. CNN quoted a statement from Continental that the 61-year-old captain of the flight died of natural causes while piloting the plane carrying 247 passengers.
Brazil confirms finding missing plane's debrisJune 3rd, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said Tuesday that the authorities are certain they found the debris of the missing Air France passenger plane around midday in the Atlantic Ocean. A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane found a "set of fragments" spread over a five-kilometre radius some 640 km off the island Fernando de Noronha, Jobim said.
Air France passenger plane missing: ReportsJune 1st, 2009 PARIS - A passenger plane belonging to Air France went missing Monday with 215 people on board, media reports said. The passenger jet, which was bound for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, lost contact with the control centre shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, news agencies reported, quoting a Paris airport spokesperson.
Congo governor says plane crashed southeast of capital, casualties unknownApril 29th, 2009 Congo governor reports plane crash; no detailsKINSHASA, Congo — A provincial governor says a plane has crashed southeast of Congo's capital. There is no word on casualties or whether it is a cargo or passenger plane.
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