A young gorilla rescued from the hold of a plane recovers at a Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, as wildlife officials consider returning it to its natural habitat. The 5-month-old gorilla was discovered in a box on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand last month. After a public competition, he was named Zeytin, … Read more
The black boxes of airliner that crashed in South Korea Last month, 179 people were killed. The recording was stopped about four minutes before the accident, South Korean officials said Saturday. After analyzing the devices, the Conclusion of the United States National Transportation Safety Board that flight data and cockpit voice recorders stopped working about … Read more
A flight attendant aboard a Swiss plane that made an emergency landing in Austria due to smoke in the cabin has died, the airline said Tuesday. The Bucharest-Zurich flight on December 23 was diverted to Graz after engine problems and smoke filling the cockpit and cabin, Swiss International Air Lines said in a statement. statement. … Read more
U.S. experts join investigation into South Korea plane crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Experts from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have joined the investigation into the plane crash in South Korea that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. Ramy Inocencio has the latest. … Read more
South Korean officials have vowed to find out what caused a Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed in flames while attempting to land over the weekend, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. A day after the disaster, there were still far more questions than answers about the country’s worst air … Read more
Putin apologizes for Kazakhstan plane crash, but doesn’t take responsibility – CBS News Watch CBS News Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized on Saturday for the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines jetliner in Kazakhstan earlier this week, without claiming responsibility. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events and exclusive reports. … Read more
Speculation Grows Over Russian Involvement in Deadly Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Speculation is growing that the Russian military may have played a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and injured 29 survivors in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. Moscow initially suggested a bird strike was … Read more
Authorities are trying to determine the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day which killed 38 people on board, leaving 29 survivors, as well as speculation is rife that the Russian military could have played a role in the disaster. Here’s what we know so far: How did the plane … Read more
Speculation grew on Friday that the Russian military may have played a role in the affair. Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash who killed 38 people and injured 29 survivors in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, experts say cast doubt on Moscow’s suggestion that a bird strike was to blame. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, … Read more
The Israeli military said airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted Houthi rebel-held by the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida. The director-general of the World Health Organization said the attack happened as he was preparing to board a flight in Sanaa, injuring a crew member. The Israeli military later told The Associated Press … Read more