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SF Gate
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Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 29 people, officials said.
Sudan Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Abdel Hafez Abdel Rahim..
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SF Gate
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U.N. peacekeepers and rescue workers searched for bodies Wednesday in the smoldering rubble after a Congolese jetliner careened off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 38 people and wounding more than 100 on the ground.
Airline officials s..
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Al Jazeera
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The passengers disembarked safely on to the runway, but as the aircraft was being towed away its front wheel collapsed, leaving its tail jutting out upwards on to the runway.
Technical failure
The second emergency landing was of an Air India Boe..
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CNN
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British environmental activists climbed onto the roof of the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday in protest at plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. Five protesters had gained access to the roof, unfurling a banner reading "No third runway"..
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BBC News
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Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has set out proposals for a third runway and a sixth terminal at Heathrow.
Announcing options for consultation, she said without growth the airport's status would suffer, but any expansion must meet noise and pollution te..
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BBC News
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There are mounting calls for Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport to close in the wake of Tuesday's Tam Airlines crash in which some 200 people died.
The airport should shut "until its security conditions are examined", Brazil's Federal Public Ministry said...
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BBC News
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Brazilian officials are investigating what caused a plane to slide off the runway at a Sao Paulo airport and crash on landing, killing up to 200 people.
All 186 people aboard the Airbus 320 jet and a number on the ground died in heavy rain on Tuesday e..
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CNN
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Brazil's deadliest jetliner crash was an accident foretold. For months, air-safety concerns have been aired in congressional hearings, and pilots and traffic controllers have worried for years about the short, slippery runways at Brazil's busiest airport...
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USA Today
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A Brazilian passenger jet crashed and burst into flames Tuesday after skidding off a runway and barreling across a busy highway, officials said. All 176 people on board were feared dead in what would be Brazil's deadliest air disaster, and at least 15 wer..
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