added 2007 Wed Mar 28 17:38:35 by TechnologyExpert
Flaming space junk from a Russian satellite narrowly missed hitting a Chilean airliner over the Pacific Ocean, reports said Wednesday. The pilot of a LAN Chile Airbus A340 en route to New Zealand told air traffic controllers he had seen pieces of flaming space junk falling about 8 kilometres (4 miles) in front of the plane and behind it, TV3 said.
Flaming space junk from a Russian satellite narrowly missed hitting a Chilean airliner over the Pacific Ocean, reports said Wednesday. The pilot of a LAN Chile Airbus A340 en route to New Zealand told air traffic controllers he had seen pieces of flaming space junk falling about 8 kilometres (4 miles) in front of the plane and behind it, TV3 said.
added 2007 Mon Jan 8 12:46:43 by usproblogger
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian ships searching for a missing airliner have found large metal objects on the sea bed and are awaiting the arrival of a US Navy vessel which may be able to identify them.
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian ships searching for a missing airliner have found large metal objects on the sea bed and are awaiting the arrival of a US Navy vessel which may be able to identify them.
added 2006 Tue Aug 22 18:15:28 by jeremytoday
A Russian passenger jet with at least 170 people aboard crashed Tuesday in Ukraine after sending a distress signal, authorities said. A news agency reported no survivors and that Russian officials had ruled out terrorism.
A Russian passenger jet with at least 170 people aboard crashed Tuesday in Ukraine after sending a distress signal, authorities said. A news agency reported no survivors and that Russian officials had ruled out terrorism.
added 2006 Mon Aug 7 21:44:58 by wayjer
A Boston-bound American Airlines jet with 240 passengers and 13 crew aboard returned to London's Heathrow airport on Monday over a security issue, but there was no threat to the aircraft, the company said.
A Boston-bound American Airlines jet with 240 passengers and 13 crew aboard returned to London's Heathrow airport on Monday over a security issue, but there was no threat to the aircraft, the company said.
