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Lawsuit Filed in Jenni Rivera Crash
The family of the victims (Arturo Rivera, makeup artist Jacob Yebale, attorney Mario Macias Pacheco and hair dresser Jorge “Gigi” Armando Sanchez Vasquez) of a 43-year-old Learjet that crashed in Mexico on December 9 have filed a negligence suit against Starwood Management LLC, Rodatz Financial Group Inc., McOco Inc. and Jenni Rivera Enterprises Inc.... »
Drunk American Eagle Pilot
About a dozen pilots annually fail their Breathalyzer tests, and this year’s dozen will include an American Eagle pilot who boarded his flight at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and was arrested by airport police for failing a Breathalyzer test. It took two and a half hours to arrange for an alternative pilot to... »
Sukhoi plane crash Caused by Pilot Error
The National Commission on Safety Transportation announced that the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into a mountain in Indonesia seven months did so as a result of pilot error. All 45 Aboard were fatalities. Indonesian authorities claimed that the plane functioned adequately and there were no malfunctions of safety gear. The fact that... »
Plane crashes in German Meadow
What: Mooney M20E Super 21 Where: Speichersdorf, Germany When: Oct 21, 2012 Who: 2 fatalities Why: 48-year-old pilot from the Erlangen-Hochstadt and his 53 year old passenger died in a crash. THe plane crashed into a meadow shortly after takeoff. Emergency services arrived quickly but could not resuscitate the victims.The representative from the Federal... »
Sukhoi SuperJet-100 Demo Disaster Final Report In October
On May 9, the Sukhoi SuperJet-100 piloted by Alexander Yablontsev was making a demo flight in Indonesia when the pilot took it dangerously close to terrain, and flew south into the mountains instead of turning north to the airport, crashing the plane and killing all 45 aboard the plane. The Russian Trade and Industry... »
Hunan Airlines Crash Report Released; Captain and 19 Others Blamed
The report of the Henan Airlines crash suggests that Henan Airlines be fiend $795,000 due to safety issues and suggests the chief pilot should have his pilot’s license revoked, be removed from his post and expelled from the Communist Party, and should also face criminal charges. The report says “says chief pilot Qi Quanjun... »
Jet Blue Pilot Facing Hearing in Court
Update U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson issued e a ruling Friday in Amarillo judging suspended JetBlue pilot Clayton F. Osbon as mentally competent to stand trial on federal charges stemming from a March 27 in-flight incident that forced his co-pilot to divert a Las Vegas-bound jet to Amarillo’s airport. He has no trial... »
Indian Pilots: One bad seed
What: Air India Express en route from Cochin-Salalah Where: Salalah When: Nov 3, 2011 9:45 Who: 87 passengers In George’s Point of View India has made noises in the press about cleaning house regarding some of the bad pilots that skated through a flawed and corrupt school and accrediting system. In this event, the... »
Door Switch Oops Rolls Nippon Flight
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Andrew Bowden What: All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-700 en route from Okinawa to Tokyo Haneda Where: Hamamatsu When: Sep 6th 2011 Who: 2 crew injured Why: While en route, the co-pilot accidentally activated the rudder trim switch instead of the door mechanism. The plane... »
Pilots Blamed in Aires Crash
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Juan_BOG What: Aires Boeing 737-700 en route from Bogota to San Andrés Island Colombia Where: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport on the Colombian island of San Andres When: August 15 2010, 2:15 a.m. Who: 131 aboard, 6 crew, 4 minors, 121 adult passengers Why:... »
