The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Ethiopia released the preliminary report on the crash Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, Boeing 737-8(MAX), ET-AVJ. The flight took off from Addis Ababa Bole Int. Airporten route for Nairobi, but the Angle of Attack sensor recorded value became erroneous. The crash resulted in 157 fatalities. The report is available here

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A Laser Aereo Colombia Douglas DC-3 en route from San Jose del Guaviare to Villavicencio declared emergency on approach to Villavicencio. The plane crashed on a rural dirt road near Villavicencio and burst into flames. All of the fourteen aboard perished. The mayor of Taraira, Meta, was traveling on the crashed plane. Pilot Jaime Carrillo, co-pilot Jaime Herrera and aviation technician Álex Moreno also died in the crash.

In 1945, this plane served in the US Navy and AirForce.

The telephone line 311 564 3040 has been set up for information and assistance to the families of the victims. Both Laser and the insurer will be assisting the families of the victims of this incident,” the communication states.

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Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX Flight ET-302 had just taken off from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia en route to Nairobi Kenya when radar contact was lost, and the plane crashed. 149 passengers and 8 crew were lost. The impact occurred near Bishoftu, Ethiopia 17 m SSE of Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Airlines announced that no survivors were found. People from 33 different countries were aboard.
On Mar 10th 2019 Ethiopian Airlines reported that the crew reported difficulties and requested a return to Addis Ababa.

BBC Africa reported aboard were 32 Kenyan, 18 Canadian, 9 Ethiopian,8 Chinese, 8 Italian, 8 American,7 French, 7 British, 6 Egyptian, 5 Dutch, 4 UN passports, 4 Indian, 3 Russian, 2 Moroccan, 2 Israeli, 1 Belgian, 1 Ugandan, 1 Yemeni, 1 Sudanese, 1 Togolese, 1 Mozambican, 1 Norwegian

Ethiopian Airlines said:

Boeing said:

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The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an unusual smell on board.

The plane landed back uneventfully. All ninety-three passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Santa Ana, California, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an unusual odor on board.

The plane landed safely. The cabin crew were taken to a hospital for evaluation.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.

The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was descending toward Milan Malpensa Airport when the crew reported an unusual smell in the cabin.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Bristol, England, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning electrical odor on board.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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The Airbus A320-200N plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Malaysia Airlines flight MH-724 made an emergency landing in Jambi, Indonesia, on February 25th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted due to a low fuel indication.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.

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The plane took off for Surat, India, but had to turn back after a passenger who was flying for the first time suffered a panic attack.

The plane landed back safely.

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The plane was coming from Budapest, Hungary, when the crew suspected a damaged tire,

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Montreal, Canada, but had to turn back due to issues with the IRS systems.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The plane was coming from Chennai, India, when the crew reported an engine issue.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Dhaka, Bangladesh, when a passenger attempted to enter the cockpit at gunpoint.

The plane landed uneventfully.

All Passengers and crew members disembarked while the security forces tried to negotiate with the purported hijacker. He was later shot by the security forces when he refused to surrender and was taken to a hospital where he died.

An investigation into the incident is underway.

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The Cessna 172 plane was carrying an instructor pilot and his student when it went down and caught fire.

Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Sydney Miti, 31, of Waltham, and Julian Lattermann, 18, of Dover.

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The Boeing 767-300 freighter plane, operating as an Amazon Air flight, was heading from Miami, Florida, to Houston, Texas, when it went down.

There were three crew members aboard at the time. One dead body was recovered near the crash site while the other crew members remain missing.

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A Czech Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Václav Havel Airport Prague, Czech Republic, on February 23rd.

The plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to turn back due to a suspected fuel leak.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The incident happened when instructor pilot James Wagner, 64, and student pilot Timothy Sheehy, 33, were performing simulated engine failure training.

Wagner was killed in the crash while Sheehy survived with minor injuries.

Authorities said one occupant of the house, 17-year-old Carmele Ngalamulume, was injured. All other occupants, including two people inside the house and three children playing in the front yard, remained unhurt.

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The plane heading from Palm Springs, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.

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The incident happened when the plane was transporting at least three people from San Luis Obispo to Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.

Rescue teams found one dead body near the wreckage while other two occupants of the plane remain missing.

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The pilot was practicing approaches to the airport when the plane hit power lines and went down.

The pilot, Neal Myers, 55, of Middlebury, was killed in the crash.

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The plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The plane heading from Springfield, Missouri to Dallas, Texas, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to a suspected nose tire damage.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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