The Germanwings co-pilot said to have deliberately crashed his Airbus with 149 others aboard into the French Alps suffered serious depression six years ago, German daily Bild reported. Andreas Lubitz, 27, sought psychiatric help for “a bout of heavy depression” in 2009 and was still getting assistance from doctors, the[…]
The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and “intentionally” sent the plane full speed into a mountain in the French Alps, ignoring the pilot’s frantic pounding on the door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s “intention (was)[…]
President Jacob Zuma sent his condolences on Wednesday to the friends, families and colleagues of the 150 people killed in a plane crash in the French Alps. “We also extend our sympathies to the government and the peoples of all other countries whose nationals perished in the crash,” Zuma said[…]
Helicopter operations have resumed over mountainsides in the French Alps where a German airliner crashed, killing all 150 people on board. Under overcast skies, with temperatures just above freezing, helicopters resumed flights on Wednesday over a widely scattered debris field. The Airbus A320 operated by Germanwings, a budget subsidiary of[…]
Rescuers were set to restart their search Wednesday for the remains of victims of a German airliner which crashed in the French Alps, as well as for clues as to why the plane carrying 150 people went down. The crash, killing everyone on board, occurred in apparent good weather Tuesday[…]
A passenger jet carrying at least 147 people crashed Tuesday in a remote area of the French Alps as it flew from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, authorities said. As search-and-rescue teams raced to the region, France’s president warned that no survivors were expected. The crash site was at Meolans-Revels, near the[…]
A pilot died in a helicopter crash while fighting fire in Cape Point on Sunday, Cape Town mayor Patrica de Lille said. “I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of the legendary pilot, Willem “Bees” Marais who died in a helicopter crash whilst providing aerial combatting against the fire[…]
A total of 30 people were injured when a bus reportedly went off the road on the Franschhoek mountain pass in the Western Cape on Saturday, paramedics said. “The injuries that are recorded as of now is standing at 30 people. Injuries range from minor to critical,” ER24 said on[…]
A passenger plane with 58 people on board crashed into a river after hitting a bridge in the Taiwanese capital Wednesday, leaving at least eight people dead. Some 28 passengers of TransAsia Airways flight GE235 were sent to hospital, the Taipei city government said, quoting the fire department. It said[…]
Malaysia will release an interim report on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on March 7, the day before the first anniversary of its disappearance, a senior transportation official said Wednesday. The report would include some findings of the investigation, but “we have not concluded on the status of the[…]
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