Victims of plane crash found in cockpit at a depth of 1.52 metres
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department informed that the two victims onboard the BK 160 Gabriel light plane that crashed in Kampung Tok Muda yesterday were found in the cockpit at a depth of five feet in the ground. Its director, Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said the first victim was extricated at […]
Ops to remove wreckage, debris of aircraft completed
SHAH ALAM: The operation to remove the wreckage and debris of the Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) plane that crashed on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina here was completed yesterday. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the crash site would be cleared. When contacted by Bernama, he said all police controls at […]
Notice of vacancy for Pelangai state seat submitted to EC
KUANTAN: A notice on the vacancy of the Pelangai state seat following the death of incumbent Datuk Seri Johari Harun in a plane crash last Thursday, has been submitted to the Election Commission (EC). Pahang State Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin handed over the notice to Pahang EC director Datuk Zamree Hamli at […]
We are all pilgrims on earth
‘The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.’ ― writer and Zen blogger.Leo Babauta, Many Malaysians were shocked by the plane crash on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam on Thursday. The crash involving the Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier1) aircraft claimed […]
Tourist plane carrying 3 crashes in France
PARIS: A tourist plane with three people on board crashed Tuesday in France’s western department of Loire-Atlantique, Xinhua quoted local media report. According to France Bleu, the plane reportedly disappeared around Tuesday noon between Nantes and La Baule, Department of Loire-Atlantique. Firefighters have found debris from the plane 3 to 4 metres deep in the […]
2 dead after light planes collide
BRISBANE: Police in the Australian state of Queensland on Friday confirmed the death of two people after a collision between two light planes at an airfield. Queensland police superintendent Paul Ready said at a press conference that at around 10.30 am local time on Friday, the collision of the two planes occurred at the eastern […]
Chinese recovery teams sift debris of crashed China Eastern jet
WUZHOU, China: Chinese recovery teams on Tuesday picked through the debris of a crashed China Eastern jet after it inexplicably plummeted from the sky into a mountainside with 132 people on board. Hopes of finding any survivors had all but vanished a day after the Boeing 737-800 passenger jet nosedived into the mountain — likely […]
China Eastern plane crashes in Guangxi
Fate of 132 souls onboard unknown BEIJING: A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800NG plane carrying 132 people has crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou, causing a mountain fire, in China’s south-western province of Guangxi, according to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region’s regional emergency management department. China Eastern flight MU5735 was travelling from […]
Sriwijaya Air plane didn’t explode when it hit the waters
JAKARTA: It is believed that there was no explosion before the Sriwijaya Air jet crashed into the waters of Kepulauan Seribu last Saturday, Indonesia National Transport Safety Committee (KNKT) chief Soerjanto Tjahjono said. He said this was because parts of the aircraft retrieved so far, measured more than 23 metres. “Parts of plane wreckage were […]
Seven killed in South Sudan plane crash
JUBA, South Sudan: Four passengers and three crew were killed Saturday when a cargo plane belonging to a local operator crashed near South Sudan’s capital Juba, the transport minister said. The aircraft crashed shortly after its early morning take-off in the Kameru neighbourhood around seven kilometres west of the city’s international airport. “There were eight […]
