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Taiwan Orders Safety Review For All Airlines After TransAsia Pilots' Bad Test Results

Feb 13, 2015 12:54 AM EST

Following the fatal crash last week of a TransAsia plane, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Taiwan ordered all pilots of the company to take oral proficiency tests on how to handle a plane if its engine failed.

TransAsia Pilots Take Proficiency Tests After Deadly Taiwan Crash

Geann Pineda |

Feb 09, 2015 01:14 AM EST

TransAsia pilots have begun taking proficiency tests days after one of its ATR 72 jets crashed into a river in Taiwan.

TransAsia Cancels 90 Flights To Retrain Pilots

Geann Pineda |

Feb 08, 2015 01:23 AM EST

TransAsia Airways is cancelling 90 flights, so their pilots can undergo retraining.

TransAsia Crash: Family Who Switched Seats Survived Plane Tragedy

Geann Pineda |

Feb 06, 2015 12:14 AM EST

A Chinese family who asked to be moved to another seat survived the plane crash in Taiwan that killed 32 people.

'Mayday' Call Heard Shortly Before Plane Crashed in Taiwan; Death Toll Stands at 31

Geann Pineda |

Feb 05, 2015 01:02 AM EST

The clock is ticking. Rescue teams scramble to search for possible survivors feared trapped in the wreckage of a TransAsia plane that crashed into a Taiwan river Wednesday.

Death Toll in TransAsia Crash Climbs to 21; Black Box Recovered

Geann Pineda |

Feb 04, 2015 07:34 PM EST

At least 21 people are confirmed dead after a TransAsia Airways plane clipped a bridge and crashed into the river in Taiwan Wednesday.

Ill-Fated AirAsia Plane Climbed Too Quickly -Indonesia Transport Minister

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 21, 2015 01:40 AM EST

Doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501 ascended to an unusually high altitude at above normal speeds moments before it disappeared and crashed into the Java Sea last month, Indonesia's transport minister said on Tuesday.

AirAsia Flight 8501 Data Recorder Recovered by Indonesian Searchers

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 12, 2015 03:16 AM EST

Divers from the Indonesian navy have recovered one of the black boxes - a flight data recorder - of doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501, which can provide the important pieces of the puzzle why the plane crashed into the Java Sea on December 28.

AirAsia Tail Might Have Been Found Already, Officials Report

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 05, 2015 10:28 PM EST

A naval patrol vessel might have already located a section of the crashed AirAsia flight, where the black box voice and the flight data recorders are situated, according to reports by Indonesian officials.

Indonesian Pilots Irked With Transport Minister’s AirAsia Blame Game

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 05, 2015 07:54 PM EST

Pilots in Indonesia cry foul over a transportation official's recent announcements, which blame Indonesia AirAsia for apparent procedural lapses that led to the disappearance of flight QZ8501 over the Java Sea on December 28 last year.

Investigators Want Sailor Gutzler’s Help In Establishing Cause Of Kentucky Plane Crash

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 05, 2015 01:45 AM EST

As a survivor and witness to the crash of their family's jet, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler could provide investigators vital information to help them establish the cause of the air mishap.

Chiara Natasha: A Family Reunion that Was Not to Be

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 04, 2015 03:54 AM EST

A family of four members were travelling to Singapore from Surabaya, Indonesia, to celebrate the Christmas holidays with one member who is studying at the Methodist Girls' School in the Lion city.

7-Year-Old Girl Survives Kentucky Plane Crash that Killed 4

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 03, 2015 03:45 AM EST

The Kentucky Police had located the crash site of a Piper PA-34 jet that was flying over Marshall County until it lost contact at 6:55 p.m. on Sunday night. While they confirmed the death of four people, including the pilot and passengers, a 7-year-old girl has miraculously survived the plane mishap.

Bodies from AIrAsia Plane Could Wash Up in Pangkalan Bun Beaches

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 01, 2015 04:42 AM EST

While bad weather has slowed down the retrieval of the 162 bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501, because the wreckage has drifted by over 50 kilometers from Wednesday's location, the search and rescue team expects most of the corpse to be washed ashore on beaches in Pangkalan Bun. This would lessen the need to dive to retrieve the bodies.

John Denver Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Christian George Acevedo |

Oct 27, 2014 02:05 PM EDT

Whether you are “Leaving on a Jet Plane” or you are seeing “Sunshine on My Shoulders”, John Denver’s songs will always leave a place in our hearts, more so in a place onthe Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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