- U.S. Plane Overshoots Jamaica Runway, Dozens Hurt[Dec. 23, 2009]
An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying more than 150 passengers and crew overshot the runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica late on Dec. 22, cracking open its fuselage and halting just short of the Caribbean sea, authorities and eyewitnesses said.
- Australia: Chopper Crash Cause Unknown[Dec. 11, 2009]
An investigation into a serious helicopter accident in north Queensland earlier this year has been unable to determine the cause.
- Air France Crash Remains A Mystery After 6 Months[Dec. 17, 2009]
Investigators are still unable to pinpoint why an Air France passenger jet crashed into the Atlantic on Jun. 1, killing all 228 people on board, France's official BEA aviation accident authority said on Dec. 17.
- Indonesian Plane Skids Off Runway[Dec. 13, 2009]
On Dec. 13, a Boeing 737-400 plane operated by Indonesian budget airline, Lion Air, skidded off the runway when it landed in Pekanbaru airport, Sumatra, local media reported.
- Garuda Indonesia Ex-Pilot Wins Appeal over Air Crash[Dec. 12, 2009]
A former pilot for flag carrier Garuda Indonesia who crash-landed his plane in 2007 killing 21 people, has won his appeal against a two-year prison sentence, his lawyer said on Dec. 12.
- Two Killed in Small Plane Crash in Eastern Canada[Dec. 10, 2009]
Two people were killed and two others injured after a small plane crashed in eastern Canada's Quebec province, reports reaching Ottawa said on Dec. 10.
- Six Dead in Plane Crash on Canada's Pacific Coast[Nov. 30, 2009]
Searchers have recovered the bodies of six people, including an infant, who died when a float plane crashed into the ocean off Canada's Pacific Coast, officials said on Nov. 30.
- Flying Injures 1,000 A Year in U.S.: Report[Dec. 01, 2009]
About 1,000 people are hospitalized with aviation-related injuries in the United States each year and about 750 are killed, according to a report released on Dec. 1.
- Yemenia Airline Avoids EU Blacklist Despite Crash[Nov. 27, 2009]
The European Union (EU) added all airlines from Djibouti, the Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe to its airline safety blacklist on Nov. 27, but Yemenia Yemen Airways avoided inclusion despite a fatal crash in June.
- Update: Boeing Issues Statement on MD-11 Freighter Crash in Shanghai[Nov. 28, 2009]
Boeing has recently learned that an MD-11 freighter airplane crashed shortly after take-off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on the morning of Nov. 28 (local time).