- Jet Goes Off Runway in Denver, Injuring Some 40 People[Dec. 20, 2008]
On Dec. 20, a plane carrying 107 passengers and five crew members went off the runway during take-off from the Denver International Airport and caught fire at night, injuring nearly 40 people, reports from Denver, Colorado, said.
- U.S. Passenger Plane Veers Off Runway, Injuring Dozens[Dec. 20, 2008]
On Dec. 20, a passenger jet veered off a runway at Denver International Airport at night, injuring dozens on board, according to press reports.
- US NTSB Blames ATC Mistakes for Gol 737 Crash[Dec. 15, 2008]
US National Transportation Safety Board, commenting on the Brazilian Air Force's final report issued last week on the Sep. 29, 2006, midair collision between a Gol 737-800 and an ExcelAire Legacy 600 that led to the deaths of all 154 aboard the 737, emphasized that ATC failures were the primary cause of the accident.
- Two Die in Flight-School House Crash[Dec. 19, 2008]
On Dec. 18, two women were killed when their light aircraft slammed into a suburban house in Sydney after a mid-air collision with a plane flown by an 89-year-old instructor and his 25-year-old student, which later landed safely.
- Two People Confirmed Dead After Planes Collide over Sydney[Dec. 18, 2008]
On Dec. 18, two people were killed in the morning after two planes collided over Sydney's southwest, authorities confirmed.
- Two Missing After Helicopter Crash in Eastern Canada[Dec. 04, 2008]
Two people were missing after a helicopter crashed into a lake in eastern Canada on Dec. 3's night, reports said on Dec. 4.
- Two Rescued From Arctic Ice After Air Crash[Dec. 08, 2008]
Two Swedes who managed to land their small plane on a piece of Arctic ice and escaped from the aircraft before it sank into icy waters have been rescued by a fishing vessel, Canadian police said on Dec. 8.
- 7 Killed in Plane Crash Off Coast of British Columbia[Nov. 16, 2008]
Seven people died on Nov. 16 in a plane crash on an island off the southern coast of British Columbia, according to reports.
- Five Die in Light Aircraft Accident in Brazil[Nov. 02, 2008]
Four men and one women died on Nov. 2 when a light aircraft which they were aboard, crashed in the Brazilian state of Parana, some 250 kilometers from the border with Paraguay.
- Four People Killed in Australian Plane Crash[Nov. 08, 2008]
A plane has crashed in the central western region of Australia's eastern state of New South Wales, killing all four people aboard.