- Mexico's Interior Minister, Eight Others Die in Plane Crash[Nov. 05, 2008]
Mexico's powerful interior minister, head of the government's bloody battle against drug gangs, died along with at least eight others in a plane crash on Nov. 4 during evening rush hour in central Mexico City.
- Four Dead in Light Plane Crash in Sydney[Nov. 07, 2008]
On Nov. 7, four people were dead after a light plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airport west of Sydney in the evening.
- 6-Seater Aircraft Crashes in India, 2 Pilots Killed[Oct. 29, 2008]
A six-seater aircraft of the Punjab government crashed while landing at the Sahnewal airport and two pilots were killed, reported local NDTV.
- Spain Jet Overshoots Runway, Stops Metres From Sea[Oct. 31, 2008]
A Spanish jet overshot the runway and stopped metres from the sea as it landed in the Canary Islands on Oct. 31 but no-one was hurt, Spanish airports operator AENA said.
- Fatal Garuda Indonesia Flight Co-Pilot Changes Story[Oct. 27, 2008]
The co-pilot of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 which crashed and burned in Yogyakarta in March last year killing 21 people now claims he blacked out until the plane came to a halt in a ricefield.
- Light Plane Crash Kills Two in Austria[Oct. 22, 2008]
Two German pilots were killed on the afternoon of Oct. 21 when their plane crashed into the headquarters of Austria's police commando unit "Cobra", a police officer said on Oct. 22.
- Small Plane Bursts into Flames After Landing in Okinawa Sugarcane Field[Oct. 24, 2008]
A small airplane made an emergency landing in a sugarcane field in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on the evening of Oct. 24 and burst into flames, injuring four crew members onboard, police said.
- Australians Mark 70 Years Since Deadly Plane Crash[Oct. 24, 2008]
It will be 70 years on Oct. 25, 2008, since the Kyeema plane crash, which killed 18 people including a number of South Australians.
- Small Aircraft Crashes at Zurich Airport[Oct. 22, 2008]
A small touring aircraft crashed on landing at Zurich Airport in Switzerland on the afternoon of Oct. 22, with two people on board killed and the other two injured, said Swiss air rescue service.
- Senior Pilot Safe After Plane Crashes into Tree in Canada[Oct. 19, 2008]
An 82-year-old pilot was safe after his small plane crashed into a tree on Oct. 19 while he was trying to land at an airport near the western Canadian city of Winnipeg, reports said.