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- Southwest Pilots Receive Most Blame for 2005 Crash, Says Report[Oct. 03, 2007]
The pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet were primarily responsible for a 2005 crash in Chicago that killed a 6 year-old boy because they did not properly halt the plane before it skidded off a slick runway, The Washington Post reported on Oct. 3.
- Fireball Tragedy as Cargo Aircraft Crashes into City Homes[Oct. 05, 2007]
A Soviet-era cargo plane crashed in a residential area of Kinshasa on Oct. 4, killing 25 people on board as it smashed through a dozen houses and exploded in a fireball.
- Plane Crashes, Pilot Killed in California[Oct. 05, 2007]
A small plane crashed in San Bernardino, California on Oct. 5, killing the pilot flying alone.
- Plane Collision Kills Two in Poland[Sep. 23, 2007]
On Sep. 23, two light aircraft collided in Poland, killing two people, the Polish News Agency reported.
- Cambodia to Establish National Airline[Sep. 04, 2007]
The Cambodian government will establish a national airline soon, senior officials said on Sep. 4.
- Plane Crash Kills Family of Six in California[Sep. 01, 2007]
A small plane crashed in central California, killing a family of six, according to a CNN report on Sep. 1.
- Sao Paulo Congonhas Flight Restrictions to Take Effect Oct. 1[Sep. 26, 2007]
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Council imposed new rules for airline operations at Sao Paulo Congonhas beginning Oct. 1, changes that were anticipated in the wake of the fatal TAM A320 crash in July that killed 199 people.
- Thailand to Form Committee on Aviation Standards[Sep. 27, 2007]
Thailand's Ministry of Transport decided on Sep. 27 to set up a committee to develop an aviation safety standards system, in afterthought of the Sep. 16 air crash at Phuket Airport.
- Jet Woes Continue to Haunt Taiwan Carrier[Sep. 22, 2007]
Airport workers in western Japan found a 70-centimeter fracture in the fuselage of a China Airlines Boeing 737-800, weeks after a similar plane flown by the company exploded at another Japanese airport.
- Five Killed in Cargo Plane Crash in Congo[Sep. 08, 2007]
At least five people were killed in a cargo plane crash in the eastern Congolese town of Goma on Sep. 7, the latest in a spate of crashes in the central African state.