An Avisto Shorts 360-300 ditched in the sea on approach to Marsa el Brega, northern Libya, on 13 January. Loss of power in both engines had been reported by the Captain. As Flight International went to press, there were 19 survivors among the 41 people on board. The aircraft was chartered by Sirta Oil to carry employees from Tripoli to el Brega.
Source: Flight International
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Investigators probing the fatal Bombardier CRJ200 crash at Kathmandu will inevitably focus on the extraordinary attitude the aircraft developed as it lifted off from runway 02. Nepal’s civil aviation regulator states that the captain survived the 24 July accident but the first officer, and the 17 other occupants, did not. ...
A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Nepalese carrier Saurya Airlines has crashed during take-off from Kathmandu airport, with fatalities among those on board.
