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Search Team May Have Located Main Wreckage of Lion Air’s Crashed Jet

Indonesia may be close to finding the main wreckage of the Lion Air plane that crashed earlier this week, as the hunt for clues to what caused the country’s worst air disaster since 1997 continued into a third day. The …

Update: Lion Air Jet Plunged at 350 Miles Per Hour Before Crash, Data Show

More than a day after a brand-new Boeing Co. 737 Max jet flown by Indonesia’s Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea, the search for the plane failed to yield much as investigators continued the grim task of uncovering the …

Boeing 737 Max, Operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air, Crashes with 189 on Board

A Boeing Co. 737 Max jet, operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air, crashed in the Java Sea with 189 people on board, making it the model’s first accident and potentially the worst commercial aviation disaster in three years. Flight JT610, an …

U.S. Passengers File Lawsuits Against Aeromexico over Plane Crash

Eleven U.S. passengers who survived an Aeromexico crash in the northern Mexican state of Durango on July 31 filed lawsuits against the airline in Chicago on Monday, according to a statement by Chicago-based attorneys Corboy & Demetrio. The Mexico City-bound …

Crash Investigators Locate Aeromexico’s Flight Recorders

At least 65 U.S. citizens were aboard the Aeromexico passenger jet that crashed in northern Mexico, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, as investigators combed the wreckage for clues to the cause of the accident. The Mexico City-bound Embraer 190 …

Aeromexico Plane Crash Causes Dozens of Injuries but No Deaths

Dozens of people were injured when a packed Aeromexico-operated Embraer jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico’s state of Durango on Tuesday, but authorities said most were not seriously hurt and there were no fatalities. The mid-sized jet was almost …

Fatal Colombia Jet Crash Investigators to Examine Whether Plane Ran Out of Fuel

Air-safety experts probing the jetliner crash that killed 71 people, including most of Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer squad, will look at whether the plane ran out of fuel while on a flight close to the limits of its range. The distance …

Update: Plane Crash in Colombia Kills 75; Brazilian Soccer Players on Board

An aircraft carrying 81 people, including players from the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, crashed on route to Colombia’s second-largest airport Monday, killing at least 75, according to local reports. The BAE Systems Plc RJ-85 plane chartered from Bolivia’s Lamia had …

Germanwings Probe Urges Change for Pilots’ Medical Privacy, License-Loss Cover

Pilots would lose privacy protection for health records and airlines would need insurance when the employees lose their license under a proposal from the French air-safety agency that investigated the deliberate crash of a Germanwings passenger jet into a mountainside. …

Update: Investigators Expected to Quickly Unravel Mystery of Russian Plane Crash

Investigators probing the crash of an Airbus Group SE jetliner in Egypt will focus on how a plane built to withstand extreme turbulence and equipped with devices meant to prevent flight maneuvers that might break it apart could have been …