Officials in Colombia called it a “miracle” that the plane crash on a Colombian island early Monday morning resulted in just one death. Even as authorities work to determine what caused the Boeing 737 to go down, deft piloting is …
Category Archive: Close Call
British Couple Saved After 40 Days Stranded At Sea
A British couple was rescued from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by an Italian tanker after spending 40 days lost at sea. Stuart Armstrong, 51, and his partner Andrea Davison, 48, are heading back to Britain on board the …
Passenger: People were ‘flying’ around the plane
About 30 people were injured Friday when a Northwest Airlines flight suffered turbulence before landing at Japan’s Narita International Airport, a Northwest spokesman said. Three people where seriously injured, fire officials said. Tokyo ‘s Kyodo news agency later put the …
Pilot quick to avert disaster
An alert pilot of Air India’s Haj flight today helped avert a possible disaster at NSC Bose Airport this morning.The Boeing-747 flight carrying 449 haj pilgrims from Jeddah was about to land in three minutes when the pilot noticed another …
Flight attendant forced to land plane after co-pilot suffers mental breakdown
A flight attendant was forced to land a UK-bound jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had a mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, an official report disclosed today. Another attendant suffered wrist injuries as the crew forcibly removed the …