The airline involved in the Madrid plane crash had considered switching aircraft at the last minute, a Spanish government minister said.
Spanair flight JK 5022 was delayed for about an hour because of a problem with an air temperature gauge.
The aircraft crashed on 20 August, just after take-off, killing 154 people.
Magdalena Alvarez told a parliamentary panel [...]
August 31, 2008
Crash plane ‘was almost swapped’
August 31, 2008
All Spain crash bodies identified
All 154 bodies from last week’s plane crash in Madrid have been identified, the Spanish interior ministry says.
It says the bodies – some of them badly burned – are now being returned to grieving relatives for burial.
The Spanair flight from Madrid to the Canary Islands crashed after take-off on 20 August. Only 18 of 172 [...]
August 31, 2008
Vibrating engine grounds Qantas plane
August 31, 2008 06:40pm
Article from: AAP
A QANTAS flight from Singapore to London has landed in the German city of Frankfurt after a vibration caused the crew to shut down one of its engines.
The Boeing 747-400 aircraft, carrying a Qantas flight crew and 350 passengers, landed at Frankfurt en route to London this afternoon (AEST) [...]
August 31, 2008
Mesin Bergetar, Qantas Tujuan London Mendarat di Frankfurt
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Mesin Bergetar, Qantas Tujuan London Mendarat di Frankfurt
Nurul Hidayati – detikNews
Jakarta – Pesawat Qantas dari Singapura ke London terpaksa mendarat di Frankfurt, Jerman, setelah terjadi getaran sehingga pilot mematikan salah satu mesin pesawat.
Pesawat Boeing 747-400 itu membawa 350 penumpang mendarat di Frankfurt pada Minggu ( [...]
August 31, 2008
On Indian roads, progress takes a deadly toll
Taken from international herald tribune.
By Rina Chandran Reuters
Published: August 28, 2008
MUMBAI: The twisted metal of smashed cars lining highways here is a grim testament to India’s road toll, one of the worst in the world with about 100,000 people killed in traffic accidents last year.
As incomes rise and the economy rapidly expands, new cars and [...]
August 31, 2008
GM recalling 944,000 vehicles
Taken from international herald tribune.
The Associated Press
Published: August 29, 2008
WASHINGTON: General Motors Corp. said Friday it was recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with a windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire.
More than 850,000 sport utility vehicles, trucks and passenger cars in the United States and nearly 100,000 vehicles in Canada, [...]
August 31, 2008
Venezuela moves to nationalize fuel distribution
Taken from international herald tribune.
The Associated Press
Published: August 28, 2008
CARACAS: President Hugo Chávez said that wholesale gasoline sales by private companies in Venezuela will soon disappear after his congressional allies pass a bill nationalizing the business.
Under the measure, which received initial approval in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela [...]
