Tag: accident

Chittagong container blast leaves 49 dead and hundreds injured

Following an explosion at a private container depot near Bangladesh's port of Chittagong - the largest in the country - local authorities have reported at least 49 people were killed and hundreds more were injured. With some 300 people hospitalized in a critical state, the death toll from the B.M...

Initial review of Atlas Air B767F crash indicates loss of control

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said an initial review of the Atlas Air Boeing 767F crash in Texas on 23 February has found crew communications were "consistent with a loss control" of the aircraft which began approximately 18 seconds prior to the end of the recording. NTSB engine...

NTSB recovers flight data recorder from Atlas Air B767 crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it has recovered the flight data recorder (FDR) from the Atlas Air Boeing 767 Freighter that crashed in Trinity Bay in Anahuac, Texas, on 23 February. The NTSB said on its Twitter account that the FDR is being transported to NTSB labs in Washin...

Teamsters Local 1224 president says union “devastated” after Atlas Air crash

Teamsters Local 1224 president and Atlas Air Captain Daniel C. Wells has released a statement on the loss of the three pilots on board Atlas Air Flight 3591 which crashed on 23 February - killing three on-board. The Boeing 767 Freighter aircraft was operating on behalf of Amazon from Miami to Houst...

Atlas Air B767F crashes in Texas killing three

An Atlas Air Boeing 767 Freighter aircraft Flight No. 3591 operating on behalf of Amazon from Miami to Houston crashed into the water on Saturday (23 February) killing three on-board. The aircraft reportedly nose-dived into shallow water in Texas, when it crashed about 40 miles southeast of Geo...

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