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Airline Close Calls

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Under Pressure, Iran Admits It Shot Down Jetliner by Mistake

NASSER KARIMI and JOSEPH KRAUSS / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2020 The admission raises the question about why it didn't shut down airspace amid fears of "all-out conflict" with U.S. over missile strikes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ukrainian Airplane Crashes Near Iran’s Capital, Killing 176

MOHAMMAD NASIRI, NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2020 Iranian officials cite mechanical problem but Ukrainians decline to offer a cause after plane goes down shortly after takeoff from Tehran. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Boeing May Never Recover From Its 737 Debacle

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Jun 11, 2019 The company hasn’t just lost its business compass—gone is its moral one as well. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Boeing Values Profits Over Lives—by Design

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 The deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash offers an important lesson about capitalism’s human toll. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Clear Similarities’ in Boeing Crashes, Ethiopia Minister Says

ELIAS MESERET / The Associated Press Mar 17, 2019 Preliminary recorder data show Flight 302's erratic movements resemble those of a Lion Air jetliner before each of the Boeing 737 Max 8's went down. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Boeing 737 Max 8s Under Scrutiny After Ethiopia Crash

ELIAS MESERET and YIDNEK KIRUBEL / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2019 Several airlines ground the jetliners as a safety precaution after the second tragic crash involving the planes in five months. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cargo Jetliner With 3 Aboard Crashes Into Bay Near Houston

DAVID WARREN and JAKE BLEIBERG / The Associated Press Feb 23, 2019 Survivors are unlikely, the sheriff says, referring to the scene as "total devastation." Witnesses say the plane went in nose first. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How ‘Suicidal’ Employee Could Steal Plane at Sea-Tac Airport Probed

RACHEL LA CORTE / The Associated Press Aug 11, 2018 The Horizon Air worker, who is believed to have been killed when the craft crashed, was "doing stunts in air" and other dangerous maneuvers. The turboprop went down on a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Mark of Terror

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 28, 2015 French prosecutor Brice Robin has said, "There is no reason to suspect a terrorist attack" in Germanwings copilot Andreas Gunter Lubitz's crashing of a crowded airliner into a mountainside. But I disagree. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Germanwings Copilot Who Crashed Plane ‘Hid Illness From Employers’ (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 27, 2015 Prosecutors point to a torn-up note from a doctor as evidence that the copilot who killed himself and 149 other people when he crashed a commercial jet into the French Alps on Tuesday suffered from an illness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

France’s President Hollande: ‘No Survivors’ in Germanwings Crash

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 French leader François Hollande announced Tuesday that there were no survivors in the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525, which went down that morning in a remote area of the Alps in southern France. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )