#aviation-disaster

#aviation-disaster

An Air France Concorde carrying tourists bound for a luxury cruise slammed into a hotel shortly after takeoff at Paris's main international airport yesterday, killing all 109 passengers and crew aboard and four people on the ground.

"I put binoculars to my head and all I could see was the smoke. As we got closer, the first thing we saw then was the wheels of the aircraft, and then the bodies started coming up," one of the Navy team said.

Investigators later determined that 144 oxygen-generating canisters were improperly secured, labeled and packaged in the cargo hold of the plane.

The Brazilian aviation accident on July 17, 2007, remains the worst in the nation’s history, prompting vital discussions on aviation safety and infrastructure.

Cabinet ministers agreed to terms for a "no-find, no-fee" contract with Ocean Infinity to resume the search operation at a new 15,000-square-kilometer site in the ocean.

The second-deadliest aviation disaster in U.S. history led to a collective relief and unpredictable responses from people, highlighting the fragile nature of life post-9/11.

The Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport was the deadliest aviation disaster in South Korea in nearly thirty years, claiming 179 lives in total.