World's major air disasters

World's major air disasters

The disappearance on Saturday of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard, including 153 Chinese, could prove to be one of China's biggest air disasters.
An Indian sand artist gives final touches on a sand sculpture with a message of prayers for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 - which vanished from radar early on March 8 somewhere at sea between Malaysia and Vietnam - at Puri beach, some 65 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar yesterday. Photo: Star
An Indian sand artist gives final touches on a sand sculpture with a message of prayers for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 - which vanished from radar early on March 8 somewhere at sea between Malaysia and Vietnam - at Puri beach, some 65 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar yesterday. Photo: Star

1985- August 12: A Boeing 747 belonging to Japan Airlines and flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashes into a mountainside, killing 520 people, the world's second-worst air disaster.
1977- March 27: Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people, the world's worst air disaster.
1996- November 12: A Saudi Airlines Boeing 747 passenger plane and a Kazakh Ilyushin 76 transport jet collide in mid-air over Charkhi Dadri in northern India, killing 349 people, the world's third worst air disaster.
2001- November 12: An American Airlines Airbus A300 crashes in the New York borough of Queens shortly after taking off, killing all 260 on board and five people on the ground.
2002- May 25: A China Airlines Boeing 747 crashes 50 kilometres off Taiwan, killing 225.
2003- February 19: An Iranian military Ilyushin 76MD crashes in the Sirach Mountains, killing all 275 members of the Revolutionary Guard on board.
2009- June 1: An Air France Airbus A330 crashes in the sea between Brazil and France, killing all 228 on board.

Sources: AFP reports,
Aviation Safety Network website

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World's major air disasters

World's major air disasters

The disappearance on Saturday of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard, including 153 Chinese, could prove to be one of China's biggest air disasters.
An Indian sand artist gives final touches on a sand sculpture with a message of prayers for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 - which vanished from radar early on March 8 somewhere at sea between Malaysia and Vietnam - at Puri beach, some 65 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar yesterday. Photo: Star
An Indian sand artist gives final touches on a sand sculpture with a message of prayers for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 - which vanished from radar early on March 8 somewhere at sea between Malaysia and Vietnam - at Puri beach, some 65 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar yesterday. Photo: Star

1985- August 12: A Boeing 747 belonging to Japan Airlines and flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashes into a mountainside, killing 520 people, the world's second-worst air disaster.
1977- March 27: Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people, the world's worst air disaster.
1996- November 12: A Saudi Airlines Boeing 747 passenger plane and a Kazakh Ilyushin 76 transport jet collide in mid-air over Charkhi Dadri in northern India, killing 349 people, the world's third worst air disaster.
2001- November 12: An American Airlines Airbus A300 crashes in the New York borough of Queens shortly after taking off, killing all 260 on board and five people on the ground.
2002- May 25: A China Airlines Boeing 747 crashes 50 kilometres off Taiwan, killing 225.
2003- February 19: An Iranian military Ilyushin 76MD crashes in the Sirach Mountains, killing all 275 members of the Revolutionary Guard on board.
2009- June 1: An Air France Airbus A330 crashes in the sea between Brazil and France, killing all 228 on board.

Sources: AFP reports,
Aviation Safety Network website

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