3 dead in cargo plane crash in Shanghai
main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official
said.
as saying three people died. A man answering the phone there confirmed the deaths
and said one other crew member was seriously injured, with the other three slightly
hurt.
States and Indonesia, while the nationalities of the remaining staff had not yet
been identified.
and an airport warehouse also caught fire in the crash. The report showed billowing
thick black smoke at the scene, with police officers blocking closer access.
the plane broke in two or three parts, and hundreds of firefighters were spraying
fire retardants on the plane.
Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, veered off the runway and burst into flames.
stranded on planes or in airport lounges, Xinhua said. CCTV said two runways at
the airport were shut down.
is located on the eastern edge of the city, by the East China Sea.
pilots parachuting to safety.
killing all 40 people aboard.
– with cargo planes from some airlines being prevented, on safety grounds)
Carriers barred from EU airports on safety grounds
28.11.2009 The European Commission produces a list of the airlines that are
not allowed to use European airports. There is also a list of those which can
only use the airports under certain operating conditions. Lists have just been
updated, so now carriers from 15 countries – 228 companies in total – are completely
banned from EU airspace. The majority are from African countries.