Pilot, children survive Alaska plane crash into icy lake
Pilot, children survive Alaska plane crash into icy lake

A pilot and two children were rescued from a small plane that plunged into an icy lake in Alaska following an overnight search, officials said. The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser propeller plane was reported missing in the area of Tustumena Lake and the Kenai Mountains on Sunday around 10:30 pm (0630...

World’s sea-ice falls to record low
World’s sea-ice falls to record low

Satellite data shows record-low ice in the worlds frozen oceans, which help cool the planet, reports BBC. Sea ice reflects sunlight, but as it shrinks due to rising temperatures, the darker ocean absorbs more heat, accelerating warming. A mix of warm air, seas, and winds has driven sea-ice to...

Alaska authorities search for missing passenger plane with 10 on board
Alaska authorities search for missing passenger plane with 10 on board

Authorities are searching for a Bering Air passenger plane with 10 people on board that was reported missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaskas Department of Public Safety said on Thursday. The small turboprop Cessna Caravan plane had nine passengers and one pilot on board, the...

Plane with child, 5 others crashes in US, setting homes ablaze
Plane with child, 5 others crashes in US, setting homes ablaze

A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff on Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Rescuers had not confirmed any survivors after all these hours. All six people...

Passenger jet collides midair with helicopter in Washington
Passenger jet collides midair with helicopter in Washington

A regional jet crashed into Washingtons Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said Wednesday, prompting a major emergency response and grounding all flights. President DonaldTrumphas been made aware of this situation...

At least 18 killed in Sudan plane crash
At least 18 killed in Sudan plane crash

A small plane crashed in a remote part of South Sudan, killing at least 18 people on Wednesday, an official said. The flight, chartered by Chinese oil firm Greater Pioneer Operating Co., had 21 people on board, including two pilots, said Gatwech Bipal, the minister of information in the oil-rich...

Plane crash in Kenya kills 3 on ground
Plane crash in Kenya kills 3 on ground

A light aircraft crash-landed in Kenya s coastal Malindi County on Friday, killing three people on the ground, a local police official said. The three fatalities included a motorcycle taxi driver who was killed when the plane burst into flames on impact in the town of Kwachocha along the...

Brazil hands black box data from crashed plane to Kazakhstan
Brazil hands black box data from crashed plane to Kazakhstan

Brazils air force said Monday it had extracted the data from two black box recorders belonging to a crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane that Baku claims was downed by Russia on Christmas Day. The Brazilian-made Embraer 190, crash-landed in Kazakhstan after being diverted from a scheduled landing...