A Spanish emergency rescue official says there are only 26 survivors after an airliner with 173 people aboard crashed on takeoff from Madrid's airport. The official with the SAMUR municipal rescue service gave the toll after touring the site of Wednesday's crash. picked by loonytoon 1 year ago

If the plane goes down, don't assume the brace position..assume the f@%!in worst.. picked by jakeclemo 2 years ago

A Bristol man has described how he was hit by a block of ice which fell from an aeroplane as he sat in his garden. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Rescue teams have found 12 survivors in the smouldering wreckage of a jetliner that went missing over Indonesia's Sulawesi island during a storm. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

A picture and a short video clip showing a lightning bolt striking an aeroplane taking off, then hitting the ground. picked by bunmaster 2 years ago

A small airplane dropping from the sky after its engine failed wound up on a cushioning bunch of portable toilets — and the pilot was able to walk away apparently unhurt. picked by kakana 7 months ago

A man whose double lung transplant operation was stopped after a plane carrying his new organs crashed into Lake Michigan, killing the entire crew, has received a second set of lungs. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

The Arctic North (northern parts of Canada and Alaska) is a cruel environment for men and machine; for planes it is no different. The weather creates all sorts of hazards, the terrain offers its own variety of opportinuties for disaster. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Paint over the logo, of course. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

The President's 747 accompanied by an F-16 fighter jet scared the shit out of thousands in lower Manhattan this morning during a "photo op". Check out pictures at the links in the article.

Video here

*hmmm. word filter not working* picked by suebe 7 months ago

Papua New Guinea police have arrested a woman attempting to carry a dead baby in her hand luggage on an internal flight. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Rescuers who helped find a 3-year-old girl alive in the crumpled wreckage of an airplane say they knew she was OK when she cried for her teddy bear. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

What 75-year-old man do you know, that can lift an airplane? In Princeton New Jersey, Sri Chinmoy, a fitness pioneer and weightlifting champion did just that! picked by skid 3 years ago

Microraptor is the first organism theorized to use two pairs of wings, in parallel to each other picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

The aircraft was performing a demonstration fly-by.(and demonstration crash?) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

U.S. Airways has sent a check for $5,000 to each passenger who was on the plane that crashed in the Hudson River last week, saying it will be months before they receive any of their possessions that were on the plane and are recoverable. picked by muppet 10 months ago

A representative of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the houses around the crash site have been evacuated, and power lines are down.Update picked by suebe 8 months ago

He got on the plane with a toy badge to after the gate had closed. Carrying $14,000.

And he fooled them. That's a bit scary, isn't it? picked by bingo 9 months ago

Must be nice to have that kind of money. picked by buddha 2 years ago

As pilot Hannes Arch moved into second position in an exciting air race, he had no choice but to try a risky overtake of his nearest competitor.

Sadly the pelican came off a distinct second best, with his leisurely flight brought to an abrupt end by the sound of roaring propellers and a quick finish. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago