All posts tagged "transasia"

  • st00224-03-1
    A plane crash in Taiwan: TransAsia tragedy

    On Wednesday, February fourth, an airplane from TransAsia airlines crashed into a river in Taiwan. This misfortune resulted in thirty-eight innocent deaths, five missing persons, and fifteen survivors with injuries, so far. This incident has brought attention...

    • Posted February 24, 2015
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  • APTOPIX Taiwan Plane Crash
    Both TransAsia plane engines lost power before Taiwan crash

    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — One of the two engines on TransAsia Airways Flight 235 went idle 37 seconds after takeoff, and the pilots apparently shut off the other before making a futile attempt to restart it, Taiwan’s...

    • Posted February 6, 2015
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  • The main fuselage from TransAsia Airways Flight 235 is hoisted away in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The commercial plane crash with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
    Taiwan plane crash survivor says engine ‘did not feel right’

    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — From the start of the flight in Taiwan’s capital, survivor Huang Jin-sun suspected trouble. “There was some sound next to me. It did not feel right shortly after takeoff. The engine did not...

    • Posted February 5, 2015
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