2014 was a gloomy year for the world aviation industry, especially in Asia, when there were too many disappearances and accidents, taking the lives of hundreds of people.
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| On January 19, a small twin-engine plane belonging to private airline Intan Air crashed on a beach in Maluku, Indonesia, killing four people, including the pilot, two flight engineers and a ground handler. The plane was en route to Surabaya, Indonesia, for a flight inspection. Photo: AFP |
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| On February 1, a Boeing 737-900 operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air was severely damaged in a failed landing at Surabaya airport with 225 people on board. Two passengers were seriously injured and three others suffered minor injuries. The plane bounced four times after first touching the ground. Photo: Bloomberg |
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| On March 8, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, disappeared from radar screens after taking off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing, China. A large-scale search involving many countries has been underway for months. Countless hypotheses have been put forward, but the fate of the plane remains a mystery. Photo: Reuters |
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| Some passengers on the missing flight MH370. Photo: photo. china.co.cn |
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| On May 17, a Lao military plane crashed in the forest of Xiangkhouang province, killing 14 people, including Lao Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Douangchay Phichit. Photo: Reuters |
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| At 7:46 a.m. on July 7, a Mi 171 helicopter with serial number 01 of Regiment 916, Division 371, Vietnam Air Defense - Air Force crashed in Hoa Lac village, Binh Yen commune, Thach That district, Hanoi, about 3 km from Hoa Lac airport. The accident killed 20 soldiers and seriously injured one. Photo: VnExpress |
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| On July 17, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Debris from the plane was found over a large area. Photo: AFP |
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| There are suggestions that the plane was shot down by a missile, but this information has not been confirmed. The incident has further strained relations between Russia and the West. Europe and the US blame Russia for supplying weapons to separatists in eastern Ukraine, causing the disaster. Moscow denies the accusation and blames Kiev. Photo: AP |
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| On July 23, an ATR-72 aircraft with registration number GE222 crashed on Penghu Island, western Taiwan, in bad weather conditions due to the impact of Typhoon Matmo. The accident killed 48 people and injured 10 others. Photo: AP |
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| On December 28, AirAsia flight QZ8501, carrying 162 people, went missing while flying from Indonesia to Singapore. Searches are being carried out intensively. The head of the Indonesian search force said the plane is likely "at the bottom of the sea". If this is true, the sadness of the aviation industry in 2014 will be extended. Graphics: Viet Chung |
According to VNE
