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Taiwan Acquits Two Over Deadly 2014 Transasia Crash
Two air traffic control officers accused of causing a plane crash in Taiwan that killed 49 people in 2014, the island's worst air disaster for a decade, were acquitted Friday.
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Pilots Blamed For 2014 TransAsia Crash On Taiwan Island
Two TransAsia Airways pilots caused a 2014 plane crash that left 48 people dead by flying too low as they attempted to land on an island during a typhoon, Taiwan's aviation authorities said today.
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TransAsia Plane Lands in Taiwan With 1 Engine
A TransAsia Airways plane with 26 people on board landed with only one of its two engines today, as the Taiwanese airline faces persistent questions over its safety record after two fatal crashes since July last year.
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'Wow, Pulled Back Wrong Throttle' - Captain of Crashed Plane
The captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people, had switched off the working engine after the other lost power, the Aviation Safety Council (ASC) confirmed on Thursday in its latest report.
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Crew of Crashed TransAsia Plane Shut Off Working Engine: Source
The crew of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people on board, had shut off the working engine after the other lost power, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
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10 TransAsia Pilots Suspended after Failing Skills Test
10 TransAsia ATR pilots have been banned from flying temporarily after failing a flight skills test ordered after last week's plane crash that killed at least 42 people, the island's aviation regulator said today.
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TransAsia Offers $470,000 Compensation to Crash Families
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways announced today that it would pay nearly half a million dollars in compensation to relatives of each of the victims of a dramatic plane crash earlier this month.
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Taiwan Plane Black Boxes Reveal Attempts to Regain Thrust
A twin-engined TransAsia plane that crashed into a river in Taipei, killing 35 people, failed to produce enough thrust after take-off, authorities said today, revealing that one apparently functioning engine was turned off and restarted.
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Taiwan Pilot Called 'Mayday' to Announce Engine Flameout
The blackbox data and voice recorders of a TransAsia plane that crashed into a river in Taipei showed that the pilot called "mayday" and announced an engine flameout 35 seconds after noticing engine failure, aviation authorities said on Friday.
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Taiwan Plane Survivors 'Changed Seats Before Take-Off'
A Taiwan couple and their two-year-old toddler who survived a plane crash in the centre of Taipei changed seats from the left hand side of the plane before take-off, a move that likely saved their lives, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Taiwan Pilot Hailed as Hero For Steering Away From Skyrises
Taiwan rescuers scoured a river for 12 people still missing from a TransAsia plane crash Thursday as the pilot was hailed as a hero for apparently battling to avoid hitting built-up areas shortly after issuing a "mayday" call.
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Number of Dead From TransAsia Plane Crash in Taiwan Surges to 31
The death toll from a TransAsia Airways plane that crashed into a Taipei river shortly after taking off has risen to 31, Taiwan officials said on Thursday, and could rise further, with 12 people still missing.
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Taiwan Plane Crashes into River After Take-Off, Killing 23
A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board careered into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport today, killing 23 people and leaving 20 missing, officials said.
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New Footage Emerges of TransAsia Airways Crash in Taiwan
New footage has emerged of a TransAsia Airways plane clipping a road bridge and plunging into a river in Taiwan today, killing at least 16 people.
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Video Shows Taiwan Crash, Plane Clipped Bridge
12 people were killed after a TransAsia Airways flight with 53 passengers aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in Taipei. The crash was caught on the dash camera of a car.
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Taiwan Acquits Two Over Deadly 2014 Transasia Crash
Two air traffic control officers accused of causing a plane crash in Taiwan that killed 49 people in 2014, the island's worst air disaster for a decade, were acquitted Friday.
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Pilots Blamed For 2014 TransAsia Crash On Taiwan Island
Two TransAsia Airways pilots caused a 2014 plane crash that left 48 people dead by flying too low as they attempted to land on an island during a typhoon, Taiwan's aviation authorities said today.
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TransAsia Plane Lands in Taiwan With 1 Engine
A TransAsia Airways plane with 26 people on board landed with only one of its two engines today, as the Taiwanese airline faces persistent questions over its safety record after two fatal crashes since July last year.
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'Wow, Pulled Back Wrong Throttle' - Captain of Crashed Plane
The captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people, had switched off the working engine after the other lost power, the Aviation Safety Council (ASC) confirmed on Thursday in its latest report.
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Crew of Crashed TransAsia Plane Shut Off Working Engine: Source
The crew of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people on board, had shut off the working engine after the other lost power, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
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10 TransAsia Pilots Suspended after Failing Skills Test
10 TransAsia ATR pilots have been banned from flying temporarily after failing a flight skills test ordered after last week's plane crash that killed at least 42 people, the island's aviation regulator said today.
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TransAsia Offers $470,000 Compensation to Crash Families
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways announced today that it would pay nearly half a million dollars in compensation to relatives of each of the victims of a dramatic plane crash earlier this month.
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Taiwan Plane Black Boxes Reveal Attempts to Regain Thrust
A twin-engined TransAsia plane that crashed into a river in Taipei, killing 35 people, failed to produce enough thrust after take-off, authorities said today, revealing that one apparently functioning engine was turned off and restarted.
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Taiwan Pilot Called 'Mayday' to Announce Engine Flameout
The blackbox data and voice recorders of a TransAsia plane that crashed into a river in Taipei showed that the pilot called "mayday" and announced an engine flameout 35 seconds after noticing engine failure, aviation authorities said on Friday.
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Taiwan Plane Survivors 'Changed Seats Before Take-Off'
A Taiwan couple and their two-year-old toddler who survived a plane crash in the centre of Taipei changed seats from the left hand side of the plane before take-off, a move that likely saved their lives, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Taiwan Pilot Hailed as Hero For Steering Away From Skyrises
Taiwan rescuers scoured a river for 12 people still missing from a TransAsia plane crash Thursday as the pilot was hailed as a hero for apparently battling to avoid hitting built-up areas shortly after issuing a "mayday" call.
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Number of Dead From TransAsia Plane Crash in Taiwan Surges to 31
The death toll from a TransAsia Airways plane that crashed into a Taipei river shortly after taking off has risen to 31, Taiwan officials said on Thursday, and could rise further, with 12 people still missing.
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Taiwan Plane Crashes into River After Take-Off, Killing 23
A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board careered into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport today, killing 23 people and leaving 20 missing, officials said.
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New Footage Emerges of TransAsia Airways Crash in Taiwan
New footage has emerged of a TransAsia Airways plane clipping a road bridge and plunging into a river in Taiwan today, killing at least 16 people.
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Video Shows Taiwan Crash, Plane Clipped Bridge
12 people were killed after a TransAsia Airways flight with 53 passengers aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in Taipei. The crash was caught on the dash camera of a car.
