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Atlasjet Suffers Fatal Crash
Atlasjet, a low cost airline based in Turkey and popular with European holiday-makers, has suffered a fatal crash, killing all on board.

Airplane Crash in Thailand Kills Dozens on Board
Low cost airline One-Two-Go had one of its planes crash as it tried to land in Phuket. Having flown on this Thai airline, it seemed like there were at least as many tourists on board its flights as Thai nationals.

Kenya Airways Crash - No Known Survivors
Kenya Airways, KQ 507, went missing on Saturday, May 5, 2007 after sending out a distress signal. 114 were on board including 105 passengers from over 20 countries and 9 crew. The flight took off in poor weather.

Garuda Indonesia Flight Crashes
The archipelago country of Indonesia has had another deadly airplane crash in 2007. This time, the airline involved is Garuda Indonesia. Garuda has released the information they currently have regarding the status of the flight, where it occurred, and survivors.

Mystery Over Indonesia
The same week as a deadly ferry sinking that left hundreds of people dead off the coast of Indonesia, a flight went missing over this archipelago nation. International search and rescue teams are involved to find out where the aircraft is and what happened.

Nigerian Crash - Kills Nearly 100, Including a Nigerian Spiritual Leader
Travel on African airlines has long been maligned for questionable safety standards. Several countries including those in the European Union, as well as the United States have urged airlines in Africa to improve their safety regulations. The crash in Nigeria highlights this again.

GOL Airlines Mid-Air Collision - More Than 150 Dead
September 29th - a mid-air collision between a small aircraft, and a larger, commercial airliner occurs somewhere over the Amazon. Initially, there were remote hopes that maybe there would be survivors. There were, for those on the small plane. But the larger, carrying over 150 people did not.

Sibir Airlines Crashes on Landing at Irkutsk, Almost 150 Dead
The flight, Sibir Airlines Flight 778, flew from Moscow and crashed on landing at Irkutsk Airport when it slid off the runway and hit a building.

Tragedy in the air
Two planes crashed into each other thousands of feet above the Swiss and German borders.

Database of Airline Accidents and Airline Safety
The Aviation Safety Network has extensive coverage of airline accidents, fatalities and safety records. Really thorough, if not entirely reassuring.

Recent Accidents
BAAA/ACRO maintains a current list of accidents. All types of airplanes are included, not just commercial airlines. They keep a log of fatalities for the year thus far.

Air Disasters
This site is a compelling read. Be forewarned, there are some graphic images that may be rather disturbing.

Air Rage
Skyrage compiles articles related to air rage, and maintains archives from 1994 to the present day.

Travel warnings
The U.S. State Department provides a complete list of travel warnings. A travel essential for planning a safe trip.