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07 JUL 2008 - Atlantic Southeast Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10) Non hull-loss07 JUL 2008
Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10)
N706EV - Atlantic Southeast
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Baton Rouge-Ryan Airport, LA (BTR) (USA)
- flight, during Standing
Three Canadair CRJ planes were parked at the ASA maintenance facility at Baton Rouge. CRJ700 N706EV … (more)

16 JUL 2008 - North-Wright Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 Accident16 JUL 2008, 22:15 UTC
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
C-GBEB - North-Wright Airways
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Hook Lake, NWT (Canada)
Cargo flight, during Approach
A float-equipped DHC-6 Twin Otter was on a cargo flight to Hook Lake. When the aircraft turned final… (more)

31 JUL 2008 - East Coast Jets British Aerospace BAe-125-800A Accident31 JUL 2008, ca 09:45
British Aerospace BAe-125-800A
N818MV - East Coast Jets
8 / 8
Owatonna Airport, MN (OWA) (USA)
Executive flight, during Approach
East Coast Jets Flight 81, a BAe 125-800, departed Atlantic City (ACY) at 08:13 EDT on a flight to O… (more)

THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after a massive hole tore through its side had been plagued by a history of corrosion.Doomed jet was ‘rust-bucket’ (Perth Now)

Qantas jet was ‘rust bucket’ (Daily Telegraph)EXCLUSIVE: THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after a huge hole tore through its side had been plagued by a history of corrosion.

07 JUL 2008, 03:52
Boeing 747-209BSF
N714CK - Kalitta Air, opf. Centurion Air Cargo
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Bogot??-Eldorado Airport (BOG) (Colombia)
Cargo flight, during cruise flight
Boeing 747 N714CK, operated by Kalitta Airlines as a wet lease to Centurion Airlines, took off from… (more)
07 JUL 2008 - Kalitta Air, opf. Centurion Air Cargo Boeing 747-209BSF Accident

25 JUL 2008, ca 11:00
Boeing 747-438
VH-OJK - Qantas
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Manila (Philippines)
International Scheduled Passenger flight, during cruise flight
The aircraft, a Boeing 747-400 was operating a scheduled passenger service from Hong Kong to Melbour… (more)
25 JUL 2008 - Qantas Boeing 747-438 Accident

14 JUL 2008, 12:30
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
8Q-MAS - Maldivian Air Taxi
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North Ari Atoll (Maldives)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Landing
A Maldivian Air Taxi seaplane departed at 12:11 hrs from the MAT dock at Male International Airport,… (more)
14 JUL 2008 - Maldivian Air Taxi de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 Accident

03 JUL 2008, 06:05
Antonov 2
- Eurojet
0 / 2
Stefanesti (Romania)
Agricultural flight, during Maneuvering
The An-2 suffered a loss of engine power. The pilots attempted to carry out a forced landing, but th… (more)
03 JUL 2008 - Eurojet Antonov 2 Accident

10 JUL 2008, 10:30
Canadair CRJ200ER (CL-600-2B19
N975EV - Atlantic Southeast
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Baton Rouge-Ryan Airport, LA (BTR) (USA)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Initial climb
Crashed and burned shortly after takeoff…. (more)
07 JUL 2008 - Atlantic Southeast Canadair CRJ200ER (CL-600-2B19 Hull-loss occurrence

Pilot praised after landing (The Courier Mail)PASSENGERS on a Melbourne-bound Qantas jumbo have hailed their pilot as a hero after a huge rip in the plane’s fuselage forced an emergency landing.

23 JUL 2008
Fokker F-27-400M Friendship
FAB-92 - TAM
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Estancia Esperanza, Beni (Bolivia)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during cruise flight
The F-27 took off from Guayaramerin (GYA) at 11:56 on a domestic flight to Trinidad (TDD), where it … (more)
23 JUL 2008 - TAM Fokker F-27-400M Friendship Accident

13 AUG 2008 - Fly540 Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 Accident13 AUG 2008, 07:30
Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
5Y BVF - Fly540
3 / 3
K-50 Airport (Somalia)
Cargo flight, during Approach
The F-27 took off from an airport in Kenya, carrying a cargo of khat to Somalia. Destination was K-5… (more)