How airplane disasters actually work, according to a former Qantas pilot

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Captain Richard de Crespigny is the Qantas pilot who safely landed Qantas Flight 32 on November 4, 2010, after one of its engines exploded shortly after takeoff, tearing through vital systems and leaving hundreds of lives in his hands.

FedEx and UPS have grounded their fleets of MD-11 cargo planes after the crash in Kentucky

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A UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

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At least 7 killed, 11 injured after UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport

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A UPS plane has crashed
A UPS plane has crashed near Louisville airport, photos show

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2 people died after a cargo plane skidded off the runway and hit a car at Hong Kong's airport

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A cargo plane lies partially in the sea after veering off the runway during landing at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, October 20, 2025
A cargo plane skidded off the runway while landing at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, October 20.

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A plane carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea, killing almost everyone on board. Here's what we know.

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The wreckage of the Jeju Air crash.
The wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday, killing 179 people.

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At least 1 person is dead after a DHL cargo plane crashed into a house

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A DHL cargo airplane in Germany.
A DHL cargo airplane in Germany.

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German spy chief warns that suspected sabotage almost caused a plane crash when a parcel caught fire

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Thomas Haldenwang, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence service.

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A plane crashed in a Brazil neighborhood, with all aboard feared dead

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Brazilian police guarding the gated community where a plane crashed on Friday.

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From mishaps to tragedies, the flight industry has already had a rough 2024

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Here are eight flight incidents passengers faced in early 2024, from the tragic crash in Japan to plane engines catching on fire.

A deadly Boeing 737 crash in China is still shrouded in mystery as the government says it found nothing abnormal before the plane nose-dived

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A plane carrying the second black box of the crashed China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 27, 2022 in Beijing, China.
A plane carrying the second black box of the crashed China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 27, 2022 in Beijing, China.

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