149 Dead in Plane Crash at Madrid Airport A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands at the height of the vacation season crashed, burned, and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid, killing 149 people on board, officials said. There were only 26 survivors in the midafternoon crash, said Spanish Development Minister Magdalena Alvarez, whose department is in charge of civil aviation. It was Spain's deadliest air disaster in more than 20 years.
Plane Bursts Into Flames in Sudan; 200 Aboard
The AP reports: A plane has burst into flames after apparently veering off a runway at an airport in Sudan. About 200 passengers are thought to be aboard, but it is unclear how many might be casualties. The plane was flying from Amman, Jordan.
At London's Heathrow Airport this morning,
British Airways flight 38 originating from Beijing, China, crash landed. Severely damaging wings as well as the under carriage of the Boeing 777, all passengers and crew aboard were evacuated safely. Several minor injuries are being reported, and at least 90 flights have already been canceled.
