MOSCOW, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - A Russian Su-27 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday in the country's far east, killing one member of its two-man crew, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a spokesman for the Russian air force.

HAGATNA, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - All six crew on board a US Air Force B-52 bomber were killed when it crashed off the western Pacific island of Guam earlier this week, Air Force officials said Thursday.

Officials named the crew and said two bodies had been positively identified following the crash off the US territory's northwest coast on Monday morning.

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - A US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed off the coast of Guam in the central Pacific killing two crew members and leaving four others missing, navy officials said.

A brief statement from the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam said the B-52H Stratofortress crashed at approximately 9:45am (0325 GMT) off the northwest coast of Guam.

LONDON, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - The crew of a British Airways Boeing 777 jet, which landed short of the runway at London's main Heathrow airport earlier this year, have been rewarded for their skill and courage, the airline said Tuesday.

JOHANNESBURG, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - A South African police helicopter crashed Friday while pursuing robbery suspects in Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, injuring the three officers on board, authorities said.

Officers dispatched the helicopter after first trying unsuccessfully to track down the two suspects on foot, said police spokeswoman Sally de Beer.

CERGY, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - US airline Continental and two of its employees are to stand trial for manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde airliner in 2000 that killed 113 people, officials said Thursday.

CERGY, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - US Continental Airlines and two of its employees are to stand trial for manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000 that killed 113 people, judicial officials said Thursday.

KHARTOUM, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Monday sacked the civil aviation boss after a cargo plane crashed and burst into flames in Khartoum in the fourth fatal air accident in two months.

KHARTOUM, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - A cargo plane burst into flames and crashed shortly after takeoff in Khartoum on Monday, killing four Russian crew and narrowly missing homes in Sudan's fourth fatal air accident in two months.

KHARTOUM, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - A cargo plane burst into flames and crashed shortly after takeoff from Khartoum airport on Monday, killing four Russian crew members and narrowly missing residential buildings before blowing apart.