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Greek Fighter Jet Crashes into Sea, Pilot Rescued

A Greek Air Force F-16 (Block 52+ variant) fighter jet has crashed into a sea off the small island of Psathoura, in the northern Aegean. The pilot managed to escape from the single-seater aircraft using the ejection system. He was...

Russian Military Plane Crashes Near Ukraine Border

A Russian military plane with 74 people on board crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia, near the border with Ukraine, on Wednesday. The region's governor said all those on board were killed. The cause of the crash is unclear,...

Greek Pilot Killed as Air Force Training Jet Crashes Near Kalamata

A Greek Air Force pilot was killed on Wednesday when his training jet crashed in the countryside near the southern town of Kalamata, Greece. The crash occurred outside an air base. The two-seater T-2 aircraft was carrying only one crew...

Greek Pilot Efstathios Tsitlakidis Killed in F-4 Crash Laid to Rest

The funeral of Captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis was held Friday in the village of Granitis, near the northern Greek town of Drama. The F-4E Phantom II of Captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis, 31, crashed during a training exercise in the Ionian Sea on...

Greece Confirms Death of Second Pilot of Fallen F-4 Jet

Military authorities in Greece confirmed on Wednesday that the pilot of the fallen jet is dead two days after the F-4 fighter crashed into the Ionian Sea during an exercise. A statement from the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) said that...

Search for Missing Air Force Pilot Continues in Greece

A search-and-rescue operation to locate the missing pilot of a fallen Greek airforce F-4 jet fighter continued on Tuesday, entering its second day. The plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Katakolo, Ilia on Monday morning, during a...

Plane Crash in Indonesia: Boeing 737 Crashes in Jakarta

A Boeing 737 plane crash in Indonesia has shaken the aviation world. A Sriwijaya-Airlines airplane with 62 people on board crashed in the sea area off of Jakarta, Indonesia, Chinese Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. The plane lost contact soon...

Greeks Urged to Keep Off Internet as School E-Learning System Crashes

Greek authorities advised the general public to reduce their use of the internet as it emerged on Monday that the state school e-learning system crashed after just one hour. As junior and senior high school students started online lessons due...

Three Dead as Vehicle Crammed with Migrants Crashes in Northern Greece

Greek police said on Thursday that three people were killed and at least 12 were injured when a vehicle crammed with migrants crashed into an oncoming car and then tumbled off a cliff. The collision took place late Wednesday near...

Greek Authorities To Determine Cause of Deadly Helicopter Crash in Poros

The Greek Air Accidents Investigation Committee began an investigation on Wednesday to determine the reasons behind the helicopter crash which took place on Tuesday off the coast of the picturesque island of Poros in the northeastern Peloponnese. Despite it being far...