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Firefighters who photographed Kobe Bryant crash scene to be fired

Reuters
Posted at May 13 09:29 AM

Two Los Angeles County firefighters accused of taking pictures of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash scene have been notified that they would be fired. Read more »

1 dead, 3 injured in PH Air Force helicopter crash in Bohol

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 09:20 PM

(UPDATE) A Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilot died while 3 other personnel were injured after the helicopter they were riding crashed on the shoreline of Getafe town in Bohol on Tuesday morning, authorities said. Read more »

Wow! NASA's Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 20 02:09 PM

NASA successfully flew its mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars early Tuesday, the first powered flight on another planet and a feat the agency likened to "our Wright brothers moment."   Read more »

Key things to know about NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 05:23 AM

NASA has made history by successfully flying the mini helicopter Ingenuity on Mars, the first powered flight on another planet.    Read more »

NASA aims for historic helicopter flight on Mars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 11:29 AM

NASA is hoping to make history early Monday when the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.   Read more »

NASA delays Mars copter flight for tech check

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 07:39 AM

LONDON - The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, will take place next week, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday, announcing a stripped-back ceremony due to coronavirus restrictions, and a return for exiled royal Prince Harry but not his wife, Meghan. Read more »

Brazilian pilot survives 38 days in Amazon after crash

Valeria Pacheco, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 11:45 AM

Antonio Sena survived a crash landing with no injuries, but was stranded in the middle of the world's largest rainforest— the start of a 38-day trek he says taught him one of the biggest lessons of his life. Read more »

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter survives first night alone on Mars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 04:45 PM

NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has survived its first night alone on the frigid surface of Mars, the US space agency said, hailing it as "a major milestone" for the tiny craft as it prepares for its first flight. Read more »

NASA will attempt first off-world flight in early April

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 07:09 AM

WASHINGTON - NASA is targeting early April for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet, the space agency said Tuesday. Read more »

French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 09:39 AM

French billionaire Olivier Dassault, a politician and scion of the Dassault aircraft-making family, was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron paying tribute to a captain of industry who "never stopped serving our country." Read more »

PLDT's air charter business sees growing demand in private transport service

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 03:13 PM

Demand for private air charter service is starting to pick up this year as travel restrictions are being relaxed and the economy reopens, PLDT's aviation arm Pacific Global One Aviation (PG1) said Thursday.  Read more »

Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash was barred from flying into clouds, NTSB chief says

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 12:57 AM

The pilot "legally prohibited" from flying into clouds but did so anyway, the US National Transportation Safety Board's chairman said on Tuesday. Read more »

U.S. safety board to meet on Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 06:30 PM

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) meets on Tuesday to determine the probable cause of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others. Read more »

Duterte OKs acquiring 15 new military choppers after deadly crash: aide

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 01:46 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the acquisition of 15 Black Hawk helicopters for the military after an aircraft of a different model crashed in a southern province last month and killed several soldiers, an official said on Thursday.. Read more »

5 dead in Cuba chopper crash: official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 10:36 AM

Five people died in Cuba on Friday when their helicopter crashed on its way from the province of Holguin to Guantanamo in the east of the island, the armed forces ministry announced.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 12:30 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Remembering Kobe and Gigi a year after the crash

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 02:35 PM

Residents walk past a new mural of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at a basketball court inside the Tenement in Taguig City on Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte eyes buying more military helicopters after Bukidnon crash

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 05:11 PM

The President admitted he was "hurt" when he heard about the helicopter crash in Bukidnon that killed 7, and he would look for funds to replace the air assets.   Read more »

Zubiri, iginiit ang aircraft modernization sa AFP matapos ang chopper crash sa Bukidnon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 08:59 PM

Iginiit ng isang senador ngayong Martes ang aircraft modernization sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), matapos ang pagbagsak ng military helicopter sa Bukidnon nitong Sabado. Read more »

Labi ng isa sa mga piloto ng helicopter na bumagsak, dumating na sa Cagayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 05:25 PM

Dumating na sa Cagayan nitong Lunes ang mga labi ni 2nd Lt. Mark Anthony Caabay, ang co-pilot ng bumagsak na military helicopter sa Bukidnon Sabado.    Read more »