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An airplane carrying 346 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing today after a hole equaling the size of a small car causing the pilot to make a rapid descent while over the South China Sea. It appears that a section of the fuselage simply gave way during the flight, which caused rapid decompression in the aircraft. Wind and condensation were reportedly swirling around the cabin. An investigation will ensue to determine the cause, which could have been metal fatigue or a manufacturing defect. To read more, click here.

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An aviation accident involving two helicopters occurred leaving six plane accident victims dead. The crash occurred near a hospital but the individuals suffered serious personal injuries beyond repair. The plane crash occurred just two days after a similar helicopter crash on the same sight. To read about the recent aviation accident click here.

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A flood of plane accidents and plane crash victims are turning to aviation lawsuits to get answers. Over the past week deadly plane crashes on both small and large airliners have left over a hundred people dead. Plane crash lawsuits are already being filed against airline operators and airline employees. Wrongful death lawsuits have been filed by the family of a plane crash fatality who was in flight during a flight school program when the plane wreck left their son dead. To see the full article and check out the recent crash locations click here.

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An accidental airplane crash occurred just minutes ago. The large airliner crash held nearly 115 passengers. It is unlikely that any passengers will survive the plane accident. If any passenger is lucky to do so they will most likely suffer burn injuries or personal injuries to a drastic extent given observations of a plane in flames. One small boy suffering from burn personal injuries was rushed to the hospital, he is thought to be the only plane crash survivor. No news yet on if any plane crash lawsuits will be filed against potential defendant plane manufacturer Boeing. To see the breaking news on this story and an image on this potential aviation lawsuit click here.

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A two-year-old girl was confirmed dead by her grandfather today after she was injured in a plane crash. The girl had been traveling to seek medical treatment for a birth defect. Taking off Tuesday, the single-engine plane crashed causing injuries to the minor child. The pilot, a man from Illinois, also suffered injuries as a result of the crash. The flight had been set up by Angel Flight Central Inc., which pays for flights for people in need who are flying for health care reasons. It is not yet known what the cause of the crash was, but investigations will likely reveal whether there is a product liability issue or if there was a human error, and may reveal whether wrongful death lawsuits or personal injury lawsuits will be filed.

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In a products liability scare, a whistle-blower recently told Congress that a cozy relationship between Southwest Airlines officials and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) put passengers in danger of a catastrophe. One supervisor at FAA repeatedly rebuffed his reports of inspection requirement violations. Allowing aircrafts to fly passengers in a known unsafe condition puts the lives of the flying public in jeopardy.

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A new GAO report says runway safety has become a major problem at the nation’s busiest airports. There is a "high risk" of a "catastrophic runway collision" according to the report which says close calls have been increasing due to over-worked air traffic controllers. The report says some air traffic controllers regularly work six days a week. It seems that when so many individual’s well-being is at stake, and where there is such a high risk of personal injury litigation and claims of negligence, the FAA and the airlines would make serious efforts to eliminate this kind of risk. Instead, the GAO report says the risk is grown to record levels.

For a more detailed article on the GAO report, click here.

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