Tolerance.ca
Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.
Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Taiwan Airline Official: Weather Was Factor in Plane Crash

Authorities are identifying bodies and looking for clues Thursday to why a commercial airliner in Taiwan crashed in stormy weather, killing 48 people on board and injuring 10. A twin engine prop jet operated by Taiwan-based TransAsia Airways crashed near the main airport in Penghu around 7 p.m. Wednesday after a second attempt to land.   Officials from the 63-year-old airline with a previously clean safety record said weather caused the crash. Typhoon Matmo was moving away from...


Read complete article

© Voice of America -
Subscribe to Tolerance.ca


Follow us on ...
Facebook Twitter