A time to remember

Various commemorative events are taking place throughout the country today, the first anniverasary of the tragic crash at Madrid’s Barajas airport in which 154 people lost their lives.

Paraglider injured near Benalmádena

A 42 year old man was injured on Sunday afternoon after he lost control of his paraglider and plunged into a ravine near Benalmádena.

Two dead in helicopter crash

The two occupants of a Bomberos de la Generalitat helicopter died this afternoon, Monday, after the helicopter crashed in Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona.

Light plane crashes on take-off

A 60 year old man and a 12 year old boy were injured on Saturday when their light aircraft crashed at a small airfield in the Axarquía.

Barajas crash – Wing flaps wrongly deployed

The preliminary report into the tragic crash of Spanair flight 5022 at Barajas airport, in which 154 people lost their lives, concludes that the plane’s wing flaps were wrongly positioned, but a warning system failed to alert the pilots. The plane, an MD-82, reached an altitude of just 12 metres before crashing and bursting into flames, killing all but 18 …