French Alps

Michael Schumacher showing 'encouraging signs' says former team boss Ross Brawn

Michael Schumacher is making "encouraging signs" in his recovery from a serious skiing accident, former Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn said.

Avalanche in French Alps kills 3, leaves 3 others injured

A deadly avalanche hit a high school group skiing in the French Alps on Wednesday, killing two students and a Ukrainian skier and seriously injuring three others, officials said.

Germanwings crash: Pilot contacted 41 doctors in 5 years 'fearing loss of eyesight'

A state prosecutor says the co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps and had a history of depression had reached out to dozens

Germanwings crash: Families of crash victims meet investigators

Families of victims of the Germanwings plane crash were meeting on Thursday with investigators in Paris, looking for answers about why the co-pilot

Germanwings co-pilot practiced descent on a previous flight

The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps after "rehearsing" the descent on an earlier flight, French investigators said

Jet Airways pilots found flying without clearing proficiency test, DGCA issues show cause notice

Directorate General of Civil Aviation has detected a new list of Jet Airways pilots who had not cleared the mandatory pilots' proficiency check (PPC).

Germanwings tragedy: Shocking phone video shows final minutes of passengers before they plunged to death

A video purportedly showing the final seconds inside the cabin of the ill-fated Germanwings airliner minutes before it crashed emerged on Tuesday, with two European media claiming to have seen the footage.

Live: Germanwings co-pilot had nightmares of crashes, says ex-girlfriend

An Airbus A320 has crashed in the southern French Alps, a security source has told AFP, adding that there were about 142 passengers and six crew on board.

Shocker! Germanwings pilot was locked out of cockpit before crash

A newspaper report, however, suggests the audio contains intriguing information about a pilot locked out of the cockpit of the Germanwings flight.

Search continues for bodies, clues in 'inexplicable' French Alps Germanwings crash

Investigators combed through the pulverised wreckage of a German airliner on Wednesday and examined its badly damaged black box for clues as to what caused the mysterious crash that killed all 150 aboard.