Tag Archives: Transasia

#BREAKING Taiwanese TransAsia Airways #GE235 crash-landed in a river in Taipei, Reuters reports. Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

[UPDATED] A TransAsia Airways turboprop plane crashed on its second attempt at landing during a thunderstorm on an island off Taiwan on Wednesday, killing 47 people and setting buildings on fire, officials said. The plane, a 70-seat ATR 72, crashed near the runway on the island of Penghu, west of th …

[BREAKING NEWS] At least 40 dead in Taiwan plane crash. A Transasia Airways plane crashed when making an emergency landing in Taiwan on Wednesday, killing 40 people, China's Xinhua news agency said. More to follow: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/269698