Air Midwest airplane crashes during take off from Charlotte, North Carolina's international airport, killing all 21 people aboard. The plane, headed to Greer, South Carolina, was not able to maintain altitude after take-off, crashing onto a US Airways plane hangar. In another crash, in Turkey, at least 74 of the 77 people on board died when a plane of the Turkish Airlines company, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at the Diyarbakir airport.
January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Main articles: League of Nations & History of the United Nations The term United Nations was coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, to refer to the Allies. ... Sanctions is the plural of sanction (see also penalty). ... Air Midwest (IATA: ZV, ICAO: AMW, and Callsign: Air Midwest) is an airline based in Wichita, Kansas, USA. It operates as part of US Airways Express, a network of nine regional airlines under a codeshare and service agreement with US Airways, and in its own right. ... County Mecklenburg Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area - Total - Water 629. ... Greer is a suburb of Greenville and Spartanburg located in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina. ... A US Airways 737 at Chicago OHare US Airways is an airline based in Tempe, Arizona that is owned by US Airways Group, Inc. ... Turkish Airlines (Turkish Türk Hava Yolları) (THY) is the national airline of Turkey based in Istanbul. ... Diyarbakir (Syriac: ÜÜ¡ÜÜ; Greek: Amida; Turkish spelling: Diyarbakır) is a city in Turkey, situated on the banks of the River Tigris. ...