TransAsia aircraft crashes in northern Taiwan

TransAsia aircraft crashes in northern Taiwan

Rescue workers are searching for those missing on Feb. 4, 2015, as a TransAsia Airways aircraft crashed into a river in northern Taiwan after apparently losing speed while taking off from Taipei's Songshan Airport. The twin-engine short-haul plane had on board five crew members and 53 passengers, including four children.

Taiwan aircraft crash

Taiwan aircraft crash

PENGHU, Taiwan - Photo taken July 24, 2014, shows the wreckage of a TransAsia Airways aircraft that crashed near Magong in the Penghu Islands off Taiwan the previous day, leaving 48 people dead.

Taiwan aircraft crash

Taiwan aircraft crash

PENGHU, Taiwan - Photo taken July 24, 2014, shows the wreckage of a TransAsia Airways aircraft that crashed near Magong in the Penghu Islands off Taiwan the previous day, leaving 48 people dead.

Taiwan aircraft crash

Taiwan aircraft crash

PENGHU, Taiwan - Photo taken July 24, 2014, shows the site where a TransAsia Airways aircraft crashed near Magong in the Penghu Islands off Taiwan the previous day, leaving 48 people dead.

Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - An airplane of Taiwan's TransAsia Airways arrives at Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

TransAsia aircraft crashes in northern Taiwan

TransAsia aircraft crashes in northern Taiwan

Rescue workers are searching for those missing on Feb. 4, 2015, as a TransAsia Airways aircraft crashed into a river in northern Taiwan after apparently losing speed while taking off from Taipei's Songshan Airport. The twin-engine short-haul plane had on board five crew members and 53 passengers, including four children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - An airplane of Taiwan's TransAsia Airways arrives at Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability. (Kyodo)

Taiwan aircraft crash

Taiwan aircraft crash

PENGHU, Taiwan - Photo taken July 24, 2014, shows the site where a TransAsia Airways aircraft crashed near Magong in the Penghu Islands off Taiwan the previous day, leaving 48 people dead. (Kyodo)

Taiwan aircraft crash

Taiwan aircraft crash

PENGHU, Taiwan - Photo taken July 24, 2014, shows the wreckage of a TransAsia Airways aircraft that crashed near Magong in the Penghu Islands off Taiwan the previous day, leaving 48 people dead. (Kyodo)