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Lokomotiv Air Crash 'Not Terrorism' - Investigators

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air crash killed 44 people including the entire hockey team

10:50 11/04/2012

There is no truth to rumors that the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air crash, which killed 44 people including the entire hockey team, was an act of terrorism, Russian investigators said Wednesday.

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Carolina’s Tom Rowe to Coach New Lokomotiv
13:35 09/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti)
Carolina Hurricanes assistant coach Tom Rowe has become the new coach of Russian ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, eight months after the entire roster died in a plane crash, Lokomotiv announced Monday.
Latvia to Retire Jersey of Loko Crash Victim Skrastins
14:54 13/03/2012 RIGA, March 13 (RIA Novosti)
The Latvian national ice hockey team has withdrawn the No. 7 shirt in memory of ex-NHL defenseman Karlis Skrastins, who died in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster in September, Latvian newspaper Diena has reported.
Lokomotiv to Return to KHL Next Term - Official
19:46 05/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti)
There is “no doubt” that Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will return to the KHL next season with a new squad after a plane crash killed the entire team in September, KHL vice-president Vladimir Shalaev said Monday.
Families of Lokomotiv ice hockey side want new crash probe
07:18 11/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 11 (RIA Novosti)
Relatives of Russia’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team, which was almost wiped out in an air crash in September 2011, are to demand a new probe into the tragedy, the Izvestiya daily reported on Wednesday.
New Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team take to the ice
20:15 12/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 12 (RIA Novosti)
A new-look Lokomotiv Yaroslavl took to the ice competitively Monday for the first time since September’s plane crash that wiped out the entire team and coaching staff.
Pilot error caused Yak-42 crash – official report
15:22 02/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti)
The crash of a Russian Yak-42 airliner in September that killed 44 people including the Lokomotiv hockey team was caused by inexperienced pilots inadvertently applying braking on take-off, investigators said on Wednesday.
Only survivor of Russia ice hockey plane crash released from hospital
18:59 28/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 28 (RIA Novosti)
The only survivor of the plane crash that killed virtually the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team was released from hospital on Friday, hospital staff said.
Russia bans airline in ongoing crackdown after ice hockey crash
17:10 24/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, has stripped a regional airline of its license in the latest crackdown on domestic carriers following a plane crash last month that killed most of a major league ice hockey team.
Lokomotiv hockey team remembered in Yaroslavl on 40th day since crash
12:18 16/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 16 (RIA Novosti)
Players of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team, killed in a plane crash last month, were remembered in the team's home city of Yaroslavl on Sunday, the 40th day since the tragedy.
Hockey team to be remembered in Yaroslavl on 40th day since crash
06:28 16/10/2011 YAROSLAVL, October 16 (RIA Novosti)
Players of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team, killed in a plane crash last month, will be remembered in the team's home city of Yaroslavl on Sunday, the 40th day since the tragedy.
Last flight of Yak-42 went wrong from very beginning - survivor
07:17 13/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti)
The only survivor in the Yak-42 plane crash near Yaroslavl, which killed virtually the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional hockey team, said the flight went wrong from the very beginning.
Portsmouth to play Rostov to raise money for ice-hockey crash families
18:06 21/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Premier League team Rostov are to play against English side Portsmouth next month to raise money for the families of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team that was wiped out in a plane crash, Rostov’s director told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
Flight safety watchdog grounds ice hockey crash airline
16:15 21/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's air safety watchdog Rosaviatsia on Wednesday grounded YAK-Servis, the company owned the Yak-42 airliner which crashed near Yaroslavl on September 7 killing the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional hockey team.
Crashed plane in Yaroslavl gained max. altitude of 6 meters -MAK
01:28 18/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti)
The Yak-42 plane that fell near Yaroslavl killing the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team failed from the altitude of not more than six meters, investigators said on Sunday.
Sole survivor of ice-hockey plane crash ‘regains consciousness’
10:30 13/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 13 (RIA Novosti)
The only survivor of last week’s plane crash that killed almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team has regained consciousness in hospital, a hospital sources aid on Tuesday.
Russian president urges revival of Lokomotiv ice hockey team
20:03 12/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday pledged state support for the revival of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the hockey team that was virtually wiped out in a plane crash last week.
Deeper Than Oil: The Soviet equivalent of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl tragedy
14:23 12/09/2011 Weekly column by Marc Bennetts
Last week’s plane crash that wiped out almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey side brought back dark memories across Russia and the former Soviet Union of a decades-old disaster involving another sports club that failed to make it to Minsk.
Yak-42 crash may be human error
14:04 12/09/2011
The latest Yakovlev Yak-42 air crash near Yaroslavl may have been caused by human error, says Konstantin Malinin, a former test pilot at the Civil Aviation State Research Institute. Malinin, an instructor-examiner with Yak-Service airline, has tested Yakovlev Design Bureau ‘s aircraft since 1981.
Russian ice-hockey plane crash survivor dies
11:14 12/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti)
One of the only two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team died in hospital on Monday, hospital officials said.
Medvedev pushes for stern measures to step up air safety in Russia
10:56 11/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the government to take measures to cease air carriers that do not meet flight safety standards from operating in Russia by November 15, the Kremlin said on Sunday.
Ice-hockey plane crash victims laid to rest
18:13 10/09/2011 YAROSLAVL, September 10 (RIA Novosti)
The bodies of 14 of the ice-hockey players who died in a plane crash on September 7 were buried on Saturday in Yaroslavl.
Mourners bid farewell to Lokomotiv ice hockey team
14:08 10/09/2011
A memorial ceremony has been held in the central city of Yaroslavl to commemorate the 36 players and officials from the major league team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl who died in a plane crash on September 7.
Russia's Lokomotiv ice hockey team to miss season after air disaster
11:49 10/09/2011 YAROSLAVL, September 10 (RIA Novosti)
The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team has announced it will miss this year's season after the plane crash which killed almost its entire squad.
Russia grounds eight planes after deadly crash
22:01 09/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti)
Flights of eight planes were suspended after a deadly air crash that virtually wiped out one of Russia's most successful hockey teams, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the Russian transport watchdog said on Friday.
Belarusian President pays tribute to those who perished in plane crash
12:50 09/09/2011
Thousands of ice hockey fans gathered in Minsk on Thursday to mourn players who died in a plane crash in Russia that claimed 43 lives.
Lokomotiv hockey player savors life after plane crash
11:30 09/09/2011
A young forward on the Lokomotiv hockey team, Maxim Zyuzyakin, learned at the last minute that he would not fly to Minsk with the rest of his team. The 20-year-old was told to stay in Yaroslavl just a day before the flight. He later found out that all but two of his teammates had been killed in an airplane crash.
Ice hockey plane crash survivors remain in ‘grave condition’
10:54 09/09/2011 YAROSLAVL, September 9 (RIA Novosti)
The two survivors of the plane crash that virtually wiped out the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team remain in critical conditions, a Health Ministry official said on Friday.
Thirty-five victims of Russian hockey team plane crash identified
02:50 09/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti)
Thirty-five out of the forty-three bodies of Yaroslavl plane crash victims have been identified, the Sovietsky Sport newspaper has reported on its website, quoting Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin.
Ice-hockey plane crash survivor was 'conscious after crash'
21:57 08/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
One of the two survivors of the plane crash that wiped out virtually the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team walked away from the wreckage on his own despite serious injuries, a police eyewitness said on Thursday.
Reconstruction of ice hockey air crash
19:05 08/09/2011
A Yak Service aircraft left Tunoshna International Airport on a Yaroslavl-Minsk flight. It was carrying 45 people: 37 passengers (including the Lokomotiv ice-hockey team) and eight crew members.
Two survivors of Russia ice hockey air crash taken to Moscow
17:39 08/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
An emergencies ministry plane carrying the two survivors of the September 7 plane crash outside Yaroslavl that killed virtually the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional hockey team has arrived in Moscow, a spokesman for the ministry said on Thursday.
Flowers and candles in memory of Lokomotiv hockey players
17:12 08/09/2011
Yaroslavl and Minsk football fans remembered the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team players who were killed in an air crash Wednesday. In Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv fans gathered near Arena 2000 stadium.
Russia to carry out checks of all airlines operating Yak-42
14:07 08/09/2011 TUNOSHNA (Yaroslavl region), September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Russian transportation authorities will carry out a check over the next three days of all airlines that operate the Yak-42, the aircraft type that crashed outside Yaroslavl on Wednesday, killing 43 people including virtually the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional hockey team.
Medvedev says domestic airlines should be 'radically reduced'
13:35 08/09/2011 YAROSLAVL, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has demanded a drastic cut in the number of domestic airlines, a day after a plane crash wiped out the entire major ice hockey league team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
Medvedev lays flowers at ice-hockey team crash site
13:20 08/09/2011 Medvedev lays flowers at ice-hockey team crash site
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday laid flowers at the site of the plane crash that wiped out the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team.
KHL: League to begin Tuesday, Lokomotiv to be 'revived'
12:50 08/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will be "revived" and take part in this year's Kontinental Hockey League championship after the entire team and coaching staff were killed in a plane crash, the league's president Alexander Medvedev was quoted as saying on Thursday.
Medvedev lays flowers at Yaroslavl crash site
12:29 08/09/2011 TUNOSHNA VILLAGE (Yaroslavl Region), September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday laid flowers at a site of the plane crash that wiped out the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team.
Russia, Belarus mourn Yaroslavl air crash
12:15 08/09/2011
Mourners in Russia and Belarus have been laying flowers and lighting candles in memory of 43 people, including 36 players and coaches from the ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, who died in a plane crash on Wednesday.
Source: 30 players volunteer to create new Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after fatal plane crash
11:39 08/09/2011 YAROSLAVL, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will take part in this year's Kontinental Hockey League championship despite the entire team and coaching staff being killed in a plane crash, a source close to the club told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
KHL: League to start no earlier than Monday after Lokomotiv plane crash
11:28 08/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti, David Nowak)
The Kontinental Hockey League will start no earlier than Monday after the plane crash that wiped out the entire team and coaching staff of leading side Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the league's vice president told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Medvedev arrives in tragedy-stricken Yaroslavl
11:14 08/09/2011 YAROSLAV, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the city of Yaroslavl on the Volga River on Thursday, a day after a plane carrying a major ice hockey league team crashed there.
Hockey player, crew bodies recovered after Yaroslavl plane crash
10:33 08/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Rescue workers on Thursday recovered the bodies of all 43 people killed in a plane crash some 300 kilometers west of Moscow.
Russian ice-hockey team wiped out in plane crash
09:45 08/09/2011
A Yak-42 plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team crashed after take-off in the Yaroslavl Region on September 7. More than 40 people died in the crash.
Poor quality fuel possible cause of Yak-42 crash - aviation source
02:15 08/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Poor quality of aviation fuel could be one of possible reasons for why the Yak-42 plane crashed in Central Russia on Wednesday, killing more than 40 people.
Russian ice hockey team wiped out in plane crash
00:57 08/09/2011 YAROSLAVL, September 7 (RIA Novosti)
At least 45 people died on Wednesday when a plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team crashed during take-off, emergencies officials said.
Russian ice-hockey team crash site
21:25 07/09/2011
At least 45 people died on Wednesday afternoon when a Yak-42 plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team crashed during take-off near Yaroslavl, some 250 km from Moscow. Two people survived the crash.
Debris from Russian ice-hockey team crash site. Eyewitness video
20:13 07/09/2011
A Yak-42 plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team crashed after take-off in the Yaroslavl Region on September 7. More than 40 people died in the crash.
Factbox: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team
18:05 07/09/2011
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, founded in 1949 as the team of the Railways Ministry, is one of Russia's leading hockey teams and came runner up in the nascent Kontinental Hockey League in 2008 and 2009.
Russian ice-hockey team killed in plane crash
16:56 07/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti)
At least 36 people died on Wednesday when a plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team crashed during take-off near Yaroslavl, some 300km from Moscow.

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Plane crash kills Lokomotiv ice hockey team

A Yak-42 plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team crashed after take-off in the Yaroslavl Region on September 7. More than 40 people died in the crash.

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