Rescue workers at the wreckage of Algerian military transport aircraft, after it slammed into a mountain in the country’s rugged eastern region, on Feb. 11, 2014. A civil defense official said 102 people on board were killed but one person managed to survive. The U.S.-built C-130 Hercules transport crashed about noon near the town of Ain Kercha, 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Constantine, the main city in eastern Algeria. AP
Nepalese police officers and soldiers near the wreckage of Nepal Airlines Twin Otter that crashed on February 16, 2014 at Khachikot in Argakhanchi district, around 300 km in western Nepal. Rescuers in Nepal found the wreckage of the passenger plane that slammed into a snow-covered mountain and burst into flames, killing all 18 people on board, including a small child. AP
The aircraft, with 239 passengers and crew onboard, disappeared on it's way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. No trace of the aircraft has been found even after months of international aerial, ground and underwater searches. Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion's captain, Wing Comdr. Rob Shearer watches out of the window of his aircraft while searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, on March 31, 2014. AP
The plane crashed in eastern Ukraine while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 aboard. Reports suggest that the aircraft was shot down by a Soviet-era missile. The crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is seen near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. AP
The aircraft was on its way from Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou to Algiers when it crashed in Mali, killing all 116 aboard. It disappeared from the radar about 50 minutes after take-off. The reason for the crash is still being investigated. Friends and relatives of Lebanese who died when their Air Algerie flight 5017 crashed in July, gather near the ambulances carrying the coffins, upon their arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon on Dec. 21, 2014. AP
HE SA Iran 140 domestic flight, operated by Sepahan Air, from Tehran to Tabas, crashed near Mehrabad International Airport, killing 48 people onboard. The plane went down in a residential area after its engine went out. AP
The aircraft was on its way from the Indonesian city of Surabaya and was to land at Singapore’s Changi Airport with 162 people aboard. Officials said the pilot sought an unusual route due to thunderstorms between Kalimantan and Belitung island, before the aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control. A multinational operation is currently underway to locate the aircraft. A member of Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a map of searching area on screen during a briefing prior to a search and rescue operation of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang command post, Sumatra Island, Indonesia, on Dec. 29.2014. AP
The aircraft crashed into buildings during approach to land in Taiwan’s Penghu Island amid stormy weather, killing 48 people and injuring 15. The reason for the crash is still being determined. Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways flight GE222 on the Taiwanese island of Penghu, on July 23, 2014. AP