August 14, 2005
A Helios Airways flight from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Athens, Greece, slams into a hillside outside Athens, killing 121 people.

September 5, 2005
An Indonesian Mandala Airlines jetliner crashes into a crowded neighborhood only moments after takeoff, killing 99 people on board and 44 on the ground.

December 6, 2005
An Iranian C-130 military transport carrying journalists hits a building in a Tehran suburb as the pilot attempts an emergency landing, killing 94 people in the plane and 21 on the ground.

May 3, 2006
An Armenian Armavia airliner plunges into the Black Sea while trying to land at the resort city of Sochi, Russia, in rough weather, killing all 113 people aboard.

July 9, 2006
A Russian S7 airliner crashes while landing on a wet runway in Irkutsk, Siberia, and bursts into flames, killing 124 people.

October 29, 2006
A Nigerian ADC Airlines plane carrying 105 people crashes shortly after taking off during a storm in Abuja, Nigeria, killing 96 people.

July 17, 2007
A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320 skids off the runway while landing in a rainstorm and hits a building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing all 187 people on board and 12 on the ground.