Meticulously researched and supported by pictures from all over the world, this new edition of the authoritative work on the subject brings the grim but important story of air disasters up to date. Fully updated, includes all major air accidents since the last edition was published in 2000, for example, Alaska Airlines MD-83 (January 2000), Concorde Air France (July 2000), plus a full account of the September terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, and then goes on to crashes worldwide up to and including Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 (October 2005).