Taiwan Grounds Airline After Crash

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Taiwan aviation authorities yesterday grounded all flights by Formosa Airlines, whose small airliner crashed into the Taiwan strait on Wednesday, killing all 13 passengers, state radio reported. The report did not say when Formosa would be allowed to fly again. The crash was Formosas fifth in five years and brought the cumulative death toll to 41.
First Published: Mar 20 1998 | 12:00 AM IST