The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner issued a mayday call shortly before it crashed around lunchtime on Thursday after lifting barely 100 metres (330 feet) from the ground. One man on board the plane, which was carrying 242 passengers and crew, miraculously survived Thursday’s fiery crash, which left the tailpiece of the aircraft jutting out […]
It would be recalled that the Boeing 737-800 involved in the latest incident was the same model as the Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday killing 179 people after coming down without its landing gear engaged. The South Korean airline said Jeju Air Flight 7C101, which departed Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport for Jeju island […]
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only two survivors rescued so far and 96 confirmed dead. According to fire officials, a collision with birds and adverse weather conditions were cited by the authorities as likely causes […]
Kazakhstan’s Ministry for Emergency Situations said that 25 people had survived the crash of a passenger jet with 67 people on board in the west of the country. According to preliminary information, the ministry disclosed on Telegram, there are 25 survivors, of whom 22 have been hospitalised. Health officials had earlier reported that 14 survivors […]
The airline said aircraft ATR 72-500 operated by Voepass airline, was traveling from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport when it crashed in the city of Vinhedo. Voepass initially said the plane was carrying 58 passengers, but a statement on the airline’s website later revised the figure to 57. Images […]