Tag: Plane crash

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43-year-old Antonov military transport plane crashes in north-eastern Ukraine; killing 26, mostly young cadets (VIDEO)

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Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that the crash of an Antonov-26 plane, on Friday night, killed 26. Dramatic footage from the scene has surfaced online, showing the aircraft in flames as it lies by the side of the road. … Read More >43-year-old Antonov military transport plane crashes in north-eastern Ukraine; killing 26, mostly young cadets (VIDEO)

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17 dead, 173 hospitalized after Air India Express flight skids off runway in Kerala with 191 people on board, splits in two

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An Air India Express passenger flight en route from Dubai with 191 people on board overshot the runway during landing at Kerala’s Kozhikode airport. Police officials confirmed 17 deaths with another 173 injured. … Read More >17 dead, 173 hospitalized after Air India Express flight skids off runway in Kerala with 191 people on board, splits in two

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Deadly crash-landing of Air India Express flight renews concerns over ‘dangerous’ TABLETOP location of Kozhikode airport

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The crash of an Air India Express plane in Kerala, killing 14 and injuring dozens more, has renewed concerns over the airport’s location on a raised plateau that would seem to invite accidents like the one that befell the flight. … Read More >Deadly crash-landing of Air India Express flight renews concerns over ‘dangerous’ TABLETOP location of Kozhikode airport

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Moscow calls Polish claims it planted explosives on crashed president Kaczynski’s plane ‘endless fantasy-making’

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Polish allegations that Russia planted TNT aboard the plane of President Lech Kaczynski that crashed in 2010 are a figment of their imagination, Moscow said, advising Warsaw to listen to the pilots’ communications again. … Read More >Moscow calls Polish claims it planted explosives on crashed president Kaczynski’s plane ‘endless fantasy-making’