BOGOTA — The death toll from a Colombian Air Force plane crash has risen to 66, nearly doubling earlier figures, as rescue teams continued recovering bodies from the wreckage, military sources said. The incident, involving a Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, is among the deadliest aviation disasters in recent years for Colombia’s armed forces. Dozens of […]
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Maharashtra deputy chief minister killed in plane crash
Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra and a senior politician, was killed on Wednesday when the chartered aircraft he was travelling in crashed en route to his home region, authorities confirmed. Four others on board—including two staff members and two crew—also died, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. Read More: Lata gives […]
Libyan army chief killed in plane crash in Turkiye
ANKARA: Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, was killed on Tuesday when a business jet carrying him crashed shortly after departing Turkiye’s capital Ankara, Libyan and Turkish officials confirmed. Read More: Libyan commander, CNS discuss maritime security Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said the aircraft went down while returning from an official […]
Islamabad court orders Airblue to pay compensation to 2010 crash victims families
An Islamabad court has ordered private airline Airblue to pay Rs5.41 billion in compensation to the families of victims of the 2010 plane crash that remains Pakistan’s deadliest aviation disaster. The ruling comes after the court dismissed all appeals filed by the airline, terming them a waste of judicial time. Read More: Court awards Rs […]
Indian Fighter jet Tejas crashes at Dubai airshow, pilot died in the accident
Dubai: An Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet crashed during an aerial demonstration at the Dubai Air Show on Friday afternoon. Wing Commander Vikram Singh, the pilot, died in the accident. The Indian Air Force confirmed the pilot suffered fatal injuries. The jet went down around 2:10 PM local time while performing an aerobatic maneuver […]
Two Killed as Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway and Falls Into Sea
HONG KONG: Two airport security staff lost their lives early Monday after a Boeing 747 cargo plane arriving from Dubai skidded off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and collided with their security patrol vehicle, pushing it into the sea, the airport authority confirmed. The ACT Airlines-operated aircraft, which was carrying no cargo and […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif mourns tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the deadly plane crash in India’s Ahmedabad city. He offered heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families and called the incident a painful and tragic loss of life. The Air India flight AI-171 was flying from Ahmedabad to London. It crashed seconds after takeoff, killing all 242 people […]
Myrtle Beach plane crash kills 5, including pilot
Authorities reported that a jet went down in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, minutes after taking off from Grand Strand Airport, killing at least five persons. The plane crashed two miles northwest of the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Sunday. The victims are still being identified by the Horry County Coroner’s Office. […]
Nepali hospitals return bodies from air crash to grieving families
Nepali hospital staff began the grim task of handing over bodies to grieving families on Tuesday after a plane with 72 people on board crashed, the country’s worst aviation disaster in three decades. The Yeti Airlines flight with 68 passengers and four crew plummeted into a steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames […]
Russian military jet crash leaves 13 dead as search ends
At least 13 people, including three children, were killed after a Russian military jet crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwest Russia near the border with Ukraine, Moscow authorities said Tuesday as search operations ended. The ministry of emergency situations said in a statement that rescuers had completed the search of […]