Algiers: A military plane carrying over 200 people crashed in Algeria on Wednesday after taking off, media reports said. The crash took place at the Boufarik military airport near Algiers. The airport is a base for the country’s Air Force, the BBC reported. Footage captured by witnesses showed a huge[Read More…]
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Pak flight PK-661 suffered left engine failure: Initial CAA report
According to the initial inquiry report, one of the engines of the crashed Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-661 malfunctioned mid-air and exploded, damaging a wing, leading to the accident that killed all 47 on board. The Civil Aviation Authority inquiry said that the left engine malfunctioned, exploded and damaged a[Read More…]
Pakistan International Airlines plane crashes with 47 on board
A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed on Wednesday near Abbottabad, Pakistan, officials said. The airline said the ATR-42 aircraft was carrying 48 people – 42 passengers, five crew members and one ground engineer – when it lost contact with a control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad. The[Read More…]
Plane carrying Brazilian football players crashes in Colombia, 5 survive
A plane that left Bolivia with 72 passengers plus flight crew has crashed on its path to Medellin international airport in Colombia. Five people have reportedly survived, news agency AFP reported. The plane was carrying the Brazilian side Chapecoense to Medellin airport when it fell from the sky after suffering[Read More…]
MH370 descended rapidly before crashing into Indian Ocean: Reports
Missing plane Malaysia Airlines MH370 was plunging towards the sea with no one in control when it made its last satellite communication. The missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 descended rapidly before crashing and finally plunging into the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board, Australian officials[Read More…]