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Passenger attempts to open emergency exit mid-air, stopped by crew till landing
ANI |
UPDATED ON MAR 28, 2021 07:22 AM IST
The passenger has been handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force.
Iran slams interception by US jet over Syria as ‘illegal’
Tehran | By Associated Press| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 10:56 PM IST
According to Iranian state TV, two fighter jets came within a distance of 100 meters (328 feet) of the Iranian Airbus A310. The pilot of Mahan Air Flight 1152 quickly took the aircraft to a lower altitude to avoid a collision, the report said. The sharp maneuver caused slight injuries among some of the passengers.
Afghan passenger plane crashes in Taliban-held Ghazni province: Officials
Kabul, Afghanistan | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2020 04:22 PM IST
Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the plane went down around 1:10 p.m. local time in Deh Yak district, which is held by the Taliban. Two provincial council members also confirmed the crash.
10 killed in plane crash in Texas: US officials
Washington | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JUL 01, 2019 05:51 AM IST
The National Transportation Safety Board tweeted that it had dispatched a team to Addison to investigate the crash of a King Air 350 -- a twin-engine turboprop passenger plane.
Pilot says lightning caused deadly Russian crash landing that killed 41
Moscow | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2020 01:07 AM IST
The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 41 people, said lightning led to the emergency landing.
Drunk passenger demands Russian plane flies to Afghanistan, forces emergency landing in Siberia
Moscow | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2019 09:55 PM IST
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said an unnamed man on the flight, bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow, ordered the crew to divert the plane to Afghanistan. The plane landed in the city of Khanty-Mansiysk about 230 kilometers (143 miles) to the west.
Pilot killed after mid-air collision between two planes near Ottawa in Canada
Ottawa (Canada) | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON NOV 05, 2018 06:04 PM IST
The pilot of a small passenger plane died after colliding with another aircraft and crashing into a field near the capital Ottawa, officials said. The pilot of the Cessna aircraft, who was flying alone, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Plane in Cuba crash was poorly maintained, alleges former pilot
Agence France-Presse, Mexico City | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2018 03:43 PM IST
Marco Aurelio Hernandez told the Mexican newspaper Milenio that the Mexican aircraft leasing firm Global Air exercised poor plane maintenance, had a ban from flying in Chile, and had flights fly at night in Venezuela without radar.
Plane skids off runway during takeoff, Kathmandu airport shut
AP, Kathmandu | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 20, 2018 10:49 AM IST
Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu said no one was injured when a Boeing 737 operated by Malindo Air skidded to the grassy area at the end of the runway Thursday night. Attempts were being made to pull out the aircraft.