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World's Worst Air Crashes In Recent Years
From India to Indonesia, here is an overview of the recent major aviation disasters, including the Air Canada Express crash at LaGuardia.
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'If There Was No Wall': Korean Leader Offers New Angle To Plane Crash
A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said.
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"Isolated Occurrence": Tejas Jet-Maker HAL On Dubai Air Show Crash As Shares Tumble
An HAL-manufactured Tejas plane crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show, killing the lone pilot, Wing Commander Namansh Syal, on Friday.
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"Also My Children": Teacher Dies Saving Students In Bangladesh Jet Crash
When a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into her school and erupted in a fireball on Monday, Maherin Chowdhury rushed to save some of the hundreds of students and teachers facing mortal danger, placing their safety before her own.
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Jeju Air Crash Initial Probe Suggests Pilot Error, Victims' Families Protest
The initial results of an investigation into December's devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that, while the plane's both engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one just before its crash-landing.
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Jeju Air Pilots' Union "Strongly Angered", Reject Plane Crash Blame On Pilots
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to South Korea's southwest on December 29 last year but ended upbelly-landing at Muan airport and exploding in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people.
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Probe Finds Pilots Shut Off Less-Damaged Engine In Jeju Air Crash, Says Source
The South Korea-led investigation into Jeju Air's fatal plane crash in December has "clear evidence" that pilots shut off the less-damaged engine after a bird strike, a source with knowledge of the probe said on Monday.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Turkey Rejects Claims Linking Its Firm To Crashed Air India Dreamliner
An Air India flight to London crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing 241 people on board and several others on the ground.
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2 Plane Crash Survivors, Seated In 11A, Walked Away Alive Nearly 3 Decades Apart
Two plane crash survivors, nearly three decades apart, shared the same seat: 11A. The first crash happened in Thailand in 1998, the other in India in 2025, and both survivors walked away from near-certain death.
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World's Worst Air Crashes In Recent Years
From India to Indonesia, here is an overview of the recent major aviation disasters, including the Air Canada Express crash at LaGuardia.
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'If There Was No Wall': Korean Leader Offers New Angle To Plane Crash
A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said.
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"Isolated Occurrence": Tejas Jet-Maker HAL On Dubai Air Show Crash As Shares Tumble
An HAL-manufactured Tejas plane crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show, killing the lone pilot, Wing Commander Namansh Syal, on Friday.
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"Also My Children": Teacher Dies Saving Students In Bangladesh Jet Crash
When a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into her school and erupted in a fireball on Monday, Maherin Chowdhury rushed to save some of the hundreds of students and teachers facing mortal danger, placing their safety before her own.
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Jeju Air Crash Initial Probe Suggests Pilot Error, Victims' Families Protest
The initial results of an investigation into December's devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that, while the plane's both engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one just before its crash-landing.
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Jeju Air Pilots' Union "Strongly Angered", Reject Plane Crash Blame On Pilots
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to South Korea's southwest on December 29 last year but ended upbelly-landing at Muan airport and exploding in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people.
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Probe Finds Pilots Shut Off Less-Damaged Engine In Jeju Air Crash, Says Source
The South Korea-led investigation into Jeju Air's fatal plane crash in December has "clear evidence" that pilots shut off the less-damaged engine after a bird strike, a source with knowledge of the probe said on Monday.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Turkey Rejects Claims Linking Its Firm To Crashed Air India Dreamliner
An Air India flight to London crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing 241 people on board and several others on the ground.
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2 Plane Crash Survivors, Seated In 11A, Walked Away Alive Nearly 3 Decades Apart
Two plane crash survivors, nearly three decades apart, shared the same seat: 11A. The first crash happened in Thailand in 1998, the other in India in 2025, and both survivors walked away from near-certain death.
