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'So Long, Farewell': India Says Goodbye To The MiG-21, A Beloved Warhorse
Friday, September 26, 2025. This is the end of an era for the Indian Air Force, one that has lasted over six decades. Today the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the MiG-21, that most redoubtable of fighter jets.
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Mexican TV Host Debora Estrella Dies In Plane Crash During Flying Lesson
Debora Estrella, 43, a Teledario Matutino host, was killed alongside her instructor, Bryan Leonardo Ballesteros Argueta, when their small aircraft went down on Saturday in the municipality of Garcia.
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Citing Negligence, Air India Crash Victim Families Sue Boeing, Honeywell
The families of four passengers who died in the June crash of Air India Flight 171 sued Boeing and Honeywell, blaming their negligence and a faulty fuel cutoff switch for the accident, which killed 260 people.
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Australian Pilot Dies After Plane Carrying 180 kg Cocaine Crashes In Brazil
Mr Clark, a former Qantas pilot with over 20 years of aviation experience, was alone in the aircraft when it crashed shortly after takeoff from a rural airstrip.
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'Incidence Rate Entirely Normal Considering Operational Scale': Air India CEO
Air India chief Campbell Wilson has said that in the context of Air India Group's scale and size, the "incidence rate is entirely normal" amid incidents involving some of its aircraft in recent times.
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F-16 Pilot Killed After Fighter Jet Crashes In Poland During Airshow Rehearsal
A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday during a rehearsal for an airshow in Radom, central Poland, killing a Polish Army pilot.
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Pilot's 50-Minute Chat With Engineers. Then F-35 Fighter Jet's Freefall
A US Air Force F-35 pilot was forced to eject from a fighter jet after spending 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers, trying to resolve a critical malfunction before the aircraft crashed onto an Alaska runway.
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Video: Small Plane Crash Lands On Golf Course In Australia, 2 Injured
A small aircraft crash-landed on a Sydney golf course in Australia on Sunday afternoon. The plane had two men, both in their 50s, onboard when it went down. They sustained minor injuries.
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Plane Crashes Into Parked Aircraft At US Airport, Clouds Of Smoke Seen
A small plane landing on Monday at a Montana airport crashed into a parked aircraft, triggering a large fire but causing no serious injuries, authorities said.
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'If Ratan Tata Were Here...': US Lawyer On Delay In Air India Crash Aid
The lead US attorney, Mike Andrews, representing over 65 families affected by the tragic AI171 plane crash said that "bureaucratic process" would not have existed if former Chairperson of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, had been alive.
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Video: Small Plane Crashes Into Ocean Near North Carolina, Pilot Survives
A small, single-engine aircraft made an emergency water landing in the ocean near Oak Island Pier late Saturday evening, prompting immediate rescue attempts that saved the only person on board - the pilot.
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Indian National Killed In Plane Crash In Canada's Newfoundland
One Indian national was killed in an air mishap involving a commercial survey aircraft in Canada's Newfoundland, the Consulate General of India in Toronto said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Flight Scare In US As Boeing 787 Declares "Mayday" Soon After Takeoff
A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operated by United Airlines, experienced a mid-air scare last week due to a critical engine failure.
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What Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Said In Parliament On Air India Crash, Technical Defects In Aircraft
Commercial airlines in India have reported a total of 2,094 technical defects between 2021 and June 2025, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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'So Long, Farewell': India Says Goodbye To The MiG-21, A Beloved Warhorse
Friday, September 26, 2025. This is the end of an era for the Indian Air Force, one that has lasted over six decades. Today the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the MiG-21, that most redoubtable of fighter jets.
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Mexican TV Host Debora Estrella Dies In Plane Crash During Flying Lesson
Debora Estrella, 43, a Teledario Matutino host, was killed alongside her instructor, Bryan Leonardo Ballesteros Argueta, when their small aircraft went down on Saturday in the municipality of Garcia.
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Citing Negligence, Air India Crash Victim Families Sue Boeing, Honeywell
The families of four passengers who died in the June crash of Air India Flight 171 sued Boeing and Honeywell, blaming their negligence and a faulty fuel cutoff switch for the accident, which killed 260 people.
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Australian Pilot Dies After Plane Carrying 180 kg Cocaine Crashes In Brazil
Mr Clark, a former Qantas pilot with over 20 years of aviation experience, was alone in the aircraft when it crashed shortly after takeoff from a rural airstrip.
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'Incidence Rate Entirely Normal Considering Operational Scale': Air India CEO
Air India chief Campbell Wilson has said that in the context of Air India Group's scale and size, the "incidence rate is entirely normal" amid incidents involving some of its aircraft in recent times.
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F-16 Pilot Killed After Fighter Jet Crashes In Poland During Airshow Rehearsal
A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday during a rehearsal for an airshow in Radom, central Poland, killing a Polish Army pilot.
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Pilot's 50-Minute Chat With Engineers. Then F-35 Fighter Jet's Freefall
A US Air Force F-35 pilot was forced to eject from a fighter jet after spending 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers, trying to resolve a critical malfunction before the aircraft crashed onto an Alaska runway.
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Video: Small Plane Crash Lands On Golf Course In Australia, 2 Injured
A small aircraft crash-landed on a Sydney golf course in Australia on Sunday afternoon. The plane had two men, both in their 50s, onboard when it went down. They sustained minor injuries.
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Plane Crashes Into Parked Aircraft At US Airport, Clouds Of Smoke Seen
A small plane landing on Monday at a Montana airport crashed into a parked aircraft, triggering a large fire but causing no serious injuries, authorities said.
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'If Ratan Tata Were Here...': US Lawyer On Delay In Air India Crash Aid
The lead US attorney, Mike Andrews, representing over 65 families affected by the tragic AI171 plane crash said that "bureaucratic process" would not have existed if former Chairperson of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, had been alive.
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Video: Small Plane Crashes Into Ocean Near North Carolina, Pilot Survives
A small, single-engine aircraft made an emergency water landing in the ocean near Oak Island Pier late Saturday evening, prompting immediate rescue attempts that saved the only person on board - the pilot.
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Indian National Killed In Plane Crash In Canada's Newfoundland
One Indian national was killed in an air mishap involving a commercial survey aircraft in Canada's Newfoundland, the Consulate General of India in Toronto said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Flight Scare In US As Boeing 787 Declares "Mayday" Soon After Takeoff
A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operated by United Airlines, experienced a mid-air scare last week due to a critical engine failure.
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What Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Said In Parliament On Air India Crash, Technical Defects In Aircraft
Commercial airlines in India have reported a total of 2,094 technical defects between 2021 and June 2025, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
