Black box shows Brazil plane crashed one minute after pilots sensed trouble, local media says
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters Authorities investigating the Brazilian plane crash that killed all 62 on board last week now have the full transcript of the “black box” but its content did not immediately explain the cause of the accident, local TV station Globo said on Wednesday. The transcript from the cockpit voice recorder shows the […]
Brazil authorities recover bodies from plane crash that killed 62
Vinhedo, Brazil Reuters Brazilian emergency crews on Saturday recovered the remains of at least 50 victims aboard an airliner that plunged to the ground in the town of Vinhedo, near Sao Paulo the day before, killing all 62 on board. The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were identified, said Dario Pacheco, Mayor of Vinhedo, […]
Brazil plane crash kills all 61 aboard
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all 61 people on board, the airline said. Regional carrier Voepass said the plane, bound for Sao Paulo’s international airport, took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, and crashed at around 1:30pm in the town of […]
Nepal plane crash at Kathmandu airport kills 18
Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Eighteen people were killed when a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off from the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said. The plane, carrying two crew members and 17 technicians, was going for regular maintenance to Nepal’s new Pokhara airport, which opened in January […]
Malawi Vice President Chilima killed in plane crash
Updated: 8:30am, 12th June, 2024 (AEST) Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, were killed when the military plane they were travelling in crashed, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Tuesday. The aircraft carrying Chilima, who was seen as a potential candidate in next year’s […]
Russia’s Putin says Ukraine shot down plane, deliberately or in error
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that a Russian military plane that crashed near the border with Ukraine was shot down by Ukrainian air defences, whether on purpose or by mistake. Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia’s Belgorod region on Wednesday and killing 74 people on […]
Mistaken cutting of power caused Nepal plane crash that killed 72 – report
Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters A Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal that killed 72 people almost a year ago was caused by the pilots mistakenly cutting power leading to an aerodynamic stall, a report issued by a government-appointed investigation panel on Thursday said. The ATR 72, operated by privately owned Yeti Airlines, crashed just before landing in […]
Putin delivers mixed tribute to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin after deadly plane crash
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin on Thursday, breaking his silence after the mercenary leader’s plane crashed with no survivors two months after he led a mutiny against army chiefs. Putin’s comments, which suggested he harboured decidedly mixed feelings about Wagner’s mercenary boss, were the […]
Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean
Rhodes, Greece/Algiers, Algeria Reuters A plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed killing two airmen on Tuesday, as large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heatwave and Algeria battled to control an inferno in which at least 34 people have died. The plane, which had been dropping water, came down on a hillside […]
Colombian children who survived five weeks in jungle released from hospital
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Four Colombian Indigenous children who survived a plane crash in the country’s Amazon region and lived for more than five weeks in the jungle have been released from hospital after a 34-day stay, the government said on Friday. The children, aged one through 13, survived the 1st May crash that killed their […]