16 killed, dozens hurt after plane skids off runway in India
An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in southern India. Police say at least 16 people were killed and 123 others injured.
Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97
KARACHI, Pakistan — When the plane jolted violently, Mohammad Zubair thought it was turbulence. Then the pilot came on the intercom to warn that the landing could be “troublesome.” Moments later, the Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed into a crowded…
Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighborhood
A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Karachi, Pakistan, after an apparent engine failure during landing.
Pakistan plane with 107 passengers crashes near Karachi
A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday after what appeared to be an engine failure during landing.
Western leaders have said the plane seemed to have been unintentionally brought down by a surface-to-air missile near Tehran.
Western leaders said the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a surface-to-air missile just hours after Iran launched around a dozen ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq.
The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington.
The Iranian report suggests that a sudden emergency struck the Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines that crashed just minutes after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.
Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the 3½-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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