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Plane Crashes In Afghanistan, Taliban Says Shot Down US Jet
The Taliban on Monday claimed that it had shot down an American military plane in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province in Afghanistan, killing everyone on board, a media report said.....
18 Bodies Pulled Out From Potomac River After Washington Plane Crash
A mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Washington's Reagan National Airport has claimed at least 18 lives, as rescue teams continue to search for survivors, according to local media reports.....
Karachi Plane Crash Trial Suspended
The Sindh High Court has suspended proceedings of a plea seeking a transparent probe into the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash in Karachi on May 22 killing, until the release of the conclusive findings of an ongoing inquiry. ....
Let's Not Speculate; Wait For DGCA Report On Crash: Puri
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said here on Saturday that there was no need to speculate on what happened before or during the aircraft crash at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. He said all should wait for the DGCA investigation report. ....
Slippery Runway, Tailwind Likely Caused Kozhikode Crash: Experts
A deadly combination of a slippery runway, strong tailwind, bad weather conditions, and landing ahead of the threshold spot could have resulted in the skidding of the ill-fated Air India Express in Kozhikode that claimed 18 lives, two aviation experts said on Saturday. ....
Kozhikode Crash: Black Box Of Air India Express Flight Recovered
A team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) investigating the crash of Air India Express aircraft at the Kozhikode airport recovered its black box on Saturday, officials said.....
Aviation Ministry, DGCA Were Forewarned In 2011 About Dangers In Kozhikode Runway
Precious lives have been lost in the Air India Express runway mishap on Friday evening, but the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had been alerted about the dangers associated with the runway of the Kozhikode airport as far back as in 2011. ....
Should've Been Prevented: US President Trump On Washington Plane Crash
As the death toll from the deadly plane crash in Washington continues to rise, US President Donald Trump said that the accident "should have been prevented" and questioned why the authorities failed to inform the helicopter to divert its route. ....
Brazil Judge Overseeing Petrobras Probe Dies In Plane Crash
A Supreme Court Justice presiding over Brazils biggest corruption case has died after the plane carrying him crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, according to local authorities.....
3 Dead In California Plane Crash
Three persons were killed and two injured when a small plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood in California, authorities said.....
