Government statement blames ‘human error’ for the incident that left 176 people killed, including many Iranian citizens. Iran has announced that its military “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 on board. The statement on Saturday morning blames “human error” for the incident, adding that the military mistook Flight 752 for a “hostile…
Nordwind Airbus A321 was severely damaged in a hard landing at Antalya Airport, Turkey. The nosegear of the Airbus A321 (reg. VQ-BRS) was rammed upward into the fuselage. The aircraft was performing flight #NWS1801 from Moscow SVO. No injuries reported.
Iranian government expressed condolences to the bereaved families over the Ukrainian plane crash and issued a statement in this respect, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said. The statement reads that a committee in charge of investigating the incident has been formed on the basis of regulations of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which will examine the…
The New York Times has obtained video of the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran. Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand, near Tehran’s airport, the area where a Ukrainian airliner stopped transmitting its signal before it crashed on Wednesday.…
A C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF) has crash landed at Goma airport in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo today. The aircraft was transporting 59 passengers and eight crew members from the UN mission when its left engine caught fire upon landing, said Mathias Gillman, acting spokesperson for the…
In a statement from Qantas, flight QF2650, a Fokker 100 aircraft flew from Perth Airport to Newman Airport and landed at 7.15 am (local) in poor weather, before coming to a stop at low speed in the runway end safety area (approximately 50 metres past the end of the runway). “The aircraft has come to…
Japan Air Commuter ATR-42 skidded of runway 03 at Amami Airport, Japan. The aircraft (reg. JA07JC, built 2019) performing flight #JL3820 from Kikai, landed in strong and gusty winds. All 18 passengers and 3 crew members as disembarked safely.
Questions are rising after Ukraine International Boeing 737-800 went down just minutes after taking off from Tehran’s airport, leaving no survivors. The aircraft (reg. UR-PSR) was seen on fire before to hit the ground. The crash came at a time of high tensions between Iran and the US – just hours after Iran carried out…
Satellite photos taken Wednesday show that an Iranian missile strike has caused extensive damage at Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq, which houses U.S. and coalition troops. The photos show hangars and buildings hit hard by a barrage of Iranian missiles that were fired early Wednesday morning local time. At least five structures were damaged…
A British Airways plane made a dramatic turn to avoid Iraq after Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at air bases used by US troops. The Boeing 777-200ER flying from Mumbai to London Heathrow circled back just minutes before it was due to fly over Iraq. The jet very briefly entered Iraqi and Iranian airspaces at…
