airplane crash
Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown
Middle East
July 12, 2020
Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without…
Pakistan to ground 150 pilots for cheating to get licenses
World
June 25, 2020
Pakistan to ground 150 pilots for cheating to get licenses
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s state-run airline said Thursday it will ground 150 pilots, accusing them of obtaining licenses by having…
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
Middle East
May 22, 2020
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge…
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured
Middle East
February 6, 2020
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in…
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
Middle East
February 3, 2020
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports…
Aging Iran airliner crash-lands on highway, injuring only 2
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Aging Iran airliner crash-lands on highway, injuring only 2
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An aging Iranian passenger airliner carrying 144 people crash-landed on a runway and skidded onto a…
Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead
World
January 23, 2020
Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing…
Iran seeks help reading downed plane’s black boxes in new standoff
Middle East
January 21, 2020
Iran seeks help reading downed plane’s black boxes in new standoff
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black…
Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials ‘lied’ on crash
Middle East
January 15, 2020
Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials ‘lied’ on crash
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president warned Wednesday that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three…
Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown
Middle East
January 13, 2020
Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian police and security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse…