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 A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site

Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes

It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.

Iranian president, foreign minister dead after helicopter crashes into mountain

All passengers on board the helicopter, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were killed in the crash on Sunday.

Five killed after small airplane crashes in Nashville

The plane crashed off the eastbound lanes past the Charlotte Pike exit, police said in a post on social media platform X, adding that work was ongoing to determine from where the plane originated.

By REUTERS
05/03/2024

Skydivers' plane kills man on Mexico beach during emergency landing

Footage from Puerto Global showed the damaged aircraft on the beach having crashed into what it said was a turtle rescue center.

By REUTERS
12/02/2024

Finnish Airline will start weighing people before flights

Taking accurate weight measurements can increase passenger safety on flights. 

10/02/2024

Two dead after jet plane crash lands on Florida highway, collides with vehicle

WPLG said the plane, operated by the Hop-a-Jet charter aviation carrier, was ultimately destined for an executive airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where that company is based.

By REUTERS
10/02/2024

Explorer may have found wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane in Pacific

It is believed Earhart ran out of fuel and landed the plane on the ocean surface and that the craft later sank to the bottom.

By REUTERS
04/02/2024

Two killed, four survive Afghanistan plane crash, Taliban says

Russian aviation authorities said on Sunday a Russian-registered plane with six people thought to be on board disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan.

By REUTERS
21/01/2024

Doomed Japan plane on third quake mission when runway disaster hit

It is unclear whether the volume of airport traffic or the emergency response to the earthquake that struck late afternoon on Jan. 1 were factors in the accident.

By REUTERS
05/01/2024

How Japan Airlines crew led 367 passengers to safety from a burning plane

Officials at Japan's second-biggest airline on Wednesday said the crew followed emergency procedures in textbook fashion, starting with the first rule: panic control.

By REUTERS
03/01/2024
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