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South Koreans mourn 179 people who died in plane crash

Rescue workers and investigators have been combing the site at Muan airport, south of Seoul, where the Boeing 737 that had flown from Bangkok crashed.

30/12/2024

Azerbaijan

Putin apologises for Azerbaijan plane crash - but doesn't admit blame

Moscow said air defence systems were firing near Grozny in Chechnya on Wednesday, but stopped short of saying the passenger plane was hit by one of them.

28/12/2024

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan plane crash investigation to determine type of rocket used

A total of 38 passengers were killed, while 29 survived on Wednesday after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku to Grozny crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

27/12/2024

Europe News

Azerbaijan Airlines crash: authorities urge against speculation

Authorities in Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan have been cautious in their initial assessments of the plane crash near Aktau but local media have been less hesitant.

26/12/2024

Kazakhstan

Kazakh regional governor visits Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash site

An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, with Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry saying more than 30 people survived the crash, which could mean that dozens are likely dead.

25/12/2024

Brazil

10 killed after plane crashes into house in southern Brazil

The Civil Defence Agency said the aircraft hit the chimney of the home and then the second floor of a building before crashing into a mobile phone shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado.

23/12/2024

Russia

Three people found alive three days after Kamchatka plane crash

The two crew members and a passenger, all of whom survived, having spent three days without food, kept warm in the snow by burning fuel.

22/12/2024

Brazil

Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paulo

The crash killed 62 people, making it the most deadly in the country for years.

11/08/2024

World

Portuguese national among those killed in Brazil plane crash

A source in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to Euronews that a 48-year-old Portuguese citizen died in the crash of the plane that crashed in a residential area in the state of São Paulo.

10/08/2024

Nepal

At least 18 killed after plane slips off runway in Nepal

It is monsoon rainy season in Kathmandu and although it was not raining at the time of the crash, visibility was low across the capital.

24/07/2024

Ireland

Severe turbulence injures 12 on Ireland-bound flight

It comes after a passenger died and dozens were injured due to turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London last week.

26/05/2024

Europe Decoded

No, this video doesn't show turbulent Singapore Airlines flight

The video is being shared widely on social media and even in news reports in the context of the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence and left one man dead, but the footage has been misattributed.

24/05/2024

World News

Which European leaders have died in mysterious plane crashes?

There is a long list of European leaders who have been killed in plane and helicopter crashes, often in mysterious circumstances. These are some of the most high-profile ones, some of which remain unsolved to this day.

21/05/2024

USA

United Airlines plane loses tyre during takeoff

The Boeing 777 plane was able to make a safe emergency landing.

08/03/2024

Travel News

Malaysia may renew hunt for lost flight MH370

An American company has offered to look for the plane on a 'no find, no fee' basis.

04/03/2024

Travel News

Risk of an accident is 1 in every 1.26 million flights, new data shows

Good news for nervous fliers: Planes in Europe are the safest they’ve ever been.

29/02/2024

Business

Euroviews. Boeing’s tragedy: The fall of an American icon

The combination of a misaligned merger, a lack of in-house skills and experience to run a global network, and other major factors compromised the future of the once-great company, Yves Doz and Keeley Wilson write.

07/02/2024

Afghanistan

Two dead and four survivors following a plane crash in Afghanistan

The Taliban announced on Monday that two people died and four others were rescued following the crash of a private Russian jet carrying six over the weekend in Afghanistan.

22/01/2024

World News

Russian private jet carrying 6 people crashes in Afghanistan

The Taliban’s Transportation and Civil Aviation Ministry say they believe some of those onboard survived.

21/01/2024

Mobility

An iPhone survived a 4,500-metre fall from a plane intact. How?

A social media user posted a photo of an iPhone that appeared to fall from an Alaska Airlines flight after part of the fuselage broke away from the plane. A space scientist explains why it stayed intact.

11/01/2024