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USA

New images of Air Canada near miss revealed

Portugal

Two die after aircraft makes emergency landing on Portuguese beach

A small airplane made an emergency landing on a popular, crowded beach near Lisbon on Wednesday. Two people were killed.

Turkey

Turkish military helicopter crash kills 13 soldiers

Portugal

Five dead in small plane crash near Lisbon

The victims were identified as the Swiss pilot, three French citizens and the Portuguese truck driver.

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World

How to fly a plane during an emergency [Travel]

In most cases, there is a co-pilot to take over, and the cabin crew have a theoretic idea of how the plane works.

World News

'Exploding headphones' prompt safety warning for air passengers

Photographs of a passenger’s injuries have been released as a warning about the potential risks of using battery-powered devices on aircraft.

Turkey

Seven reported killed as helicopter crashes onto motorway in Istanbul

Turkish media say the helicopter was carrying senior business executives

World News

Small plane crashes into Melbourne mall, killing five

Local media reports say the victims are American tourists who were heading south on a golfing trip.

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Australia: two killed in plane crash

Two people have been killed after their plane crashed into a river in Perth, Australia.

India

Plane crashes on takeoff at Goa airport - 15 injured

A passenger plane with 161 people on board has skidded off the runway at Goa airport, injuring 15 people.

Colombia

Colombia blames human errors in Chapecoense plane crash

The plane carrying Brazil's Chapecoense football team and was not certified to fly at the altitude at which it was flying.

Colombia

Chapecoense crash: plane may have 'run out of fuel'

Investigators from Brazil and the UK have arrived in Colombia to help the inquiry into the plane crash that decimated the Chapecoense football team.

Poland

Poland's former president reburied amid new inquiry into fatal 2010 plane crash

Poland’s former President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria have been reburied following detailed autopsies as part of a new investigation into their fatal plane…

USA

Watch: American Airlines Flight 383 catches fire

AA Flight 383 scheduled to fly from Chicago to Miami caught fire at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Friday afternoon.

USA

Dramatic scenes as plane engine catches fire in the US

Watch footage from inside the plane as passengers exit via the emergency slides after it ground to a halt at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

USA

Mike Pence's plane slides off runway in New York

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence has had a narrow escape after his plane slid off the runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

Malta

French defence officials die in Malta plane crash

The French Defence Ministry has confirmed that three of its officials and two private contractors were killed in the crash of a light aircraft in Malta on Monday The plane, taking part in a surveillan

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Plane carrying 14 tonnes of fuel skids off Indonesia runway

United Arab Emirates

Passengers dramatic escape as plane bursts into flames at Dubai airport

A plane crash-landed at Dubai Airport on Wednesday, immediately bursting into flames.

United Arab Emirates

Firefighter dies while battling blaze after Emirates airline crash-lands in Dubai

A firefighter has died while fighting a blaze after an Emirates Airlines plane burst into flames after it crash-landed at Dubai International Airport.