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Algeria

257 people dead in Algerian plane crash

Most of the victims were military personnel and their families, as well as ten flight crew members. Three days of national mourning have been declared

11/04/2018

France

Plane crashes on motorway near Lyon killing two

Pilot of light aircraft appeared to lose control before hitting an overhead signaling gantry according to eyewitnesses.

01/04/2018

Nepal

Nepal plane crash: miscommunication may have been to blame

Miscommunication over the landing runway may be to blame for the Kathmandu plane crash that killed at least 49 people.

13/03/2018

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Bangladesh plane carrying 71 people crash lands in Nepal

A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport on Monday, March 12

12/03/2018

Iran

Turkish private jet crashes in Iran, 11 dead

A private plane flying from the UAE to Turkey has crashed in Iran, according to Iranian media.

11/03/2018

Iran

They said he was dead, but a traffic jam had actually saved his life

One scheduled passenger had a lucky escape.

20/02/2018

Russia

Voice recorder of ill-fated Russian plane is found

It's believed conflicting speed measurements, caused by the freezing weather, led to the plane plummeting into the ground.

16/02/2018

Russia

Investigation underway to find out cause of Russian plane crash

It's believed "human error" may have led to Sunday's tragedy that killed all 71 people on board.

13/02/2018

Russia

Expert: Ice may be to blame for Russia plane crash

A Russian pilot and flight instructor tells euronews that ice could have been to blame for Sunday's plane crash near Moscow that killed 71 people.

12/02/2018

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CCTV shows moment of plane crash near Moscow

The footage shows an explosion in the distance as the passenger flight went down.

12/02/2018

Russia

Crashed Russian plane exploded when hitting groud, investigators say

The causes of the crash are still unknown.

12/02/2018

Russia

'All possible causes explored' after Russian plane crash kills 71

Among them are weather conditions, human error and the plane's technical condition.

11/02/2018

Syria

Russia strikes back after warplane is downed in Syria

The pilot ejected over Idlib province but was killed by rebels on the ground

04/02/2018

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Plane salvaged from Turkish beach

Turkish engineers began a delicate operation to salvage a plane stuck on a coastal cliff on Thursday, after veering off a runway in Trabzon.

18/01/2018

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No victims as Boeing narrowly avoids plunge into Black Sea

Plane skidded off runway in northeastern Turkey on landing, with 162 passengers and crew on board.

14/01/2018

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Planes collide at Toronto airport

Two planes collided at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Friday night forcing passengers to use emergency exits.

06/01/2018

Australia

'It just nosedived' - witnesses describe fatal Sydney sea plane crash

Witnesses describe what they saw and, in some cases, how they tried to help, as a sea plane crashed into water near Sydney, killing all six on board.

02/01/2018

Australia

Compass CEO among six killed in Sydney plane crash

The company operating the seaplane said the weather on Sunday had been benign and the pilot "extremely experienced".

01/01/2018

Costa Rica

12 dead in Costa Rica plane crash

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís confirmed in a statement that 12 people have died in a plane crash in the country, among them were 10 Americans and two Costa Ricans

01/01/2018

Australia

Six people dead after tourist seaplane crashes in Sydney

The aircraft was returning a party of five from a restaurant in northern Sydney when it crashed into the water.

31/12/2017