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Maine plane crash (AP image) At least seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries after a private business jet crashed during takeoff amid a snowstorm at Bangor International Airport in the US state of Maine on Sunday night.The Bombardier Challenger 600, carrying eight people, flipped over and caught fire while…
Trainer aircraft of Indian Air Force crashes in Prayagraj PRAYAGRAJ: A trainer aircraft of Indian Air Force crashed into a pond in Prayagraj on Wednesday. According to preliminary reports, the aircraft, identified as an microlight plane, was in flight when it went down. Both pilots have been rescued succesfully. Authorities are monitoring the situation, and…
BHUBNESWAR: A small aircraft made an emergency crash landing around nine kilometres from the Rourkela airstrip on Saturday after a technical fault was detected mid-flight, officials said. Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), which confirmed the crash landing, said the pilot, upon noticing a technical snag in the system, attempted a belly landing on a grassland,…
Guide dogs can be a huge source of help, and emotional support for specially abled, and can actually be akin to having a human help, with some limitations of course. A visually disabled Instagram user called Beth, who goes by the handle the_blind_girlie, recently posted a video on IG where she is being guided by…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Wednesday became the first Indian airline to induct an Airbus A321XLR (extra long range) aircraft in its fleet. Arriving in Delhi, the airline’s first A321XLR will be deployed on the airline’s upcoming non-stop services connecting Mumbai to Athens from Jan 23, 2026, and Delhi to Athens from Jan 24, 2026, operating…
BHOGAPURAM: With more mega airports coming up in India, the country has decided to use a multi-pronged strategy to give a boost to international flights from these upcoming hubs. Instead of just raising bilaterals or flying rights with other countries to have more flights to foreign shores, govt is keen both Indian airports and airlines…
Inside operation Absolute Resolve The United States revealed new details of the covert military mission that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with senior officials describing an operation of unprecedented scale and precision involving more than 150 aircraft across the Western Hemisphere.According to General Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of…
Venezuela’s government on Saturday accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported over the capital, Caracas, around 2 am local time.Following the strikes, President Nicolás Maduro declared a nationwide state of emergency, ordered national defence plans to be implemented and…
Taiwan on Saturday detected four sorties of Chinese aircraft, sic naval vessels and an official ship around its territorial waters.In a social media post on, Taiwan’s ministry of national defence said that 1 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.“(U) 4 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN…
(Screengrabs taken from X) A Buddha Air aircraft overshot the runway while landing at Nepal’s Bhadrapur Airport on Friday night, but all passengers and crew escaped without injury, officials told PTI.Flight 901, carrying 51 passengers and four crew members, had departed Kathmandu at 8:23 pm and was attempting to land at Bhadrapur at around 9:08…
