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Russell worked for Horizon Airlines, a sister carrier of Alaska Airlines, as a ground service agent who helped baggage handlers and was part of Horizon’s tow team, which moved planes around on the tarmac. (Photo: AP)

‘Got few screws loose’: Man who stole Alaska Airlines flight said calmly before crash

Though authorities haven’t officially named the suspect, family and local media reported his identity as Richard Russell.

12 Aug 2018 3:14 PM

Earlier on Saturday, a small plane crashed in the Rengg mountain pass area in the canton of Nidwalden, killing two parents and their two children. (Representational Image | AFP)

2 planes crash in Swiss Alps within hours, casualties uncertain

Both crashes were under investigation.

05 Aug 2018 11:29 AM

Picture showing the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 97 passengers and four crew on board on take off at the airport of Durango, in northern Mexico. (Photo: AFP)

'Grateful to God’: All 101 on board survive after Mexico plane crashes in Durango

The mid-sized jet was almost full, with 97 passengers and four crew members, when it came down at around 4pm local time.

01 Aug 2018 8:17 AM

A 12-seater aircraft crashed in a crowded Mumbai suburb on Thursday killing 5, including four on board and a pedestrian. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Hours before Ghatkopar crash, engineer Surabhi told father about 'sick aircraft'

Maintenance engineer Surabhi Gupta had spoken to her father over phone and described the condition of the aircraft as bad.

29 Jun 2018 4:55 PM

The 50-year-old plane crashed near the Savannah airport. (Photo: File/AFP)

9 killed after US military cargo plane destroyed in fiery crash

The C-130 'Hercules' cargo plane from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed around 11:30 am (1530 GMT) near the Savannah airport.

03 May 2018 1:05 PM

The aircraft was an Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane, a military source said. (Photo: Twitter | @PressTV)

Algerian military plane crashes near Boufarik airport, 257 dead

Hundreds of ambulances and dozens of fire trucks with their sirens wailing rushed to the scene.

11 Apr 2018 2:21 PM

The Hawk fighter trainer that crashed on March 20, 2018.

Odisha’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ remains an unsolved mystery

Sources in the Indian Air Force said probes have been conducted into all the crashes.

31 Mar 2018 6:32 AM

Nepalese rescuers stand near a passenger plane from Bangladesh that crashed at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday. (Photo: AP)

Nepal plane crash that killed 49 occurred after 'confusion' over landing orders

Flight BS211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu was carrying 67 passengers and four crew members.

13 Mar 2018 1:01 PM

Nepalese firemen spray water on the debris after a passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Nepal crash survivor lucky to be alive

At least 50 people were killed when a Bangladeshi plane crashed and burst into flames while landing at Kathmandu airport.

13 Mar 2018 1:21 AM

Officials said there were 71 people on board the US-Bangla Airlines plane from Dhaka when it crashed into a football field near the airport. (Photo: Representational/ AFP)

Fly fast, not safe: 40 dead in Nepal’s worst plane crash ever

Rescuers had to cut apart the mangled and burned wreckage of the aircraft to pull people out.

12 Mar 2018 6:13 PM

The plane took off late Sunday afternoon and climbed to a cruising altitude of just over 35,000 feet. A little over an hour later, it rapidly gained altitude and then dropped drastically within minutes. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Turkish mogul’s bride-to-be daughter’s party ends in plane crash

A day ago, Basaran posted a picture with seven smiling friends from a Dubai resort.

12 Mar 2018 12:03 PM

In this screen grab provided by the Life.ru, the wreckage of a AN-148 plane is seen in Stepanovskoye village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Domodedovo airport, Russia. (Photo: AP)

Saratov Airlines crashes near Moscow, 71 people feared dead

The Antonov An-148 plane operated by Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk, a city in Urals, and crashed in Ramensky district outside Moscow.

11 Feb 2018 6:22 PM

Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a late briefing that more than a dozen bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta. (Photo: AP)

US: Military plane crash kills at least 16 in Mississippi

The fire produced towering plumes of black smoke visible for miles and continued to burn after dusk, more than four hours after the crash.

11 Jul 2017 2:10 PM

The aircraft, which cut the power lines and hit a traffic light pole, let out some sparks, exploded and burst into flames just before hitting the ground. (Photo: YouTube Videograb)

Video: Plane bursts into flames before crash landing on busy US street

There were two people, including the pilot, on board the plane and but they were not seriously injured.

04 May 2017 12:46 PM

The aircraft was completely burned out except for the tail, clearly bearing the insignia of local carrier South Supreme Airlines. (Photo: Facebook)

Plane crashes in south Sudan with 45 onboard, 14 injured

The manager of South Supreme Airlines said he did not have any information except that there were 40 passengers and 5 crew members.

20 Mar 2017 7:45 PM

Syrian military aircraft’s pilot found after long search, admitted

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that the cause of the crash was unknown, but pointed to poor weather conditions.

05 Mar 2017 3:59 PM

It was not immediately clear how many people were on board the plane when it took off. (Photo: Twitter)

At least 4 killed, 5 missing after plane crashes into California home

A Cessna 310 crashed ‘under unknown circumstances’ about a half mile northeast of Riverside Municipal Airport.

28 Feb 2017 9:56 AM

Emergency personnel work at a light plane crashed in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

5 die as light aircraft crashes into mall in Australia

Victoria premier Daniel Andrews described it as the state's worst air accident in three decades.

21 Feb 2017 10:01 AM

Last year, on Netaji's 119th birth anniversary on January 23, as many as 100 secret files were made public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Netaji was tortured to death by the British, claims new book

The author asserted that he has 'irrefutable evidence' to prove that Netaji did not die in the plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945.

06 Jan 2017 8:45 PM

Russian rescue workers carry a body from the wreckage of the crashed plane, at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia. (Photo: AP)

Second black box from crashed Russian flight found

The military performers in the plane were set to perform for Russian troops at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria.

28 Dec 2016 4:10 PM

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