Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people

Al Jazeera  

Passengers include 16 South Sudanese people, two Chinese nationals and one Indian person. At least 20 people have been killed in a plane crash in the north of South Sudan, Unity state’s minister for information said. Overloading of planes is common in South Sudan, and was believed to have contributed to the 2015 crash of an Antonov plane in Juba that killed 36 people. In 2021 five people were killed after a cargo plane carrying fuel for the UN’s World Food Programme crashed near Juba.

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46 killed in Sudanese military aircraft crash in Omdurman
1 month ago

46 killed in Sudanese military aircraft crash in Omdurman

Live Mint  

The Sudanese military aircraft crash in Omdurman has killed 46 people, including women and children, reported AP on Wednesday. On Tuesday, an Antonov aircraft crashed at Karrari, a populated district in Omdurman, injuring 10 people, the report said, citing the government-run Khartoum Media Office. The deceased included senior military officers, Maj. Gen. Bahr Ahmed Bahr, Lt. Col. Awad Ayoub, and …

46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area
1 month ago

46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area

Deccan Chronicle  

Port Sudan, Feb. 26: Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. The army, which has been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, said the plane crashed during takeoff, killing and injuring both military personnel and civilians. - …

46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area
1 month ago

46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area

The Hindu  

Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital. The army, which has been at …

Sudanese Military Aircraft Crashes in Omdurman, Killing At Least 19
1 month ago

Sudanese Military Aircraft Crashes in Omdurman, Killing At Least 19

Deccan Chronicle  

Cairo: A Sudanese military aircraft crashed in the city of Omdurman, killing at least 19 people, military and health officials said on Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft crashed Tuesday while taking off from the Wadi Sayidna airbase north of Omdurman, the military said in a terse statement. The fighting has wrecked urban areas and has been marked by atrocities including mass …

A Sudan military plane crashes, killing at least 19 people
Top News
1 month ago

A Sudan military plane crashes, killing at least 19 people

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A Sudanese military aircraft crashed in the city of Omdurman, killing at least 19 people, military and health officials said Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft crashed Tuesday while taking off from the Wadi Sayidna airbase north of Omdurman, the military said in a terse statement. Sudan has been in a state of civil war since 2023 when tensions between …

Sudanese military plane crashes near Khartoum, 46 killed and 10 injured
1 month ago

Sudanese military plane crashes near Khartoum, 46 killed and 10 injured

Firstpost  

The Antonov aircraft went down during takeoff from Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military installations in Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum Representational Image. The Antonov aircraft went down during takeoff from Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military installations in Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum. The Sudanese military, locked in a conflict with …

Sudanese military plane crashes near Khartoum, kills several officers, civilians
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1 month ago

Sudanese military plane crashes near Khartoum, kills several officers, civilians

Firstpost  

The Karari Resistance Committee, part of a volunteer network providing aid in Sudan, said 10 bodies and several injured people were taken to a hospital in Omdurman. Witnesses reported damage to several nearby homes and power outages A Sudanese military plane crashed Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital, Khartoum. The Sudanese military, locked in a conflict with the paramilitary …

Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises to 46
1 month ago

Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises to 46

CNN  

AP — The death toll from a Sudanese military aircraft crash in the city of Omdurman increased to at least 46 people, including women and children, officials said Wednesday, one of the deadliest plane crashes in the northeastern African nation in the past two decades. The Antonov aircraft crashed on Tuesday over a populated district in Omdurman, also injuring at …

20 killed when a Chinese oil company’s flight crashes in South Sudan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

20 killed when a Chinese oil company’s flight crashes in South Sudan

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — A small plane chartered by a Chinese oil company crashed Wednesday in a remote part of South Sudan, killing 20 people, authorities said. The flight chartered by Greater Pioneer Operating Co. had 21 people on board, including two pilots, when it crashed while taking off near an oil field in Unity state as it headed to …

South Sudan plane crash kills 20, officials say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Sudan plane crash kills 20, officials say

CNN  

CNN — A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan’s Unity State crashed on Wednesday, killing 20 people, an official said. The plane crashed at the Unity oilfield airport on Wednesday morning as it was heading to the capital Juba, Gatwech Bipal, Unity State’s information minister, said. Bipal said the passengers were oil workers of the Greater Pioneer Operating …

Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20

New Indian Express  

JUBA: A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, leaving only one confirmed survivor, Unity State's minister for information said Wednesday. The survivor, a South Sudanese engineer working at the oil field, has been rushed to Bentiu State hospital, the minister said. He said the Ukrainian Passenger aircraft, chartered by the Greater Pioneer …

236 deaths, 6 horrific crashes: December a dark month for aviation industry
2 months, 3 weeks ago

236 deaths, 6 horrific crashes: December a dark month for aviation industry

Hindustan Times  

A string of deadly plane crashes in December has left dozens dead and raised questions about safety protocols and equipment failures in the aviation industry. The most devastating incident occurred on Sunday when a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan Airport in South Korea. Azerbaijan Airlines crash On December 25, an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190AR crashed near Aktau Airport …

At least 38 dead after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan
3 months ago

At least 38 dead after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least 38 killed after the passenger plane with 67 people on board crashed near the city of Aktau. At least 38 people have died after an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed near the Kazakhstan city of Aktau. “The situation is not very good, 38 dead,” Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev as …

Photos: 18 people killed in a plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport
8 months ago

Photos: 18 people killed in a plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport

Al Jazeera  

Eighteen people have been killed in the crash of a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines during takeoff from the capital, Kathmandu, officials say. “Shortly after takeoff … the aircraft veered off to the right and crashed on the east side of the runway,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement. “Only the captain was …

Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor
8 months ago

Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor

Al Jazeera  

Saurya Airlines plane carrying two crew members and 17 passengers crashes shortly after takeoff and catches fire. A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people, aviation officials say. Saurya Airlines 9N-AME crash@TIACAO2 Press Release – 2 pic.twitter.com/5LzBHpqhZI — Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal July 24, 2024 Images of the …

Russian military plane crashes in Ivonovo, all 15 passengers killed: Report
1 year ago

Russian military plane crashes in Ivonovo, all 15 passengers killed: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Russian defence ministry cargo plane, with 15 people onboard, crashed in the Ivanovo region, northeast of Moscow, on Tuesday, local media reported. Russian military cargo plane with 15 people onboard crashes in Ivanovo region Reportedly, the plane carried eight crew members and seven passengers. Another purported video posted on X, shows the plane with one engine on fire heading …

Sudan air crash: 9, including 4 soldiers killed due to technical failure
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan air crash: 9, including 4 soldiers killed due to technical failure

Live Mint  

Clashes flared in parts of Sudan on the 100th day of the war on Sunday as mediation attempts by regional and international powers failed to find a path out of an increasingly intractable conflict. Amid this, another incident surfaced where a civilian plane crashed at Port Sudan airport leading to the death of nine people, including four military personnel, the …

Sudan: 9 killed, including 4 military personnel, after civilian plane crashes due to technical failure
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan: 9 killed, including 4 military personnel, after civilian plane crashes due to technical failure

India TV News  

A civilian plane crashed at the Port Sudan airport on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least nine people, including four military personnel. "A civilian Antonov plane today crashed in Port Sudan Airport as a result of a technical failure, leading to the death of 9 people including 4 military personnel. Earlier this month, the United Nations Human Rights Council …

16 killed after plane crash in Russia’s Tatarstan region
3 years, 5 months ago

16 killed after plane crash in Russia’s Tatarstan region

Al Jazeera  

The aircraft was carrying a group of parachute jumpers when it went down after reported engine failure. At least 16 people were killed and six injured after a plane crashed in Russia’s Tatarstan region on Sunday. “Six people were rescued, 16 were taken out without signs of life,” the emergencies ministry said. Tatarstan Governor Rustam Minnikhanov, who travelled to the …

At least 10 killed in South Sudan plane crash
4 years ago

At least 10 killed in South Sudan plane crash

Al Jazeera  

The plane crashed at an airstrip in the eastern Jonglei state, killing 10 including two pilots, the region’s governor said. At least 10 people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed on Tuesday at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the region’s governor said. “It was with great shock and horror to receive the news of the …

South Sudan: 7 killed in plane crash shortly after Juba takeoff
4 years, 7 months ago

South Sudan: 7 killed in plane crash shortly after Juba takeoff

Al Jazeera  

One person survives crash that occurred within minutes of takeoff from the capital, Juba. A cargo plane belonging to a local operator has crashed near South Sudan’s capital, killing four passengers and three crew members, according to the country’s transport minister. A single person from among the passengers survived and she is in good health,” Transport Minister Madut Biar Yel …

At least 27 killed as plane crashes into busy city in Congo
5 years, 4 months ago

At least 27 killed as plane crashes into busy city in Congo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 27 people were …

Correction: Ethiopia-Plane Crash story
6 years ago

Correction: Ethiopia-Plane Crash story

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — In a story March 11 about the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, The Associated Press reported erroneously that China grounded its models of the same plane for nine hours. A corrected version of the story is below: Ethiopian Airlines crash kills 157, spreads global grief An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed after takeoff, carving a …

157 dead as jet crashes in Ethiopia
6 years ago

157 dead as jet crashes in Ethiopia

Deccan Chronicle  

Bishoftu: A Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 crashed six minutes after an early-morning takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing all 149 passengers, including four Indians, and eight crew on board, Ethiopian Airlines said. People holding passports from 32 countries and the UN were on board the plane which ploughed into a field just 60 km southeast of Addis Ababa, the carrier’s …

No survivors on crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight
6 years ago

No survivors on crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight

The Hindu  

An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from the capital on Sunday morning killing all 157 thought to be on board, according to statements from the airline and the state broadcaster. The airline’s statement said 149 passengers and eight crew members were thought to be on the plane that crashed six minutes after departing Addis Ababa on its way …

The Latest: Nationalities of Ethiopian crash victims emerge
6 years ago

The Latest: Nationalities of Ethiopian crash victims emerge

Daily Mail  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash : 3:30 p.m. The Ethiopian Airlines CEO and Kenya's transport minister say Canadians, Chinese, Americans and others are among the many nationalities among the victims of Sunday morning's deadly plane crash after takeoff from Addis Ababa. An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia's capital on Sunday morning, …

Live updates | Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crash with 149 passengers and eight crew members
6 years ago

Live updates | Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crash with 149 passengers and eight crew members

The Hindu  

An Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, a spokesman for the airline informs. The Ethiopian prime minister’s office offered its “deepest condolences” to the families: The Office of the PM, on behalf of the Government and people of Ethiopia, would like to express it's deepest condolences to the families …

Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: No survivors among 157 on board
6 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: No survivors among 157 on board

Al Jazeera  

All 157 people on board Boeing 737 killed in plane crash en route to Nairobi, Ethiopian Airlines says. None of the 157 people on board a new Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday morning en route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa have survived, the airline said. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office tweeted it “would like to express its …

Ethiopian crash victims: List of passengers killed in flight 302
6 years ago

Ethiopian crash victims: List of passengers killed in flight 302

CNN  

Editor’s Note: We will update this article as we learn more about the victims. China – 8 China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that four of the victims worked for Chinese companies and two for the UN. Jin Yetao, 32, had been stationed in South Sudan for four years and promoted the “Belt and Road Initiative” in Africa, his employer …

Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes just after takeoff, killing all 157 aboard
6 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes just after takeoff, killing all 157 aboard

LA Times  

Kenya Transport Minister James Macharia, left, and Airport Authority chief Jonny Andersen speak to reporters at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, after the crash in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, the aircraft that crashed Sunday, is seen at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa when it was first delivered in July. Workers gather at the …

4 Indians among 157 killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash
6 years ago

4 Indians among 157 killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash

India Today  

An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia's capital on Sunday morning, killing all 157 on board, including four Indians, authorities said, as grieving families rushed to airports in Addis Ababa and the destination, Nairobi. The Boeing 737-8 MAX was new, delivered to Ethiopian Airlines in mid-November, the airline's CEO said. In October, another Boeing 737-8 MAX plunged …

Dutch plane crashes in South Africa; 1 killed, 3 Dutch hurt
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch plane crashes in South Africa; 1 killed, 3 Dutch hurt

NL Times  

A historical Martinair plane crashed in South Africa on Tuesday afternoon. Employees of Buffalo Bull Beverages, a company close to the crash site, were the first on the scene, Marja van Wyk of Buffalo Bull Beverages said to NL Times. The pilot got trapped in the plane and sustained critical injuries, Jurgen Kotze, a spokesperson for one of the ambulance …

The Latest: Most on crashed plane from Bangladesh, Nepal
7 years ago

The Latest: Most on crashed plane from Bangladesh, Nepal

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The Latest on a plane crash at the Kathmandu airport : 5:30 p.m. A spokesman for Dhaka-based US-Bangla Airlines says a flight that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, was carrying 67 passengers: 32 from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives. The plane, a twin-propeller Bombardier Dash 8 flying from Bangladesh, swerved …

Nepal passenger aircraft crash: Last 8 plane crashes the world witnessed in recent times
7 years ago

Nepal passenger aircraft crash: Last 8 plane crashes the world witnessed in recent times

India TV News  

The world has been witnessing a surge in the number of plane crashes, the recent of all being the one that occurred at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on March 12 killing over 50 people, as claimed by authorities. # A passenger plane with 71 people, including four crew onboard crash-landed at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on March 12 killing over …

South Sudan plane crashes, all 49 passengers, crew survive
8 years ago

South Sudan plane crashes, all 49 passengers, crew survive

China Daily  

Smoke rises from a plane, which took off from Juba with 44 passengers, after the plane crashed while landing on Wau Airport in Wau, South Sudan on March 20, 2017. JUBA, South Sudan — A passenger plane crash-landed and burned in Wau, northwestern South Sudan on Monday, but all 49 passengers and crew survived, an airport official said. The plane …

Baby survives South Sudan plane crash in man's arm says Witnesses
9 years, 4 months ago

Baby survives South Sudan plane crash in man's arm says Witnesses

India TV News  

Juba: A thirteen-month-old baby and a man who was found cradling the infant were the only survivors of a cargo plane that crashed soon after taking off from a South Sudan airport, killing 37 people, a witness and relatives said on Friday. Stephen Warikozi, who heads South Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority, said the plane was not authorised to carry passengers. …

At least 85 killed in South Sudan oil tanker blast
9 years, 6 months ago

At least 85 killed in South Sudan oil tanker blast

China Daily  

JUBA - At least 85 people were killed in South Sudan when a crowd tried to gather fuel from an oil tanker that had veered off the road on its way to a region west of the capital Juba, the presidential spokesman said on Thursday. "Eight-five people are confirmed dead by the local authorities," Ateny Wek Ateny, presidential spokesman said, …

Cargo plane crash kills four in Kenyan capital
10 years, 8 months ago

Cargo plane crash kills four in Kenyan capital

The Hindu  

Four people were killed when a cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff at the international airport in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a police official said on Wednesday. The Fokker 50 aircraft transporting the mild stimulant known as Khat to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, crashed into a commercial building after taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport early Wednesday, said Joseph …

Sudanese government helicopter crash kills 32
12 years, 7 months ago

Sudanese government helicopter crash kills 32

India TV News  

Khartoum, Aug 19: A Sudanese government helicopter crashed Sunday before landing in a remote town in the country's southern mountains, killing all 32 people on board. The helicopter crashed "due to harsh weather conditions" in a mountainous area near Talodi, a small town about 650 kilometers, southwest of the capital, Khartoum, according to the state-run news agency, SUNA. In late …

10 killed in cargo plane crash in Ghana's capital
12 years, 9 months ago

10 killed in cargo plane crash in Ghana's capital

India TV News  

Accra, June 3: A Boeing 727 cargo plane attempting to land at the international airport in Ghana's capital crashed Saturday, slamming into a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing all 10 people inside the vehicle, emergency responders and airport officials said. Witnesses said the plane first smashed through the fence that runs around the airport before hitting …

30 Dead In Angola Military Plane Crash: Official
13 years, 6 months ago

30 Dead In Angola Military Plane Crash: Official

India TV News  

Luanda, Sept 14 : A military plane crashed today at Huambo airport in central Angola killing at least 30 people, including three army generals, a military official told AFP. “I don't know what happened, the plane was fine during taxi and takeoff, and then I really do not know what happened,” captain Jose Goncalves who is one of the survivors …

At Least 46 Killed In D R Congo Plane Crash
13 years, 8 months ago

At Least 46 Killed In D R Congo Plane Crash

India TV News  

Kinshasa, July 8: At least 46 people died when a plane crashed as it attempted to land in heavy rain in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Friday, the air company said. The commercial plane, operated by Hewa Bora Airways and carrying 118 passengers and crew, crashed at Kisangani airport in the northeast of the country. “We have recovered 44 bodies …

UN Confirms 32 Of 33 Killed In Congo Crash
13 years, 11 months ago

UN Confirms 32 Of 33 Killed In Congo Crash

India TV News  

United Nations, Apr 5 : Only one person survived among the 33 UN personnel and crew members aboard a plane that crashed in Congo, UN officials said. UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy told reporters he had no detailed information about the sole survivor, who he said was hospitalised after the crash in the Congolese city of Kinshasa yesterday. The …

Dozens killed in Sudan air crash
16 years, 9 months ago

Dozens killed in Sudan air crash

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "The operation to recover bodies from the plane is …

Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens
16 years, 9 months ago

Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens

China Daily  

Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens Updated: 2008-06-11 06:43 KHARTOUM, Sudan - A Sudanese jetliner landed in a thunderstorm and veered off the runway late Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing dozens of people, Sudanese officials said. The remains of a Sudanese jetliner smolders after it veered off a runway after landing amid thunderstorms and exploded into flames, at …

Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens
16 years, 9 months ago

Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens

China Daily  

Sudanese plane bursts into flames, killing dozens Updated: 2008-06-11 06:43 Raqeeb Abdel-Latif, head of the Sudan Airways office in Damascus, Syria, said the plane had joined the Sudanese national carrier fleet seven months ago. It took off from Damascus with 203 passengers on board, mostly Africans and a few non-Sudanese nationals and 14 crew members. Due to inclement weather, the …

More than 70 killed in Eastern DRC plane crash-英语点津
16 years, 11 months ago

More than 70 killed in Eastern DRC plane crash-英语点津

China Daily  

Download Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say more than 70 people have been killed in the crash of a passenger plane in the eastern city of Goma. The plane, which was carrying up to 100 people, crashed into a busy market area shortly after take-off Tuesday and burst into flames. She says the United Nations has had to …

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