The Federal Government on Sunday expressed sympathy to the government and people of South Korea following the tragic crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216. The crash occurred on Sunday, 29 December 2024, when the Boeing 737-800, returning from Bangkok, Thailand, attempted to land at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea. The plane skidded off the runway and collided with …

Over 124 dead as aircraft bursts into flames A Jeju Air passenger plane with 181 persons aboard burst into flames on the ground early Sunday morning in South Korea. Officials said about 124 persons have so far been confirmed dead, with the death toll expected to rise. The incident occurred in Muan, which lies about 290 kilometers from Seoul, the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised on Saturday over the crash of an Azerbaijani Airlines plane, though he stopped short of accepting that it might have been hit by Russian fire. Putin did admit that Russian air defences were at work when the passenger plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, and the Kremlin said Putin apologised to Azerbaijani leader …

Many feared dead, 32 rescued in plane crash At least 32 people have survived after a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines and carrying 62 passengers and five crew members burst into flames as it crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Kazakh authorities said on Wednesday that at least 29 of the survivors, a tally that is believed …

A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said. Officials did not say if anyone was killed on the ground in the neighborhood where the plane landed in the city of Vinhedo, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of …

Flight operations resumed today at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State after they were suspended to allow for commencement of investigations into a private jet accident that occurred on Friday. The aircraft, which crash-landed close to the runway, disrupted flight activities, as accident investigators were immediately deployed to the scene. On board the flight were the Minister …

A pilot was killed Sunday when a Russian-made fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area in northern Venezuela during practice exercises ahead of a parade to mark the country’s independence, President Nicolas Maduro said. “I regret to inform you that during the practice manoeuvres … an aircraft of our Bolivarian Military Aviation fell to the ground, causing the physical loss …