# Plane

Last month

August 2023

# can't park there

Light aircraft makes emergency landing on English motorway

Emergency services were on the scene and Gloucestershire Constabulary said no-one was injured.

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Aug 11th 2023, 8:47 AM

This year

2023

# Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus website and app restored after suffering tech issues for two hours

The webiste and app were out of operation from approximately 11:30am to 1:30pm today.

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Mar 6th 2023, 1:32 PM

# Minsk

Belarus's exiled opposition celebrate after partisans destroy Russian surveillance plane

Kyiv has said Russia has used Belarusian air strips as a base from which to launch strikes on Ukraine.

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Feb 27th 2023, 7:59 AM

Last year

2022

# Courts

Warrant re-issued for Ukrainian refugee who tried to get on plane without boarding pass

Marina Hrabar failed to answer bail for a second time by not attending her latest scheduled appearance today.

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Sep 30th 2022, 3:22 PM

# Cessna 551

Mystery as private Germany-bound plane crashes off Latvia

It is not known what caused the plane to fly off course.

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Sep 5th 2022, 7:44 AM

All time

# Kamchatka

Wreckage found after plane goes missing with 28 people on board in Russia

According to Russian media reports, none of the 28 people on board survived the crash.

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Jul 6th 2021, 12:22 PM

# Philippines

Death toll in Philippines military air crash rises to 50

A total of 45 others were injured when the aircraft overshot a runway at Jolo airport in Sulu province.

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Jul 5th 2021, 8:20 AM

# Philippines

Death toll in Philippines military air crash rises to 29 as rescuers search for survivors

The defence secretary said the air force C-130 plane had 92 people on board.

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Jul 4th 2021, 12:35 PM

# Airport

British Airways plane damaged after tipping on to nose at Heathrow

The incident involved a freighter-only aircraft with no passengers on board.

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Jun 18th 2021, 12:54 PM

# Roman Protasevich

Von Der Leyen promises sanctions for Belarus over diverted flight as detained activist appears in video

Journalist Roman Protasevich was detained yesterday after the flight was diverted to Minsk.

Journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday after the flight was diverted to Minsk

Micheál Martin said the incident was "a state-sponsored coercive act" and "absolutely unacceptable"

It is suspected that KGB agents were present on the Ryanair flight

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May 24th 2021, 7:48 PM

# Sriwijaya Air

Indonesia intensifies search for black boxes of crashed plane carrying 62 people

The Boeing 737-500 jet disappeared minutes after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday.

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Jan 11th 2021, 6:37 AM

# Turkey

120 people injured after plane skids down runway and breaks apart in Istanbul

The Transportation Ministry said there had been no deaths in what it called a “rough landing”.

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Feb 5th 2020, 7:40 PM

# A holy show

Heard that one about the play featuring a monk who hijacked an Irish plane?

We spoke to its writer and director Janet Moran about crafting A Holy Show.

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Jan 25th 2020, 9:00 PM

# 737 max

Boeing expects 737 Max planes will resume flying in January

The 737 Max plane was grounded after two crashes killed 346 people.

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Nov 12th 2019, 8:56 AM

# London

E-fit image released of man found dead in London after falling from plane

The body of the man was found in a residential garden on 30 June.

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Oct 17th 2019, 10:42 PM

# Rescue Mission

Pilot saved from electricity wires after ejecting from Air Force jet in Brittany

The incident happened during an exercise near Pluvigner.

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Sep 19th 2019, 2:26 PM

# Strike

UK Ryanair pilots have planned to strike for a week in September

The pilots are striking over improved work and pay conditions.

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Sep 4th 2019, 10:45 PM

# diverted

Aer Lingus flight forced to return to Dublin Airport after crew report 'smell' on board

The flight landed safely in Dublin at 9.05am and was met at the terminal by ground crews and engineers.

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Aug 30th 2019, 9:54 AM

# American Airlines

US-bound plane forced to return to Shannon Airport after suffering engine problems

There were 146 passengers and crew on board.

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Aug 22nd 2019, 1:16 PM

# Athy

Investigation underway after two men killed in light aircraft crash in Kildare

The Air Accident Investigation Unit are currently at scene.

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Jun 14th 2019, 3:14 PM

# Emergency Landing

Pilot lands Myanmar plane safely without front wheels

The 82 passengers and 7 crew members were declared safe.

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May 12th 2019, 4:02 PM

# Russia

Moscow plane tragedy: Pilot says aircraft was struck by lightning before crash landing that killed 41

There were 78 people including crew members on board the plane.

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May 6th 2019, 11:45 AM

# grounded

Singapore joins list of countries to ban use of 737 Max planes following Ethiopia Airlines crash

A total of 157 people died after the plane went down on Sunday.

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Mar 12th 2019, 7:09 AM

# Plane Crash

Black box recovered from crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight

157 people were killed in yesterday’s crash, including Irishman Michael Ryan.

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Mar 11th 2019, 10:39 AM

# ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

One Irish person among 157 dead after Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes en route to Kenya

It has been reported that there were no survivors among the 157 people on board the aircraft.

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Mar 10th 2019, 12:40 PM

# England

Shoreham Airshow crash: Pilot cleared over deaths of 11 men

Andrew Hill said he was “truly sorry” for the part he played in the deaths.

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Mar 8th 2019, 3:04 PM

# crowdfunding

Over €325,000 raised for private search to find missing footballer Emiliano Sala

The official search for Sala and pilot David Ibbotson was called off last week.

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Jan 28th 2019, 9:27 AM

# Investigation

British investigators probe licence held by pilot of missing Sala flight

Police said the chances of finding the 28-year-old Argentine alive were “extremely remote”.

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Jan 25th 2019, 5:06 PM

# Future

Silent plane with no moving parts makes 'historic' flight

The team was able to fly the new plane a distance of 55 metres at a speed of 4.8 metres-per-second.

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Nov 21st 2018, 10:48 PM

# Moscow

Man killed on runway of Russia's main airport after being hit by plane taking off

The incident occurred in Sheremetyevo airport at around 8pm yesterday.

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Nov 21st 2018, 5:49 PM

# Payson

Utah man crashes plane into his own home after being arrested for assault of his wife

The pilot, Duane Youd, died

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Aug 13th 2018, 10:28 PM

# seatlle

'This is probably jail time for life, huh?' - Airline employee steals passenger plane, crashes into island

There were no other casualties in the incident.

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Aug 11th 2018, 8:54 AM

# Crash

20 dead in WWII vintage plane crash in Switzerland, police confirm

The Junker JU52 HB-HOT aircraft, built in Germany in 1939 and now a collector’s item, belongs to JU-Air.

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Aug 5th 2018, 3:10 PM

# Havana

Plane in Cuba crash was poorly maintained, former pilot alleges

The leased passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff killing over 100 people.

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May 19th 2018, 6:39 PM

# lufthansa

Passenger jet makes emergency landing in Dublin due to crack in windscreen

Lufthansa flight LH-978 was en route to Dublin from Frankfurt when the crew declared an emergency.

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Apr 23rd 2018, 1:43 PM

# Chicago

Aviation security officer fired for dragging man from plane is suing United Airlines

Long was fired in August after the incident.

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Apr 12th 2018, 8:15 AM

# Stuttgart

Over 100 passengers stranded after co-pilot showed up drunk

Police entered the cockpit of the plane in Stuttgart to find the 40-year-old in a “highly intoxicated condition”.

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Mar 24th 2018, 2:59 PM

# all that litters

Over €300 million worth of gold spilled onto a Russian runway after a cargo plane shed its load

The cargo of bars of concentrated ore used to transport the precious metals weighed 9.3 tonnes.

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Mar 16th 2018, 7:39 AM

# United Airlines

'A tragic accident': Dog dies in United Airlines overhead bin

The black French bulldog was in a pet carrier during the flight from Houston to New York on Monday.

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Mar 14th 2018, 7:16 AM

# Tehran

Plane crashes in Iran, with all 66 people on board feared dead

The plane was flying from Tehran to the southern city of Yasuj.

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Feb 18th 2018, 11:30 AM