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The three big safety questions raised by the Cuban plane crash, 2018’s latest air disaster
Several days on and still little remains clear about what happened to the Cubana de Aviación 737, only that three passengers managed to survive but remain in a critical condition. In the wake of the crash, Cuban authorities have announced an investigation while Mexico says it will look into the charter company that leased the state airline the aircraft. Is it dangerous to fly in Cuba? The crash of the domestic flight appears to have international links, with Mexico-based Damojh Airlines, also known as Global Air, leasing the Boeing plane to the Cuban flag carrier. Over the weekend it emerged that Guyana had banned the same aircraft from its airspace after its civil aviation body said it became aware that crew were allegedly overloading it with luggage on flights to Cuba. A retired pilot from Cubana wrote on Facebook that it had rented another aircraft from the company, which dropped off radar (but later landed safely) for unknown reasons eight years ago. A pilot who used to … [Read more...] about The three big safety questions raised by the Cuban plane crash, 2018’s latest air disaster
Bizarre conspiracy theories over Malaysia Airlines plane
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Passenger jet with 139 on board skids off runway in Nepal capital Kathmandu after aborted takeoff
A PLANE with 139 passengers on board skidded off a runway after officials decided to abort takeoff. The Malindo Air jet, which was set for Malaysia, became stuck in the grassy area of Tribhuvan's International Airport in Nepal on Thursday night. The plane was speeding down the runway when pilots detected a problem and decided not to takeoff. Passenger Sarah Ann Loreth who was on a different flight to Doha said she was left on her jet for hours as officials struggled to move the plane. Loreth said: "We were supposed to take off on Thursday but couldn’t because of the Malaysia flight. "Around 2am the flight attendant informed us the other flight had slipped off the runway and was stuck in the mud and could not be moved. "They deplaned us around 2.30am and it was pure chaos. We went back to the terminal and they had our bags laid out behind the counter and we just went behind and grabbed them." Airport spokesman Prem Nath Thakur confirmed there were no injuries but said the … [Read more...] about Passenger jet with 139 on board skids off runway in Nepal capital Kathmandu after aborted takeoff
Jet skids off runway causing Kathmandu airport chaos
A Malaysian jet carrying 139 people that aborted its takeoff and skidded into mud forced Kathmandu airport to shut down for more than 12 hours until the plane was moved Friday. Nobody was hurt in the incident but hundreds of passengers had flights cancelled and all incoming flights were diverted after the Malindo Airlines Boeing 737 went off the runway late Thursday. The jet was speeding down the Tribhuvan International Airport runway when the pilots detected a problem and aborted takeoff, airport spokesman Prem Nath Thakur said. The jet skidded into grass and came to a halt in mud about 100 feet (30 metres) from the runway. "All aboard are safe," Thakur said, adding that the cause of the problem was not immediately known. Nepal's only international airport reopened again just before midday Friday after the jet was "removed without any damage," Thakur added. American traveller Sarah Ann Loreth, heading to Doha before returning to her home in Boston, spent hours on her jet after the … [Read more...] about Jet skids off runway causing Kathmandu airport chaos