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DHL 737 crashes short of Vilnius runway

Fear of Landing

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The flight departed normally from Leipzig Halle Airport at 02:08 UTC (03:08 local), operating as flight QY5690/BCS18D. Vilnius International Airport serves the capital of Lithuania, located just 5.9

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Tragic: Azerbaijan Airlines Jet Crashes In Kazakhstan

One Mile at a Time

Azerbaijan Airlines E190 crashes after weather diversion This incident happened today (Wednesday, December 25, 2024), and involves Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243, scheduled to operate from Baku, Azerbaijan (GYD), to Grozny, Russia (GRV). J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny.

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Mid-Air Collision over the Potomac

Fear of Landing

Flight 5342 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Wichita, Kansas on final approach for runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). , The weather at the time was with a westerly wind with ten miles visibility. Over three hundred responders were deployed, fighting against the icy conditions.