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Pakistan: Plane crashes with 40 passengers on board

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A Pakistan International Airlines flight carrying more than 40 people crashed soon after takeoff on Wednesday while en route to Islamabad from the northern city of Chitral, a spokesman and police officials said. According to senior police officer Khurram Rasheed, the plane crashed in a village near the town of Havelian, located about 45 miles northwest from the Pakistani capital. It was not immediately clear what may have caused the crash. A local police official, Khursheed Tanoli, told state-run Pakistan Television that the plane went down in a village in the northwest and that rescuers were trying to reach the site of the crash. The army reportedly sent troops and helicopters to the crash site. Shortly before the crash was confirmed, airlines spokesperson Daniyal Gilani said the ATR-42 aircraft.

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operating as PK-661 carrying around 40 passengers and crew lost touch Wednesday with the control tower. State-run Pakistan Television showed a huge fire rising from the site of the crash. Villagers were seen standing near the site. Taj Muhammad Kahn, a local government official who as at the site of the crash, said it was unlikely there were any survivors from the crash. “All of the bodies are burned beyond recognition. The debris is scattered,” he told Reuters, adding that the plane crashed in a mountainous area and was on fire before it hit the ground. A Pakistan International Airlines ATR-42 aircraft, similar to the one which crashed There were no immediate details on casualties but Pakistan’s interior ministry dispatched a team with experts on identifying bodies through DNA tests.

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The flight departed from Chitral around 3:30 p.m. local time and was expected to land at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport at around 4:40 p.m. local time.

Pakistani media and residents gather at Benazir Bhutto International Airport after the crash

Pakistani media and residents gather at Benazir Bhutto International Airport after the crash

A Muslim cleric who had rocketed to fame as a Pakistani pop star was one of the passengers, according to an official. The cleric, Junaid Jamshed, had released a string of chart-topping albums as a solo artist and a member of the group Vital Signs during the 1980s and 1990s. Airline official Sohail Ahmed told Reuters Jamshed was on the flight.

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Passenger opened the emergency exit door during approach on Asiana Airlines A321

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Passenger opened the emergency exit door during approach on Asiana Airlines A321

The A321 of Asian Airlines made a successful landing after the emergency exit door opened in midair. Even though the awful occurrence was caught on camera and posted to Twitter, the airline has not yet provided any information for the report.

Given that the majority of emergency and main doors on airplanes are locked, it is shocking to see how windows are being unlocked while the aircraft is in the air. As the plane prepared to land at Daegu International Airport at 12:45 p.m. on Friday at 11:49 a.m., the door of flight OZ8124 from Jeju International Airport abruptly opened, hitting the tarmac with the door open, according to sources.

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Video taken from the Airbus A321 reveals passengers’ hair being ruffled by the gust of wind. None of the 194 passengers were hurt, but a few had breathing problems and had to be brought to the hospital after landing. Nobody passed out, though.

After a passenger opened the emergency exit door during approach, the Asiana Airlines A321 touched down without incident at Daegu Airport in South Korea. Nine people were sent to the hospital due to breathing problems.

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Many of the passengers were track and field athletes from Jeju Island’s primary and middle schools who were travelling to Ulsan to compete in a sporting event.

According to a representative of Asiana Airlines, authorities are interviewing a passenger who was sitting close to the emergency exit of the aircraft and who admitted to touching the evacuation lever. Minutes before the plane was supposed to arrive at Daegu International Airport in South Korea, a 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday for unlocking the emergency door of an airplane while it was in the air..

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Source : KBS world

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Singapore’s Scoot selects Embraer E190-E2 lease arrangement with Azorra.

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Singapore Airlines subsidy Scoot selects Embraer E190-E2 lease arrangement with Azorra.

Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, has selected the Embraer E190-E2 to unlock growth in the region. Nine E190-E2 will join Scoot’s fleet in a lease arrangement with Azorra. The first delivery of the E190-E2, the quietest and most fuel-efficient aircraft under 150 seats, is scheduled for delivery in 2024. The aircraft will come from Azorra’s existing backlog with Embraer.

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Embraer’s E-Jets E2 family of aircraft delivers the best environmental efficiency, operating performance, and passenger comfort. The aircraft’s sophisticated aerodynamics, novel wing design, and new technologies deliver a 25% decrease in carbon emissions and fuel burn over the previous generation E-Jets.

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Embraer and commercial aviation lessor Azorra announced last week a new eight-aircraft deal with Royal Jordanian Airlines, Jordan’s flag carrier. The agreement will see the introduction of both the E190-E2 and E195-E2 to the airline’s fleet. Aircraft deliveries are expected to begin in Q4 2023.

The agreement covers eight commercial aircraft, four E190-E2 and four E195-E2, with a list price value of $635M. Six aircraft, four E190-E2, and two E195-E2 come from Azorra’s existing backlog with Embraer. Two further E195-E2s are firm orders with Embraer directly from the airline, which were added to Embraer’s Q4 2022 backlog as ‘undisclosed’.

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Building on the announcement made by Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) in October last year, in which the airline revealed its plans to expand its fleet with new generation aircraft, E2 was specifically chosen for its superior performance and operational efficiency. The aircraft is aligned with RJ’s strategic goals to renew and grow the fleet that is deployed to destinations within the Levant. The airline’s strategic plan is to further boost RJ’s position as the preferred airline in the region by offering improved connectivity to a wider network, positioning Amman as the leading gateway to the Levant.

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Teen fined for covering herself with six layers of clothes to avoid baggage fee

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Teen fined for covering herself with six layers of clothes to avoid baggage fee

Travelers’ baggage difficulties seem to never stop, and they frequently come up with new strategies to avoid having to pay the over-baggage charges levied by airlines.

However, things don’t always proceed as expected. The most recent effort saw an Australian teenager penalized by budget airline Jetstar for trying to circumvent the regulations by packing 13 pounds of clothing.

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Adriana Ocampo, 19, is shown in a video released online wearing multiple layers of clothing after allegedly being informed that she would be penalized AU$62 ($33) because her luggage exceeded the weight limit.

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The two friends arrived at the airport with the hope that the crew wouldn’t have time to check, but that didn’t turn out to be the case. Ocampo recalled, “When we went to the board, we saw them pulling out a trolley with a scale.” “We thought the only way we can take the weight off our bags is if we put it on ourselves, so we started putting on our jackets and coats,” she added.

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In the video, the Australian can be seen laughing uncontrollably as she pulls all of her clothing from the bag and puts it on, until she’s wearing 15 different outfits, including an iPad tucked in her trousers.

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