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Finnair Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Lightning Strike

Finnair Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Lightning Strike

finnairFinnair flight AY-427 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on November 19th.

The plane took off for Rovaniemi, Finland, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a lightning strike.

The plane landed safely. All 166 people aboard remained unharmed.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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Plane seemed under control before crashing on I-684 in Greenwich, Texas pilot says

Robert Katz, who said he’s been a commercial pilot for 43 years, said public flight data…

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Helicopter carrying six pilgrims in Kedarnath makes emergency landing

Today at around 7am, a helicopter of Kestrel Aviation company, carrying six passengers along with a pilot, took off from Sirsi for Kedarnath Dham

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Watch: Helicopter carrying pilgrims loses control near Kedarnath helipad, narrowly escapes crash

The video of a helicopter going into a tailspin was shared by @AshTheWiz on X.

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Russia says after Raisi crash that U.S. undermined aviation safety with sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said on Tuesday that U.S. sanctions had worsened aviation safety.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Khamenei, killed in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed when his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday.

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Iran president helicopter crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dies – BBC News

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also confirmed to have died in Sunday’s crash in north-western Iran.

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Why Helicopter Carrying Iranian Prez Crashed & Other Two Returned Safely, About Iran’s Poor Aviation Record – News18

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was flying in a US-made Bell 212 helicopter, which had to make an emergency landing in the forest near the border with Azerbaijan due to ‘bad weather and fog’. There is no evidence Israel was involved in Sunday’s helicopter crash, and Israeli officials have not commented on the incident

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Iranian president’s helicopter missing after ‘hard landing’

The Islamic republic launched a massive search in Iran’s mountainous northwest for the helicopter that had carried President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others.

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Iran president seen alive in eerie footage moments taken before helicopter crash

Iranian state television said the helicopter ‘was forced to make a hard landing due to the bad weather and fog’ – with reports suggesting the wreckage of the aircraft has now been located

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Helicopter in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy involved in ‘accident’

A helicopter in a convoy in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling was involved in an “accident”

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7 Places Where Planes Have Made The Most Dangerous Landings

Weather, terrain and lack of technology contribute to making some places very dangerous to land a plane, both technically and sometimes even visually.

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Man who survived plane crash that killed 137 passengers recalls the moment he knew something was wrong

Richard Laver knew something would go wrong days before the crash

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Ukraine Nationalizes 2 Russian Planes Owned by Moscow’s Military-Industrial Complex

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the two planes, leased to Ukraine for charter flights prior to the invasion through offshore companies, are worth €10 million in total.

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Majestic drone vs plane video makes us wish we were pilots

Flying has never looked more beautiful than in this short, cinematic FPV drone video. Serene, inspirational, captivating. The sheer confidence and skill in low-level flying as the pilot dips his wheels into the water are absolutely breathtaking.

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“They Don’t Look Very Enthusiastic”: A Plane Full of Tyson Fury Fans Enroute to Saudi Arabia Gets the Internet Talking

How excited are Tyson Fury fans for his clash against Oleksandr Usyk? Read this story to find out how they all are travelling to Saudi.

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Siblings killed in plane crash honored during graduation

A brother and sister killed in a plane crash were honored during what would have been their graduations at LSU.

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Pilot dead in small plane crash Friday in Culpeper County

One person is dead after a small private aircraft crashed this afternoon in Culpeper County.

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Two succumb to injuries in Culpeper County plane crash – The MadRapp Recorder

Virginia State Police (VSP) reports a small private aircraft crashed Friday afternoon in Culpeper County, resulting in the

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1 dead in Culpeper plane crash

One person has died after crashing their plane in Culpeper County Friday afternoon.

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Destination Pass allows Detroit Metro Airport visitors to go through security without a plane ticket

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