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At least 20 people were killed and more than 170 injured when a Bangladeshi fighter jet, a Chinese-made F-7 BJI aircraft, crashed into a school in Dhaka on a routine training mission, with a mechanical failure reportedly causing the incident. The pilot, flight lieutenant Towkir Islam, was on his first
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The Bangladesh Air Force's training aircraft crash in Uttara, Dhaka, has resulted in the loss of 27 lives, with 10 undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. The government has commenced an investigation into the accident, which is believed to be one of the
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Air India has completed precautionary inspections of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) locking mechanisms across its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft, with no issues detected, the airline announced on Tuesday. The inspections followed a directive from the aviation regulator earlier this month, which mandated checks of fuel control switch
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At least 31 people, including three teachers and 25 school pupils, have been killed in one of the worst aviation disasters in Bangladesh's history after a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka's Uttara neighborhood. The F-7 BGI aircraft, which experienced a
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The recent crash of a single-engine, lightweight F-7 fighter jet in Dhaka's Uttara area has sparked concerns over the safety of this aging aircraft. The F-7, manufactured by China's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, has been in service since the 1960s and 1990s and has a history of
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The tragedy at the Milestone School and College in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, left a nation in shock as 31 people, most of whom were schoolchildren, lost their lives when a fighter jet flipped in midair and crashed into their building. The disaster has sparked a national outpouring of
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The interim government of Bangladesh has supported the six-point charter of demands raised by students of the Milestone School and College following the crash of an air force training aircraft on Monday, killing at least 27 people and injuring many more. The students had demanded that the dead and the
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Hundreds of students staged a fiery protest Tuesday near the site of a devastating plane crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh, demanding accountability and compensation for victims' families. The unrest, which forced the shutdown of traffic in parts of the city, came as authorities confirmed that 31 people, including 25 students
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Families of 52 British citizens who died in the Air India plane crash in June have been given the wrong bodies, sparking outrage and calls for an explanation. The mistakes were reportedly identified by Dr Fiona Wilcox, the Inner West London coroner, and have left relatives "distraught" and
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Air India has completed a series of precautionary inspections on the fuel control switch mechanism of its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft, following a fatal crash in Ahmedabad last month. The inspections, mandated by the DGCA, were conducted in response to a preliminary investigation report that identified the cutting
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The U.S. Army's chief of aviation, Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman, has left his position to become the head of the Army's enterprise marketing office, a move that comes as the National Transportation Safety Board prepares to hold hearings next week on the January midair collision
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At least 16 people, mostly students, have lost their lives after a military training aircraft crashed into a school campus in Bangladesh's northern Dhaka. The Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft plummeted into the Milestone School and College, resulting in a massive fire and destruction. Students were in
