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Challenger 601 crash in Mexico
May 07, 2019
13 people, including a family of five lost their lives when a Bombardier Challenger 601 crashed in a remote mountain region in northern Mexico. The wreckage of the small private jet that departed from Las Vegas on Sunday was found via aerial surveillance in the northern municipality of Ocampo, the government of Coahuila state said in a statement on Monday. "There were no survivors seen," the statement said. Mexico's civil aviation authority said the aircraft departed from Las Vegas shortly before 3pm local time (22:00 GMT). Nearly two hours later, Monterrey lost track of the jet and was unable to make contact with pilots, it said in a statement. Mexican broadcaster Televisa said that the pilot had intended to descend to avoid a storm. Francisco Martinez, an emergency services official in Coahuila, told Milenio that recent weather conditions would form part of the investigation into the crash.


Sheremetyevo Airport restores runway capacity after Superjet accident
May 07, 2019
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport is in the process of restoring normal traffic capacity after the removal of wreckage from the Aeroflot aircraft which was involved in a landing accident on the 5th of May 2019. The airport had issued a Notice To Airmen(NOTAM) on the 6th of May stating that capacity had been reduced to 42 hourly movements, and that the restriction would remain in effect until early the following day. “Over the coming days the airport will re-establish its regular schedule of flights,” it said. Sheremetyevo is nearing completion its third runway, which is due to be completed in July.


Boeing 737 crashes into water during landing at Jacksonville
May 06, 2019
A chartered Boeing 737 slid into water after attempting to land at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida on the evening of 3 May. All crew passengers(some with minor injuries) escaped the crash. "A Boeing 737 arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into Naval Air Station Jacksonville slid off the runway into the St Johns River," says a statement from the naval air station. “No fatalities reported,” tweeted Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry. “We have a commercial plane down on the river… Teams working to control jet fuel in the water.” The naval air station confirmed the incident occurred at about 21:40 local time and that the aircraft was carrying 136 passengers and seven crew members. It also confirms "there were no fatalities". "All have been accounted for. Minor injuries have been reported, treated at the scene, and those requiring additional treatment were transported to a local hospital," the air station adds.


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