Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

China: Tibet Airlines plane on fire

Aborted takeoff due to engine problems, then off-track - VIDEO

An A-319 plane belonging to China's Tibet Airlines caught fire just after it aborted takeoff and went off the runway. It happened this morning at Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport in the city of Chongqing. The aircraft, bound for Nyingchi, Tibet, caught fire. On board were 122 people (113 passengers and 9 crewmembers). The toll was several people injured. Rescuers and firefighting crews responded...

Gic - 1244379
Beijing, China, 05/12/2022 08:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AirlinesITA Airways: approval of a €325 million capital increase

New company by-laws approved

Last Friday, Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA ("ITA Airways") held its Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, during which a €325 million capital increase was approved, to be offered to Deutsche Lufthansa AG (... more

AirlinesAir Canada orders five additional A-220 airplanes

On the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first model

Air Canada, the national carrier of Canada, has signed a firm order with Airbus for five more latest generation single-aisle A-220/300 airplanes on the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first... more

DefenseSpain: 25 additional Eurofighter aircraft

The order known as the Halcon II programme

The Spanish government has signed a contract with Munich-based, Germany, NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) for the acquisition of 25 Eurofighter aircraft. Known as the Halcon II programme,... more