A Gulfstream G200 business jet, N318JF, crashed during an... attempted emergency landing at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, killing both crew members on board. The aircraft had arrived from Puerto Rico and refueled before departing for Austin, Texas. According to Dominican aviation authorities, the crew declared an emergency approximately 16 nautical miles southwest of La Romana after reportedly experiencing an engine-related mechanical failure. The pilots attempted to return to the airport, but the aircraft crashed before completing the landing. Both crew members were fatally injured. Authorities have launched an investigation into the accident. Flight tracking data: 📹📸 Videos and photos: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘪ó𝘯 ✈︎show more

WATCH: The pilot and co-pilot of a G200 executive... jet were killed following an accident at La Romana International Airport. The aircraft, which had departed for Austin, Texas, reported technical problems and declared an emergency approximately 16 nautical miles southwest of La Romana. The aircraft attempted to return to the airport but crashed before completing the emergency landing. No passengers were on board. The Aviation Accident Investigation Commission is currently investigating the incident to determine the exact cause of the crash.show more

✈️ A private business jet crashed and burst into... flames during an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic The Gulfstream G200 was operating a charter flight to Texas when, shortly after takeoff, the crew reported a critical engine malfunction and requested an immediate return to the airport. The aircraft crashed and caught fire while attempting the emergency landing. Only the two pilots were on board. Neither survived.show more

A tragic accident occurred in the Dominican Republic last... evening. A Gulfstream G200, tail number N318JF, departed La Romana International Airport for Austin, Texas, but declared an emergency after takeoff. The crew attempted to return to LRM, but the jet touched down hard on Runway 29, veered off the runway, and erupted into flames. Both pilots, Erick Javier Diago and Rudy Ghazal, lost their lives. No passengers were on board. Former MLB star Yadier Molina revealed that the aircraft was scheduled to pick up him, his family, and friends in Texas for a trip to Puerto Rico, and offered condolences to the families of the pilots. A heartbreaking loss. 💔show more

A Cessna Caravan C-208 operated by Aerodiana crashed near... Nazca, Peru, killing all 13 people on board (11 passengers and 2 crew members) on Saturday, Aug 1, 2026, according to local authorities. The aircraft had departed from Pisco Airport to conduct a scheduled sightseeing flight over the world-famous Nazca Lines before losing stability and crashing into farmland near the archaeological zone. Aerodiana, a regional tourism carrier, has operated scenic flights over the Nazca Lines for the past 14 years using Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, while emergency responders secured the accident site near the UNESCO-listed geoglyphs. #aircraftshow more

🚨 CRITICAL Engine failure during takeoff The crew didn’t... hesitate they turned the Gulfstream G200 around immediately for an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic. What happened next was devastating. The private jet, on a charter flight to Texas with only the two pilots on board, crashed and erupted into a massive fireball during the landing attempt. Neither pilot survived. In those final, frantic moments, everything that could go wrong… did. A tragic reminder that in aviation, even routine flights can turn deadly in seconds. Thoughts with their families. What do you think went wrong here? 👇show more

A Learjet 45XR aircraft (VT-SSK) crashed near Baramati airport... (Non-towered airport), Maharashtra of India on approach, this morning at around 8:45 am. The aircraft was carrying five people including a ruling party politician, two staff members, and two crew members when it crashed upon landing. Authorities have confirmed there were no survivors at the scene. An eyewitness said: "I am in shock, can’t say much but this is what I have seen: The plane was headed towards the runway but it fell down a 100 feet before it." #aircraft #aviationshow more

Runway at Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport... is currently closed after a Ryanair 737 MAX blew its main gear tires while landing at the Italian airport. Airport authorities said in a statement, "SACBO advises that due to an aircraft grounded on the runway due to technical problems, operations are suspended. Departing flights are delayed and arriving flights may be diverted or cancelled until reopened." No passengers or crew members were injured on the flight from Barcelona.show more

⚡️⚡️ BREAKING: A passenger plane flying from Baku to... Grozny has crashed in Kazakhstan, with 72 people on board The aircraft, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, went down near the Kazakh city of Aktau, according to local news agency Tengrinews. The plane carried 67 passengers and five crew members. Reports indicate there are survivors. Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that a fire broke out at the crash site. The plane was originally scheduled to land in Grozny but was redirected to Makhachkala and then to Aktau, according to the Grozny airport press office. Russian media reported that the crashed plane was an Embraer E190AR. Before the crash, the aircraft circled over Aktau Airport and requested an emergency landing.show more

A power bank caught fire aboard an Air China... Airbus A321, prompting an emergency landing. The incident occurred at an altitude of 10 kilometers while the aircraft was flying from Hangzhou to Seoul. The device ignited in a passenger’s overhead compartment, and smoke began spreading through the cabin. The crew decided to make an emergency landing at Shanghai Pudong Airport, and flight attendants managed to extinguish the fire themselves.show more

🇨🇳 Power bank caught fire on board a China... Airlines Airbus A321 — the plane made an emergency landing. The incident occurred at an altitude of 10 km during a flight from Hangzhou to Seoul. The device caught fire in a passenger's overhead bin, and the entire cabin quickly filled with smoke. The crew requested an emergency landing at Shanghai Pudong, and the flight attendants managed to extinguish the fire before landing.show more

A power bank caught fire in an overhead bin... of a China Eastern Airlines flight from Lanzhou to Guiyang yesterday after touching down at Guiyang Longdongbao Airport. The cabin crew and passengers immediately took emergency action to contain and extinguish the flames before the airport fire services arrived at the aircraft.show more

All Nippon Airways/ANA Wings De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400... collides with a boarding bridge after landing at Fukushima Airport. According to All Nippon Airways, just before 9 a.m. on the 2nd, the wing of a passenger plane arriving at Fukushima Airport from Osaka Airport came into contact with the boarding bridge connecting the aircraft and the terminal building just before stopping. Twenty-four passengers and four crew members were not injured, but a total of three flights were canceled on the 2nd: a flight from Fukushima Airport to New Chitose Airport, a flight from New Chitose Airport to Akita Airport, and a flight from Akita Airport to Osaka Airport. ANA is checking the aircraft and investigating the cause of the contact.show more

A German Condor aircraft flying to Düsseldorf made an... emergency landing in southern Italy due to engine failure caused by suspected bird strike. The Condor Boeing 757-330 aircraft (D-ABOK) flying from Corfu (CFU) to Dusseldorf (DUS) started spitting flames right after the take-off. Witnesses reported a loud bang and clearly visible flames from the right engine exhaust. There were 273 passengers on board. The pilot made an emergency landing in the Italian city of Brindisi. Flight: #aircraft #aviationshow more

ENGINE FAILURE FORCES UNITED B777 BACK TO DULLES AFTER... TAKEOFF United Airlines Flight 803, a Boeing 777-200(N78004) bound for Tokyo, safely returned to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Saturday after suffering a loss of power in one engine shortly after departure. The engine issue on takeoff reportedly sparked a small brush fire along the runway, with airport fire crews responding immediately and remaining on scene as a precaution. The aircraft was seen dumping fuel before making an emergency landing back at IAD. There were 275 passengers and 15 crew members on board. No injuries were reported. United confirmed the incident, stating the flight returned shortly after takeoff to address the engine power loss and landed safely. To assist affected passengers, United temporarily closed a United Club lounge at Dulles while working to rebook customers to their destinations. The FAA also confirmed the event, noting that Flight 803 returned to Dulles around 1:20 p.m. local time after experiencing an engine failure during departure. The FAA has opened an investigation.show more

🚨🇺🇸#BREAKING | NEWS ⚠️ Update: Frightening Situation ‼️ An... American Airlines flight 1006 In route from Colorado Springs to Dallas Fort Worth was diverted to Denver International Airport. The flight crew reported engine vibrations. The aircraft safely landed while taxiing to the gate one of the engines caught fire prompting a emergency evacuation passengers started to panic and went out on the wing all 172 passengers and 6 crew members had to use the emergency slides. The NTSB and FAA are investigating into the incident.show more

Mandarin Airlines ATR 72-600 makes an emergency return landing... at Kaohsiung International Airport in Taiwan after its engine cover became loose on departure. Flight AE301 was originally scheduled to fly from Kaohsiung to Kinmen but was forced to return to the airport due to the incident. The aircraft landed safely 10 minutes later.show more

Many injured as USA bound flight with 245 passengers... makes emergency return to Lagos. United Airlines flight UA613, en route from Lagos to Washington, declared an emergency and returned to Lagos shortly after takeoff. Several passengers and crew members on the Boeing 787-8 sustained injuries during the incident. The flight, carrying 245 passengers, eight cabin crew, and three pilots, had to turn back while flying over Ivory Coast airspace.show more

Swiss International Air Lines flight LX147 evacuated at Delhi... airport after an engine-related issue during takeoff. The airline in a statement said the incident involved flight LX147 operated by an Airbus A330-343, registered as HB-JHK. According to Swiss, the aircraft was carrying 228 passengers and four infants. The airline said the issue occurred shortly after 1:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, when one of the aircraft’s engines experienced a problem during takeoff. All passengers and crew exited the aircraft using emergency slides. The airline said that six passengers are currently undergoing medical evaluation, while the crew remained unharmed.show more