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Flight records for the aircraft made by Brazil's Embraer that crashed last week in Kazakhstan are headed to the South American nation so the data can be drawn out, the Brazilian Flying force said in a declaration on Monday. Information from the cockpit voice and flight data recorder will be processed in a laboratory run by Brazilian aeronautical private investigators in the capital Brasilia, in a process that will be kept track of by agents from Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan, according to the statement. The data will then be sent to private investigators in Kazakhstan. On Sunday, Azerbaijan commemorated the...

The crash on Sunday of a Jeju Air Boeing 737800 in Seoul eliminated a total of 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. Here are some of the biggest aviation accidents of 2024, in order of severity: SOUTH KOREA Jeju Air worldwide flight 7C2216, originating from Bangkok, Thailand, and directed to Seoul, crashed on Dec. 29, eliminating all 175 passengers and 4 of the 6 team. BRAZIL Voepass regional flight 2283, an ATR-72 turboprop stemming from Cascavel and directed to Sao Paulo, crashed on Aug. 11 in the town of Vinhedo, eliminating all 62 people on...

A guest jet operated by Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, after diverting from an area of southern Russia where Moscow has actually consistently utilized air defence systems against Ukrainian attack drones. At least 38 people were killed while 29 endured. Here is what we know so far: WHAT HAPPENED? Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 from Azerbaijan's capital Baku flew numerous miles off its arranged route to Grozny, in Russia's southern Chechnya region, and crashed on the opposite coast of the Caspian Sea around 3 km (1.8 miles) from Aktau in Kazakhstan. It is not...

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with understanding of the examination told Reuters. An Embraer guest jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, eliminating 38 people, after diverting from a location of Russia in which Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes in recent months. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had actually flown numerous miles off its arranged route from Azerbaijan's Baku to Grozny, in Russia's Chechnya, to crash on the opposite coast of the Caspian Sea, after...

An Embraer guest plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 67 guests and 5 crew on board, Kazakh authorities revealed, stating 12 individuals had actually survived. Unverified video of the crash showed the aircraft, which was run by Azerbaijan Airlines, breaking into flames as it struck the ground and thick black smoke then increasing. The Central Asian nation's emergency situations ministry stated in a. statement that fire services had actually put out the blaze and that. survivors were being dealt with at a close-by healthcare facility. Azerbaijan Airlines stated the...

Brazilian airline company Gol is ending 2024 with good prospects for including capacity to its network, Chief Executive Celso Ferrer told Reuters, as planemaker Boeing delivered brand-new 737 MAX aircraft this month after long hold-ups. Gol, which is under insolvency defense in the United States, received three MAXs in December and expects to get another one in January, finally reaching the mark of 53 airplane it had actually hoped to strike a year ago. The carrier applied for Chapter 11 in early 2024, struck by a. fall in traffic due to COVID and delays in Boeing shipments. Earlier this month,...

A packed bus hit a truck and burst into flames early on Saturday in Brazil, eliminating at least 22 individuals, the fire department stated. The bus bring 45 guests had a tire blowout and the motorist lost control of the lorry, which crashed into an approaching truck loaded with tiles at 4 a.m. on a significant highway near the town of Teofilo Otoni, in Minas Gerais state. Firemens said they saved 13 passengers from the damaged bus. Three residents of an automobile that likewise clashed and was caught under the truck made it through the mishap. Firefighters have actually recuperated...

Embraer said on Tuesday that Luxembourgbased Luxair has actually placed a firm order for 2 more E195E2 jets, bumping up its 2023 order of 4 aircraft and helping to drive shares of the Brazilian planemaker higher. The very first Luxair E2 is anticipated to be provided in 2026, the Brazilian business stated in a statement, including that the new company order provides the carrier with additional delivery slots for 2027. Luxembourg's flag carrier still holds shipment positions for 3 other jets, Embraer said in a statement, which could be transformed into orders for the smaller E190-E2 plane if required. Embraer's...

In late September, an experienced pilot at lowcost European airline Wizz Air felt anxious after discovering his airplane would fly over Iraq in the evening amidst mounting tensions in between nearby Iran and Israel. He decided to query the decision given that simply a week previously the airline company had deemed the route risky. In action, Wizz Air's. flight operations team told him the respiratory tract was now. thought about safe and secure and he had to fly it, without giving further. explanation, the pilot said. I wasn't really delighted with it, the pilot, who requested. privacy from worry he...

Air FranceKLM is positive about the Brazilian market for 2025 after posting positive results in the country this year, executives for the European carrier in Latin America's largest economy told reporters on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT South America is the second most significant long-haul location for Air France-KLM after The United States And Canada, and Brazil was a key investment destination for the company this year. The company now hopes to consolidate its operations in the nation, where it has an industrial collaboration with Gol , after a growth in 2024 that led it to exceed its pre-pandemic frequencies. BY...

South African Airways stated it had actually cancelled flights to Perth and Sao Paulo on Thursday after getting verification from the SAA Pilots Association that they planned to strike following a deadlock in pay talks. The business selected Wednesday night to cancel the Perth and Sao Paulo routes after being informed the strike planned for Thursday would proceed, Khaya Buthelezi, the airline's senior supervisor of business relations, informed Reuters. That's the choice we took last night given that we might not discover partner airline companies that we can transfer our clients to, it became clear that those 2 paths need...

Lithuania has actually discovered no sign that the crash on Monday of a DHL freight airplane was caused by sabotage, and believes technical problems were a more likely description, officials stated on Wednesday. The airplane crashed as it was available in to land at Vilnius airport on Monday, killing one person on board. Germany's. foreign minister later on said the incident may have been an. accident or a hybrid attack throughout unstable times. With all we have and all we understand, there are no indications that. it could have been an act of sabotage, Lithuanian Defence. Minister Laurynas Kasciunas informed...

Brazil could have its BAB overthecounter (OTC) market for soy and corn in place previously the end of the year, the new market's CEO stated on Friday. BAB has been given the green light from Brazil's securities commission, CEO Eric Cardoni told press reporters. Backed by regional train operator Rumo, BAB was developed to enable hedging by regional traders and farmers to better reflect Brazilian market prices, Cardoni said. Grain costs in Brazil, the world's top soy manufacturer and one of the biggest corn farmers, frequently diverge from those sold Chicago since of various crop durations and logistics costs. Cardoni...

Nine individuals passed away when the van they were traveling in hit a truck in southern Brazil late on Sunday, local authorities said. Seven of the victims were teenage members of a rowing team from Pelotas, in Rio Grande do Sul state, who were traveling back from a competitors in Sao Paulo when the crash happened in Guaratuba, Parana state. According to Brazil's federal highway cops, only one of the van's 10 residents - a 17-year-old rower - survived. The truck chauffeur, a 30-year-old-man, had minor injuries, they added. Police said the truck stopped working to brake and collided with...

Native individuals who see a threat to their ancestral lands from the building and construction of a. railway to bring grains to a port in the Amazon on Monday pulled. out of a work group developed by the government last year to. advance the task. The Munduruku and Kayapo people, along with tribes from the. Xingu appointment said in a letter to the Transportation Ministry. that the work group was refraining from doing its job of discussing the. 1,000-km (620-mile) Ferrograo railway with all celebrations. The ministry did not right away reply to an ask for. remark, nor did state...

A fire that ruined a conveyor belt and electric systems at the Tiplam terminal in the port of Santos, Brazil's biggest, caused a suspension of sugar loading on piers 2 and 3 on that terminal, according to a note from the business. The fire broke out on Thursday night on the website and was managed on Friday morning. There were no victims, however the destruction of the conveyor belt stopped loadings in the berths, said the note to customers of VLI, the company handling the terminal. The note was seen . Damage to the electrical infrastructure at the terminal likewise...