Ariana Airlines plane crashes in central Afghan province - official

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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-afghanistan-airplane-crash/ariana-airlines-plane-crashes-in-central-afghan-province-official-idUKKBN1ZQ0W2

Ariana Airlines plane crashes in central Afghan province - official

KABUL (Reuters) - A plane operated by Afghanistan’s state-owned airline Ariana crashed in the country’s central Ghazni province, senior Afghan officials said on Monday.

Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor’s office in Ghazni city, said: “A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline, has crashed in the Sado Khel area of Deh Yak district of Ghazni province around 1:10 p.m. local time.”
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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Updated at Reuters to say it wasn't an Ariana Afghan plane; airline is still unsure

Two officials from Ghazni province said the crashed aircraft appeared to belong to a foreign company, and not to state-owned Ariana Afghan Airlines as officials had previously believed.

“There is no exact information on casualties and name of the airline,” Ghazni provincial governor Wahidullah Kaleemzai told private broadcaster TOLOnews.

Dozens of private entities operate planes and helicopters across Afghanistan to move military contractors and aid.

[Eugene]

2. Iranian aircraft slides onto highway after pilot 'misses' runway

Source: BBC

Iranian aircraft slides onto highway after pilot 'misses' runway

27 January 2020

An Iranian passenger plane ended up belly-down in the middle of a highway after reportedly skidding off the runway during a botched landing.

Two of the 136 passengers on board suffered leg injuries in the incident in the city of Mahshahr, medics said.

The Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was flying there from Tehran.

State TV quoted a provincial aviation official as saying that the pilot "landed the aircraft too late and this caused him to miss the runway".

This "caused the aircraft to overshoot the runway and stop in a boulevard" next to the airport, Mohammad Reza Rezaei added.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51261549


A reporter for state TV said there had been an issue with the plane's wheels (AFP)

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Now "U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan, Taliban claims responsibility"

and in an LBN thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142424567