All 42 people on board a Wuhan Airlines Xian Y7-100C were killed when the aircraft crashed on approach to the Chinese city of Wuhan's regional airport. The approach took place in storms at 15:00 local time on 22 June, with some local eyewitnesses claiming the aircraft had been struck by lightning. Wuhan Airlines operates four of the twin turboprop Y7-100Cs, all built between 1990 and 1993.
Source: Flight International
A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Nepalese carrier Saurya Airlines has crashed during take-off from Kathmandu airport, with fatalities among those on board.
Russian investigators have disclosed that the crashed Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100 crew switched to manual control after the aircraft started to pitch down, briefly arresting the descent, before it entered a steep fatal dive. The aircraft took off from Lukhovitsy airport, bound for Moscow Vnukovo, on 12 July following “periodic ...
Investigators have determined that a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 touched down short of the runway at Amsterdam, after the crew sought to mitigate a perceived risk of overrun and descended below the glideslope.
