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Air India plane crash Ahmedabad: ‘Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’ - What does the pilot’s last call mean?

Air India plane crash Ahmedabad: The tragic crash of the Air India Flight 171 has gained widespread attention around the world. Carrying 242 passengers, the Boeing Dreamliner crashed into the BJ ...
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Ryanair plane makes ‘mayday’ emergency landing after coming within minutes of running out of fuel

Call it Ryanairing on empty. A Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing after coming within minutes of running out of fuel in flight. “Everything was fine until we started our descent,” ...
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Pilot declares mayday as plane makes hard landing at Caribbean airport

A plane flying from Toronto with 164 people onboard appeared to bounce after landing at the Caribbean Island airport of Sint Maarten and skidding down the runway. WestJet flight 2276's landing gear ...