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Turkish Airlines Pilot Dies Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing
A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said on Wednesday.
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Air India Saw Over 60 Pilots Under Government Ownership: Report
When Ilker Ayci, the former Chairman of Turkish Airlines, takes control of the currently loss-making Air India, he will be the first foreign national to be at the helm of the once-storied carrier.
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Turkey Detains Pilots Over Carlos Ghosn's Escape Through Istanbul
Turkish police detained seven people, including four pilots, on Thursday in an investigation into how ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn transited through Istanbul en route to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, a police spokeswoman told Reuters.
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Stricken Turkey Plane "Suffered Sudden Engine Surge": Pilot
A Turkish passenger plane that plunged off a runway onto a cliff precariously close to the sea suddenly turned after a surge of power in one of its engines, pilots told investigators in comments published Monday.
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Turkish Passenger Plane Goes Off Runway Metres Away From Sea
A passenger plane late Saturday skidded off the runway just metres away from the sea as it landed at an airport in northern Turkey, local media images showed.
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Pilot In Nepal Revives Crashed Turkish Airlines Plane As Museum
A Turkish Airlines plane that crash landed at Kathmandu airport two years ago will be welcoming ticket holders on board again -- not for a flight but as the Nepali capital's first aviation museum
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'Pilot Error' Caused Turkish Cargo Plane Crash: Kyrgyzstan Official
The crash of a Turkish cargo plane in Kyrgyzstan that claimed at least 37 lives on Monday was caused by "pilot error," authorities in the Central Asian country said.
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Turkey Orders Dozens Of Pilots Detained In Coup Investigation: Report
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots, the latest in a stream of police operations related to the investigation of July's attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday.
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Turkey Prosecutes Suspected Killer Of Russian Pilot, Says Official
A man suspected of killing a Russian air force pilot after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet near the Syrian border last November is being prosecuted, a Turkish official said on Monday.
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Turkish Court Jails Fighter Wanted By Russia For Killing Pilot
A Turkish court on Sunday detained, on firearms charges, a Turkish militia fighter accused by Moscow of killing a Russian pilot who ejected over Syria after being shot down by one of Ankara's war planes.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey Sends Body of Shot Down Pilot Back to Russia: Reports
Turkey today sent back to Russia the body of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border, reports said.
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Turkey To Hand Over Body Of Dead Russian Pilot To Moscow: PM
The body of a Russian pilot killed when his plane was shot down by Turkey last week will be handed over to a Russian representative after being retrieved from Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday.
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No Warning From Turkey, Says Surviving Pilot of Russian Jet
One of the Russian pilots of a fighter jet shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border has told state media that there was no prior warning.
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Turkish Airlines Pilot Dies Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing
A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said on Wednesday.
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Air India Saw Over 60 Pilots Under Government Ownership: Report
When Ilker Ayci, the former Chairman of Turkish Airlines, takes control of the currently loss-making Air India, he will be the first foreign national to be at the helm of the once-storied carrier.
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Turkey Detains Pilots Over Carlos Ghosn's Escape Through Istanbul
Turkish police detained seven people, including four pilots, on Thursday in an investigation into how ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn transited through Istanbul en route to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, a police spokeswoman told Reuters.
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Stricken Turkey Plane "Suffered Sudden Engine Surge": Pilot
A Turkish passenger plane that plunged off a runway onto a cliff precariously close to the sea suddenly turned after a surge of power in one of its engines, pilots told investigators in comments published Monday.
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Turkish Passenger Plane Goes Off Runway Metres Away From Sea
A passenger plane late Saturday skidded off the runway just metres away from the sea as it landed at an airport in northern Turkey, local media images showed.
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Pilot In Nepal Revives Crashed Turkish Airlines Plane As Museum
A Turkish Airlines plane that crash landed at Kathmandu airport two years ago will be welcoming ticket holders on board again -- not for a flight but as the Nepali capital's first aviation museum
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'Pilot Error' Caused Turkish Cargo Plane Crash: Kyrgyzstan Official
The crash of a Turkish cargo plane in Kyrgyzstan that claimed at least 37 lives on Monday was caused by "pilot error," authorities in the Central Asian country said.
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Turkey Orders Dozens Of Pilots Detained In Coup Investigation: Report
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots, the latest in a stream of police operations related to the investigation of July's attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday.
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Turkey Prosecutes Suspected Killer Of Russian Pilot, Says Official
A man suspected of killing a Russian air force pilot after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet near the Syrian border last November is being prosecuted, a Turkish official said on Monday.
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Turkish Court Jails Fighter Wanted By Russia For Killing Pilot
A Turkish court on Sunday detained, on firearms charges, a Turkish militia fighter accused by Moscow of killing a Russian pilot who ejected over Syria after being shot down by one of Ankara's war planes.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey Sends Body of Shot Down Pilot Back to Russia: Reports
Turkey today sent back to Russia the body of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border, reports said.
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Turkey To Hand Over Body Of Dead Russian Pilot To Moscow: PM
The body of a Russian pilot killed when his plane was shot down by Turkey last week will be handed over to a Russian representative after being retrieved from Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday.
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No Warning From Turkey, Says Surviving Pilot of Russian Jet
One of the Russian pilots of a fighter jet shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border has told state media that there was no prior warning.
