Pacific island-bound A340 makes emergency landing in Russia November 10, 2012 - 10:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Airbus A340 passenger jet on a flight from Paris to the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia made an emergency landing at the airport in the Far Eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk on Saturday, Nov 10, due to a problem with one of the plane’s four engines, RIA Novosti reported citing a source. “The A340 landed safely at 1:10 pm local time,” the source said. None of the 242 passengers or 14 crew members aboard the wide-body jet was injured in the incident. The pilots decided to make an emergency landing after receiving a signal of a fire in one of the engines. Airport officials on the ground in Khabarovsk activated a 54-strong emergency response crew to assist with evacuating passengers and fighting any fires, but the plane landed without incident.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
