Two colliding Boeing 747s is probably the biggest catastrophe one could think of! On March 27, 1977, the Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife North Airport) was the scene of such a nightmare: one KLM 747-260B and one Pan Am 747-121 collided on the runway of the airport. There were 583 fatalities and just 61 survivors. Here’s the story of the deadliest crash in aviation history.
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Ethiopian Airline plane crashes into the sea
A plane belonging to Ethiopian Airlines has crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut airport. The plane carried 89 people to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.