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Top Russian Investigator Flags FlyDubai Crash as Special Case

Russia’s chief investigator Alexander Bastrykin held an emergency meeting in Rostov-on-Don on Sunday where he ordered the Investigative Committee to prioritize the case of FlyDubai’s Boeing crash,...

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Data Retrieved From Crashed FlyDubai Plane’s Black Box of Good Quality

The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC or MAK) has deciphered information from the flight data recorder of the crashed FlyDubai Boeing, the MAK deputy chief said on Sunday.

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Voice Recorder From Crashed FlyDubai Plane Badly Damaged

The cockpit voice recorder retrieved from the crashed FlyDubai passenger jet was badly damaged in the fall and investigators are trying to piece it together, the deputy chief of the Interstate Aviation...

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Rostov-on-Don Airport Runway Restored After FlyDubai Plane Crash

The runway at the Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV), where a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashed on Saturday killing 62 people, has been restored, the Russian Emergencies Ministry's press service said.

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First Deciphered Data From Crashed FlyDubai Plane Expected in a Month

The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC or MAK) plans to obtain preliminary results from deciphering the flight recorders recovered from the crashed FlyDubai Boeing 737 within a month, the MAK deputy...

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FlyDubai to Resume Flights Tuesday to Russia's Rostov-on-Don After Crash

The FlyDubai airline will resume flights to the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Tuesday after one of its planes crashed in the city’s airport, media reported Monday.

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Ex-FlyDubai Pilot Says Co-Pilot of Crashed Boeing Was ’Fatigued, Exhausted’

The co-pilot of the FlyDubai plane that crashed in Russia last week was extremely exhausted after working 11 days in a row ahead of the fatal flight, a former FlyDubai pilot told RT in an interview.

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FlyDubai Airline System Keeps Pilots Grounded if Suffering From Fatigue

A security monitoring system introduced by the FlyDubai airline, which operated the flight that crashed in Russia last week, prevents crew members from working on flights if they have not had...

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FlyDubai Starts Payments to Families of Boeing Plane Crash Victims

The FlyDubai airline has begun to make preliminary payments to relatives of those killed in a plane crash in Russia's Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, the All-Russian Insurance Association said in a...

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FlyDubai Assists Russian Aviation Officials in Crash Investigation

FlyDubai is assisting the Russian aviation authorities in the ongoing investigation, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Wednesday.

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Ex-Pilot: Emirates Airline’s First Officers ‘Bullied Into Not Calling Sick’

The first officers of the Dubai-based Emirates Airline, one of the largest carriers in the world, are pressured not to call in sick or take a sick leave due to illness or exhaustion as they risk losing...

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Quarrel in Cockpit Could Have Triggered FlyDubai Crash in Russia

A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 could have crashed in Russia's Rostov-on-Don due to a conflict in the cockpit, local media reported Monday.

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All Systems on Crashed FlyDubai Jet Functioned Properly Before Take Off

The investigation into a FlyDubai passenger plane crash in southern Russia has not discovered any malfunctions of on-board systems prior to the catastrophe, the Interstate Aviation Committee said Tuesday.

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IAC Requested Technical Data on Crashed FlyDubai Plane From Boeing

Earlier in the day, IAC said that an investigation into the FlyDubai plane crash had not discovered any evidence of the malfunctioning of onboard systems prior to the catastrophe. However, according to...

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Boeing Ready to Consult IAC in Flydubai Crash Investigation - Moscow Office

The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing will assist the Interstate Aviation Committee’s (IAC) investigation into the Flydubai crash as a consultant, Boeing’s Moscow office said Tuesday.

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IAC to Publish Interim Report on Investigation Into FlyDubai Crash

The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) will publish the information on the progress in the investigation into the crash of the Flydubai passenger plane in Russia, according to a spokesperson.

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Voice Recorder From Crashed FlyDubai Jet Has Now Been Transcripted

According to reports, Interstate Aviation Committee had completed, together with the United Arab Emirates and the United States, transcribing the voice recorder from Flydubai's Flight 981 which crashed...

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Flydubai Thanks Russia for Role in Transcribing Crash Voice Recorder

UAE's low-cost airline Flydubai welcomed on Monday the publication of a Russian report based on the deciphered flight records from Flight 981 that crashed on landing at Russia’s Rostov-on-Don airport.

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'Forever in Our Hearts': Memorial to Flydubai Crash Victims Unveiled in Russia

A memorial to the victims of the Flydubai plane crash was installed in front of the Rostov-on-Don airport on the anniversary of the catastrophe on Sunday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

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'Inhuman Screams': The Final Seconds of Doomed FlyDubai Flight Revealed

The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 that crashed on March 19 at Russia’s Rostov-on-Don airport reportedly nosedived right after autopilot was disabled. The cockpit voice recorder captured blood curdling...

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