The nose of the plane smashed into the runway and scraped along the tarmac after the landing gear failed. Picture: Getty

A Boeing 767 cargo plane has crashed on landing in Turkey after its landing gear failed

By GNNLiberia On May 8, 2024 481

The FedEx plane took off from Paris Charles de Gaule airport this morning and was heading to Istanbul.

Video footage has captured the moment the nose of the plane smashes into the runway and scrapes along the tarmac.

Boeing is already mired in controversy over safety concerns and the deaths of two whistleblowers just two months apart.

A statement from officials at the airport reads: “IGA Istanbul Airport Rescue and ARFF continues its efforts to move the aircraft to a safe area and open the runway to flight traffic. Flight traffic and operations continue smoothly on all other runways, including the spare runways.

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.

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