Russian media outlets are hailing the pilot as a hero, and comparing the incident to the US Airways flight which landed on New York’s Hudson River in 2009.

One passenger on the flight from London’s Heathrow airport tweeted videos that appeared to show the smoke-filled cabin and claimed that a fire had broken out.

The military’s information wing said the plane was on a routine training mission when the accident occurred.

Airlines have cancelled thousands of flights late into the fall of this year – incurring losses of hundreds of millions of dollars – while a timeline for the jet’s return remains uncertain

Potentially hundreds of 737 and 777 models still flying with cockpit screens vulnerable to ‘blanking’ due to interference from Wi-fi, mobile phones.

Families of victims have demanded the airline and plane maker Airbus be held accountable for the crash after they were charged with manslaughter in 2011.

The shooting down of a Boeing 777 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in 2014 left 298 people dead and has prompted sanctions, international investigations and criminal charges.

Dutch flight to Madrid was delayed after the collision with easyJet plane bound for London.

Kingdom’s airline will operate an entire Airbus fleet, scrapping a deal for the American planes and ordering 50 more from its European rival.

Funds will go to local governments and non-profit organisations to help those affected by 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people.

The aircraft piloted by lawyer Andrew Wong started to break up 45 minutes into the journey, before coming to tragic end near Kadoorie Farm in Tai Po.

Light aircraft was heading to Florida, but hit hangar on take-off and burst into flames, killing everyone on board.

Whistle-blowers reportedly warn of tools and debris left inside jets and a culture of intimidation at Boeing’s non-union South Carolina plant.

Southwest Airlines will not schedule 737 MAX flights until October 1, which will result in about 150 daily flight cancellations.