A Russian airliner attempting to land in heavy fog in the central Russian city of Samara landed short of the runway, scraped along the landing strip and overturned. Seven people died and at least 26 were injured, authorities and company officials said.

An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway, sparking a fire as it landed in the north-eastern city of Mashhad today, killing 29 people, Iran’s aviation chief said.

Investigators today combed through the wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that crashed into a Ukrainian field during a severe thunderstorm, killing all 170 people aboard.

A Russian passenger jet with 170 people aboard crashed in Ukraine on today after sending an SOS message, emergency officials said.

A LARGE Russian airliner carrying 16 crew home after flight duty crashed in woods shortly after take-off from Moscow's biggest airport yesterday, killing at least 14 people.