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(CNN) -- A Yemeni jetliner with more than 150 people aboard has crashed in the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros, aviation officials in Yemen said Tuesday.

An Airbus 310 like the one pictured has crashed while on the way to the capital of Comoros.

The jet was en route to Moroni, the capital of Comoros, from Yemen's capital Sanaa when it crashed about an hour before reaching its destination, officials from the national airline Yemenia said. There was no immediate news of the fate of those on board.

Yemenia Flight 626 left Sanaa at 9:30 p.m. for what was expected to be a 4½-hour flight. The airline has three regular flights per week to Moroni, off the east coast of Africa about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) south of Yemen.

Most of the 143 passengers aboard the Airbus A310 were Comoran, an official at Sanaa's international airport said. The aircraft also carried a crew of 11, for a total of 154 people on board.

There has been no indication of foul play behind the crash, the officials said.

The crash is the second involving an Airbus jet in a month. On June 1, an Air France Airbus A330 crashed off Brazil while en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. All 228 aboard are presumed dead. The cause remains under investigation.



This is really terrible for Airbus, 2 planes in just a month. Let's see if there are any survivors.



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I was never a fan of Airbus. Though to be fair my only interaction with them was Aerobiz Supersonic.

I was always a Boeing man... them and Lockheed.

Planes seem to be crashing more during the economic crisis.  Maybe it's just me.



Kasz216 said:

I was never a fan of Airbus. Though to be fair my only interaction with them was Aerobiz Supersonic.

I was always a Boeing man... them and Lockheed.

Planes seem to be crashing more during the economic crisis.  Maybe it's just me.


Airbuses before those 2 accidents had zero crashes. Boeing must have put a curse on them.



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Arn't Airbus A380's the only super jumbos flying right now? Holy shit if one of them goes.



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Well it could be a repurcussion of economic pressures on airlines but that doesn't explain flying records for the many low budget airlines.



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I imagine the two failed for different reasons, so I will just chalk it up to an unfortunate coincidence I'm afraid. still this is going to kill their business. They say all publicity is good publicity, this would be the exception that proves the rule.





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More likely a maintenance problem than an Airbus problem, given that inspectors had previously found problems with the specific plane.

No relation to the Air France crash either... That was an A330, and the first accident ever with that model...



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