An Iran Air Boeing 727 carrying more than 100 people crashed in northwestern Iran on Sunday evening, state-run media reported, killing at least 70 people.
A passenger plane crashed on Tuesday night in the Russian Krasnoyarsk region, killing seven people, Russian Emergency Service Chief Irina Andianova said, Interfax reported.
Jim Albaugh, President and CEO of Boeing's Commercial Airplanes unit, announced his retirement on Tuesday. Longtime Boeing exec Ray Conner will replace him effective immediately.
Several militants on Wednesday morning fired a series of rockets at Iraqi and American forces who are stationed at Basrah International Airport in southeastern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday.