A passenger aircraft carrying up to 50 people veered off the runway at Somalia’s main airport onto the nearby shoreline Tuesday during an emergency crash-landing following a technical problem shortly after takeoff. According to Associated Press rescue operations were launched to evacuate passengers from the aircraft, officials said. The plane had taken off from the Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu and was bound for the northern city of Gaalkacyo when it developed a problem about 15 minutes after takeoff, Ahmed Moalim, director of Somalia’s Civil Aviation Authority, told local media. During the attempt to bring the plane back down, the aircraft veered off the runway and ended up at the nearby shoreline of the Indian Ocean, Moalim said. The airline, Star Sky Aviation, praised the crew and said there were no injuries or deaths. Authorities said an investigation had been launched to determine the cause of the incident. No further details were immediately available.
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A passenger aircraft carrying up to 50 people veered off the runway at Somalia's main airport
onto the nearby shoreline Tuesday during an emergency crash-landing following a technical
problem shortly after take-off. According to Associated Press rescue operations were
launched to evacuate passengers from the aircraft, officials said.
The plane had taken off from the Aden Abdul International Airport in Mogadishu and was bound
for the northern city of Galkisaya when it developed a problem about 15 minutes after
take-off, Ahmed Mollem, director of Somalia's Civil Aviation Authority, told local media.
During the attempt to bring the plane back down, the aircraft veered off the runway and
ended up at the nearby shoreline of the Indian Ocean, Mollem said.
The airline, Star Sky Aviation, praised the crew and said there were no injuries or deaths.
Authorities said an investigation had been launched to determine the cause of the incident.
No further details were immediately available.
Today, one of our fleet, Fokker 50, tail number Yankee Alpha Sierra,
experienced a technical issue a few minutes after take-off. The crew
managed it professionally and communicated the tower. The tower granted priority landing.
The aircraft overran on the runway and came to the pitch. No injury, no death.
Ukraine has agreements with international partners for the delivery of 150 new Swedish
Gripen fighter jets and 100 French Rafale jets, which will significantly strengthen the air force.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said this while speaking with students and faculty at the
Kyiv Aviation Institute. Ukraineform reports. He emphasized that one of the state's priorities
is strengthening the aviation component of the defense forces. The president assured that he
remains in constant contact with the air force command and military leadership, and the results
of this work will be felt in practice over time. Ukraine has agreements for the delivery of 150
Gripen fighter jets and 100 Rafale jets. In our view, these are the best planes in the world,
Zelensky said, clarifying that these will be entirely new aircraft.
He also noted that Ukraine currently operates F-16 jets, but they are not new. According to Zelensky,
the delivery of these aircraft by partners will substantially enhance Ukraine's aviation
capabilities. Previously, media reported that Zelensky discussed with French Minister of Armed
Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Votin the strengthening of Ukraine's air defense and the
supply of Mirage and Rafale jets. Zelensky previously said in October 2025 that Ukraine
is pursuing a large-scale program to develop its combat aviation. The goal is to form a fleet of
250 modern aircraft, including F-16s, Gripens, and Rafales. On December 17, 2025, Zelensky and
French President Emmanuel Macron signed a declaration of intent to significantly strengthen
Ukraine's air force and air defense. The agreement included potential future contracts under which
Ukraine would purchase around 100 Rafale jets. In December, Zelensky met with Rafale manufacturer
CEO Eric Trappier to discuss the program. Also in October 2025, Yuri Inat, head of communications
for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, noted that Ukraine had long considered acquiring Swedish
Gripen jets, which are seen as an optimal choice and, in some respects, superior to American F-16s.
Swedish defense prime Saab is exploring the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
as a cheaper armament option for its JAS-39 Gripen fighters, firm executives told Business Insider.
The APKWS is in interest because other platforms are now integrating
70mm guided rockets. So we are, of course, eyeing that capability now.
Jussi Halmetoyer, operations advisor for Saab's air domain, said at the Singapore Air Show.
Halmetoyer said the company was looking at ways to integrate the weapon system,
which uses a guided version of the Hydra 70mm rocket, onto its older Gripen-C
and latest Gripen-E models. He made the comments as he and Mikhail Franzen,
chief marketing officer for the Gripen program, discussed the company's observation from the
Ukraine war that it needs more inexpensive weapons to counter uncrewed aerial systems.
I mean, right now we are using very expensive weapons to kill very cheap drones,
Franzen said, of traditional Western air combat. He added that Saab is hoping to
potentially equip the Gripen with systems that can fit multiple munitions onto a single hardpoint.
If you can have four or ten on each hardpoint, then you can kill a lot more drones, Franzen said.
The APWKS is typically mounted on aircraft with multi-launch pods.
