An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia's far east as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board in an incident that spotlighted the continued use of old, Soviet-era aircraft.

A Russian passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed while attempting to land in a mountainous region of Russia’s far east, leaving no survivors, authorities there said Thursday.The Soviet-era An-24 turboprop,

Almost 50 people including children are feared dead after a Soviet-era passenger plane crashed in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, state media reported on Thursday, citing local officials.