Fiery scenes unfolded on the tarmac at Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon as an American Airlines passenger plane caught on fire. “Flight 3023, you got a lot of smoke,” air traffic control told the pilot, according to local NBC affiliate 9News. “You are actually on fire,” they added moments later.

“An inspection found damage to the aircraft’s main landing gear that will require repairs in Kodiak,” a spokesperson said.

A plane carrying 49 people crashed in Russia's far eastern region of Amur Thursday, authorities said.

Russian rescue services have found the wreckage of a plane that disappeared about 16km (10 miles) from its destination in the far-eastern Amur region.