Aviation Emergency Vocabulary: Flight Incident in Saudi Arabia

Key English vocabulary and expressions from the news report regarding an emergency flight diversion in Saudi Arabia.

A plane with 170 people on board

An aircraft carrying approximately 170 passengers and crew members (translated in Persian as: هواپیمایی با ۱۷۰ سرنشین).

Forced to land

Compelled or required to make an unscheduled landing due to an emergency or hostile event on an aircraft (translated in Persian as: مجبور به فرود شد).

A serious altercation

An intense, violent dispute or physical fight (translated in Persian as: درگیری شدیدی).

Co-pilot

A second pilot who assists the primary pilot in the operation and navigation of an aircraft (translated in Persian as: کمک‌خلبان).

Crash the plane

To cause an aircraft to collide with the ground or be violently brought down (translated in Persian as: هواپیما را سرنگون کردن).

While the incident was unfolding

During the exact time that the event or emergency was actively taking place and developing (translated in Persian as: در حالی که این حادثه در حال رخ دادن بود).

Take control of

To physically overpower, restrain, or assume dominance over a person or situation (translated in Persian as: کنترل فرد را به دست گرفتن).

About to land

On the verge of or imminent in touching down on the runway (translated in Persian as: در آستانه فرود بودن).