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From Airmail to Biofuel – United Airlines Builds on 90 Years of Aviation Firsts

When a Swallow aircraft took off from Pasco, Washington, on an airmail route bound for Boise, Idaho, on April 6, 1926, it marked the beginning of 90 years of aviation firsts for United Airlines. Since then, United has connected more than 4 billion people to important business meetings, family events, …

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Crane crash: Air India plane smashes during airport maneuver

Videos of the dramatic moments a crane dropped an Air India plane onto the ground when trying to move it have been shared on social media. The Airbus A-320, which had been parked up since 2007, was being moved from Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad in southern India on Sunday morning when …

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An all-female crew operated the world’s longest continuous flight on Air India

An all-female crew operated the world’s longest continuous flight this week, from Delhi to San Francisco, in honor of International Women’s Day. Flight AI 73 on India’s national carrier, Air India, travelled a distance of 14,500 kilometres over 17 hours. It took off from Delhi on March 6 and landed …

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NDLEA Arrests 2 With 252 Wraps Of Cocaine At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos has apprehended a driver and a trader over unlawful importation of 252 wraps of cocaine weighing 4.325kgs. According to the anti drug agency, the suspects were found to have ingested and stuffed …

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Nigeria’s Growing Stature in Aviation

In the last two weeks, two good things have happened to Nigeria’s aviation sector. The country scaled the huddle of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). The first time Nigeria met the conditions and passed the audit was in 2006. That was the same …

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Kenya Airways lends pilots to rival firm

In a confounding move, Kenya Airways this week wrote to some of its Boeing 777 captains ‘redeploying’ them for three years to its high-flying competitor, Ethiopian Airlines. A confidential letter seen by the Saturday Nation has provoked legal questions from its association, setting the stage for an industrial conflict with …

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Wow! Young and Strong Ethiopian Airlines at 70!

Starting today, April 8, 2016, Ethiopian is delighted to celebrate its 70 years of dedicated and highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of Africa. With its strong mission of bringing Africa together and closer to the world, Ethiopian has expanded much needed air connectivity within …

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Overland Airways Partners Taraba State To Realise Economic, Other Potential

The Managing Director of Overland Airways, Capt Edward Boyo, has stated that the airlines was committed to partnering with Taraba state in realising the economic, social, cultural and other potential of the state despite the current harsh economic conditions. He said this while speaking at the launch of the airline’s …

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FlyDubai plane crash: Russian report sheds light on disaster

Dubai: Russian air accident investigators on Friday released the first detailed report into the flydubai crashed in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on March 19 that killed all 62 on board. The preliminary report, released by the Moscow-based Interstate Aviation Committee, said the Boeing 737-800 entered an “abrupt descent” after the control columns …

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