4 Tyres Of Mumbai-Bound Lufthansa Flight Bust On Landing

Mumbai: One hundred and sixty-three passengers on a Mumbai-bound Lufthansa flight from the German city of Munich had a miraculous escape here after four tyres of the plane were damaged while landing. In an official statement, the German national carrier said, “On May 13, at 10:50 PM local time, four …

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Inspiring.. Joan Obasi – Arik’s Female Pilot

Captain Joan Azuka Obasi is a female Arik Air pilot. She was recently recognized by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with inclusion in the prestigious FAA Airmen Certification Database. The database, which appears on the agency’s website at www.faa.gov, names Obasi and other certified pilots who have met or exceeded …

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1 Year after: In memory of Olatokunbo Adio-Somoye

1 year after: In memory of  late Adio-Somoye, husband of Morenike Adetimirin Adio-Somoye formerly of Virgin Nigeria  In memory of her late husband, Morenike took to facebook today and wrote: “Hmm.. Olatokunbo Adisa Mi, it’s 1 yr already. I have been playing back those few hours before your departure to …

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The ‘boneyard’: Where airlines send old planes to be scrapped

ROSWELL, N.M. –American Airlines Flight 9780 arrives from Dallas/Fort Worth and taxis past a line of other MD-80 passenger jets as the morning sun rises over the New Mexico desert on a chilly morning this past winter. But as the jet comes to a stop, there’s no boarding gate or …

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British Airways flight from LAX to Heathrow was forced to divert to Iceland…

A BRITISH Airways plane was diverted after a member of airline staff tried to kill himself at 38,000ft. The cabin crew worker is understood to have slit his wrists in a cabin toilet on BA Flight 282 from Los Angeles to London. There was horror on board the giant Airbus …

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AvIator of the day: Ayub Kambinda

Meet our Aviator of the day: Ayub Kambinda. Who is Ayub Kambinda? “A fun person to be around. Very caring, willing to help anyone at any time though I do not like to be taken advantage of. Straight forward and systematic person. Ayub works hard and plays harder. What you …

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Air Canada, WestJet rank low on new airline satisfaction survey

Two Canadian airlines are ranked below average in a new North American airline satisfaction study. The study, released Wednesday by American global market research firm J.D. Power, ranked Air Canada second to last among five airlines included in the “traditional carrier ranking,” while Alaska Airlines was ranked first. WestJet, meanwhile, …

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Late Captain Kolawole Alakija to be laid to rest today

The body of late Capt.Kolawole Alakija will be finally laid to rest today. According to the burial program communicated by his family, there was a Service of Songs in his honour yesterday at the Yewande Memorial School, Faro Ojora opposite his residence, 15 James Robertson. Today Thurs May 12th: Lying …

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Senior Customs Official Goes Berserk, Destroys Airline’s Property At Lagos Airport

A senior officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), who could not control his temper went berserk again at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, destroying airlines property, because his flight was delayed. Knowing the implication of his shameful act he presented himself for arrest Abelnews gathered that on May …

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Mumbai-Singapore route demand grows, airlines fight to add seats

Increasing demand on the Mumbai-Singapore route is leading to airlines pushing for extra seats. With Singapore Airlines and others trying to put more planes on the route, Jet Airways on Tuesday announced that it will upgrade its daily flights between Mumbai and Singapore by deploying its state-of-the-art Airbus A330-200, effective …

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