Dubai: Love took him to Russia, only for death to shatter their dreams. Shyam Mohan and Anju were on-board the flydubai flight that crashed in Rostov-on-Don — they were returning after a month’s holiday at home in Perumbavoor, Badani Kurishu, Kerala. A small town near the northern tip of Kochi, …
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Dubai: The pilot and co-pilot of the fateful flydubai flight FZ981 both leave behind wives who are expecting children, Gulf News has learnt. Captain Aristos Sokratous, recently married, was expecting a son with his wife and was just days away from starting a new life back home in Cyprus. The wife of …
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Brasilia: At least seven people were killed when a plane crashed into a house in Brazil’s Sao Paulo city, media reported on Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday as the plane approached the northern suburb on the outskirts of Campo de Marte airfield, and crashed into the garage of a …
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Dubai: Aristos Sokratous, the Cypriot pilot of the flydubai jet that crashed in southern Russia, had informed the airline that he was leaving for a job with Ryanair on Monday, a source close to Sokratous told Gulf News. Sokratous, recently married and expecting a son with his wife, was just days …
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Guess who the Pretty Crew in the Galley is? Cute isn’t she? Photo credit: The Cabin Executives: Heroes and Angels in the sky by Ronald and Loveth King
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Investigators are looking at pilot error or mechanical failure as possible causes of a FlyDubai flight’s deadly crash in Russia, a representative from Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a briefing today. Investigators suggested earlier that bad weather could have been the primary cause, but now they say that if the …
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This week, I was stuck halfway across the country fuming over a transportation fail. Wednesday, I learned that American Airlines will throw you under the bus — er, plane — if you arrive at the airport AFTER your scheduled boarding begins but BEFORE you have had a chance to load your digital …
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Bernice kunbi Leshi, the lady with a beautiful heart is a year older today.
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An American Airlines passenger claims to have caught a spooky image of a UFO near the top-secret Area 51 military base the day before Halloween (pictures below). The photographer noticed a strange, “blinding bright light” on his flight from San Jose, California, to Houston as the plane was flying near Luning …
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A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 55 passengers and seven crew on board, officials say. The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, coming from Dubai, missed the runway as it attempted to land at 03:50 local time (00:50 GMT) on Saturday. It is not clear …
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