Incident: ANA B788 near Kuala Lumpur on Feb 22nd 2016, engine shut down in flight

An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-800, registration JA804A performing flight NH-816 from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 203 passengers and 11 crew, was climbing through FL280 out of Kuala Lumpur when the crew stopped the climb due to a right hand engine (Trent 1000) EGT (exhaust …

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AIB To Review Investigation Of Air Accidents, Incidents Regulations 2006

Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika are among the top dignitaries that would attend the review of the Civil Aviation Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents Regulations 2006 spearheaded by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). An online statement signed by the …

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Live woman, dead man: 20 craziest items smuggled through customs

Amasing…..Cat-and-mouse game at customs every day. Now Read this; There are many reasons why someone would attempt to get something deemed illegal through airport security or international borders, this could be something as simple as a bottle of bubbly to avoid the liquid-restrictions. Unfortunately, not everything that gets smuggled is …

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NATCA Backs FG Corruption War, Restructuring Of Aviation Agencies

The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has thrown its weight behind efforts by the Federal Government to sanitise the aviation industry of impunity and corrupt practices bedeviling the industry for some years now. NATCA’s support is coming in a statement jointly signed by the National President Victor Eyaru and …

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Boozy plane passenger drops his trousers and URINATES in aisle in midair during flight to UK

A drunken plane passenger on a flight from India to Birmingham shocked passengers when he pulled down his trousers and urinated in the aisle. Jinu Abraham had to be restrained until the plane had landed after being aggressive to cabin crew. The hospital porter, 39, of Hollow Croft, Northfield, admitted …

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More Update|Fola Akinkuotu appointed a substantive Aero CEO.

Fola Akinkuotu appointed a substantive Aero CEO. The Receiver Manager, Mr. Adeniyi Adegbonmire, has appointed Capt. Fola Akinkuotu as substantive CEO for Aero Contractors. Akinkuotu’s appointment is part of the second phase of the restructuring of the airline. According to Mr. Adegbonmire, the second phase of the intervention is to appoint a …

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