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Eighty Years of Ignorance with Hard Labour
Eighty Years of Ignorance with Hard Labour
Eighty Years of Ignorance with Hard Labour
By Ofonime Essien
You might just be guarding a concrete slab Image: Sandra Phiri
An army barrack had four soldiers guarding a concrete slab in front of the barracks at all times.
Different commanders came and went but the tradition remained; the soldiers changed shifts guarding the slab.
After 80 years, a new commander was assigned…
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NCAA Notifies Operators of FAA Directive on Boeing 737 Engine Blow Out
NCAA Notifies Operators of FAA Directive on Boeing 737 Engine Blow Out
NCAA Notifies Operators of FAA Directive on Boeing 737 Engine Blow Out
By Ofonime Essien
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) wants airline operators having Boeing 737-700 in their fleet to immediately comply with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Emergency Airworthiness Directive.
The FAA says as a matter of urgency, such operators should commence immediate…
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NCAA Approves New Weather Minima for Nigerian Airports
NCAA Approves New Weather Minima for Nigerian Airports
By Ofonime Essien
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved new weather minima for Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and 10 other airports in the country.
The latest approval is coming 35 years after the regulatory agency carried out a similar exercise in all the airports across the country.
The new status for the 14 airports…
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Near Disaster at JFK
Near Disaster at JFK
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A Volaris flight traveling Mexico was ordered to go around after lining up with the wrong runway. (photo via Flickr/Tomas Del Coro)
Air traffic controllers reacted quickly to avoid potential disaster at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday.
According to NBC New York, an inbound Volaris flight traveling from Mexico was mistakenly lined up…
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PAF Ordered to Shoot Down Drones Violating Airspace
PAF Ordered to Shoot Down Drones Violating Airspace
By Ofonime Essien
This announcement comes weeks after a US drone strike targeted a terrorist compound in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghanistan border, slaying three militants
The head of the Pakistan Air Force has ordered his force to shoot down drones that enter the country’s airspace including ones belonging to the U.S.
The orders from…
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When Your Cross-Country Flight Has No Bathroom
When Your Cross-Country Flight Has No Bathroom
By Ofonime Essien
PHOTO: A standard commercial airline toilet. (photo via Flickr/Jennifer Bailey)
A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Montana Saturday night after the plane’s toilets stopped working.
According to The Associated Press, the six-hour Delta flight was on a non-stop journey from New York City to Seattle…
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Airlines to pay $95m to settle claims security lapses led to 9/11 attacks
Airlines to pay $95m to settle claims security lapses led to 9/11 attacks
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394261 14: A fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Insurers for American Airlines, United Airlines and other aviation defendants have agreed to pay $95 million to settle claims that security lapses…
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Airbus was Aware of Software Problems Behind A400M Plane Crash in May 2015
Airbus was Aware of Software Problems Behind A400M Plane Crash in May 2015
Airbus was Aware of Software Problems Behind A400M Plane Crash in May 2015
By Ofonime Essien
Accidental deletion of software governing aircraft engines the cause of Airbus A400M crash, suggest leaks from official investigation
Spanish investigators believethat Airbus and European safety specialists were aware of a software vulnerability affecting the A400M military plane before one of the models…
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Finnair Starts Weighing Passengers in Order to Cut Costs
Finnair Starts Weighing Passengers in Order to Cut Costs
Finnair Starts Weighing Passengers in Order to Cut Costs
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Finnair has started weighing passengers in order to better estimate its fuel requirements for flights. Photo: Alamy
Finnair has started weighing its passengers before they board flights in Helinksi, but it’s not an exercise in fat-shaming.
The Scandanavian airline is gathering data in the hopes of slashing operating…
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Qatar Airways buys into Cathay Pacific
Qatar Airways buys into Cathay Pacific
Qatar Airways buys into Cathay Pacific
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A file image of Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 A7-ALH. (Ryan Hothersall)
Qatar Airways has bought a 9.61 per cent stake in Cathay Pacific, citing the Hong Kong-based carrier’s “massive potential” for the future.
The Doha-headquartered airline has acquired the 378,188,000 shares in Cathay Pacific from Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd, which…
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Emirates Enhances Nigeria Service
Emirates Enhances Nigeria Service
Emirates Enhances Nigeria Service
By Ofonime Essien
Emirates B777-300ER | Tis Meyer
Emirates announced Sunday it will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from 15 December 2017.
Similar to the current daily service between Dubai and Lagos, the added frequencies to Lagos will be operated with Emirates’ Boeing…
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D.B. Cooper, the mystery hijacker who jumped from an airliner and changed commercial plane design
D.B. Cooper, the mystery hijacker who jumped from an airliner and changed commercial plane design
D.B. Cooper, the mystery hijacker who jumped from an airliner and changed commercial plane design
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Cooper leapt from a Northwest Boeing 727 similar to this.
Reality can sometimes blow fiction right out of the water, and so it is with the strange case of D.B. Cooper, the first hijacker to jump from an aircraft and into criminal mythology.
On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, a…
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British Airways Sacks Air Hostess over Racist Chants against Nigerians
British Airways Sacks Air Hostess over Racist Chants against Nigerians
British Airways Sacks Air Hostess over Racist Chants against Nigerians
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British Airways has sacked 23-year-old air hostess, Joanne Wickenden, who shot a racist video where she was seen ranting and insulting Nigerian passengers.
She sparked outrage after the video in which she was seen in her British Airways uniform before flying from London Heathrow to Abuja on Friday night.
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