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The pilot who was the sole survivor of the Nepal plane crash earlier this week made it out alive after his cockpit broke off from the aircraft on impact.   Harrowing photos showing rescuers pulling the bloodied captain to safety.   Captain Manish Ratna Shakya, the pilot of the doomed flight that …

Aniekan Essienette, the Group Manager, Marketing and Communication, said this in a statement in Uyo. Essienette noted that the airline was never blacklisted by any lessor, saying, “we did not take any aircraft on lease from any lessor”. She said it was untrue that the company was blacklisted over issues …

Senate president, Godswill Akpabio has debunked the claim of the 10th Senate allegedly proposing procurement of a new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima.   Addressing newsmen after leading a delegation to pay a condolence visit to Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno over the death of his …

The federal government is selling three ageing presidential jets to reduce excessive spending on fleet maintenance, according to TheCable.    This decision follows the recommendation from the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, which advised purchasing two new aircraft for the president and vice president. Shehu Buba …

President Bola Tinubu and his entourage, on Tuesday, June 18, flew two private jets from Lagos to Pretoria to attend the inauguration of the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa.   Punch reports that a source who spotted the President leaving from Lagos where he spent the Eid holiday said the …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that adverse weather conditions made two aircraft fly over Aso Rock, a segment of Nigerian airspace classified as “Prohibited Flight Zones” – DNP4.   The NCAA, in collaboration with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), investigated two recent incidents of violations in …

The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has asked the Federal Government to purchase new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.   The committee made the recommendation in a report it released after it investigated the status of the aircraft in the presidential air …

A XEJet Airlines aircraft from Abuja skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos on Saturday, May 11.     The XeJet E145 aircraft with registration number, 5NBZZ, at about 11.29 a.m. veered off the runway into the grass verge at the point of landing.   The …

The Indonesian Air safety agency has called for better pilot fatigue monitoring mechanisms after an investigation revealed that both pilots of a commercial aircraft had recently fallen asleep in flight.   A pilot and his co-pilot were simultaneously asleep for approximately 28 minutes during a Batik Air flight from South …

Two people have been killed in a mid-air crash between a passenger plane and a training aircraft above Nairobi National Park in Kenya. The collision occurred at 10.05 local time (07.05 GMT) on Tuesday, March 5. The student and trainer on board the flying school aircraft were killed in the …