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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 pilots of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have survived an air mishap which occurred while returning from a routine training flight.    Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, said the incident occurred on Thursday, March 7, at about 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna …

The Pentagon plans to begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in the United States as early as September, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Defense Department officials said last week that Ukrainian pilots would be trained in the United States if European nations, led by the Netherlands and …

A Russian warplane smashed into a home in the Siberian city of Irkutsk while on a test flight. Russian state media reported there were no civilian casualties in the crash.

A Man who threatened to crash a stolen plane into Walmart shopping mall at Tupelo, Mississippi, US, reportedly didn’t have a pilot license or experience landing planes, according to police.   On Saturday, September 3, a Walmart shopping center was evacuated after police were made aware that a pilot flying …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the death of two pilots in a crash involving its trainer aircraft in Kaduna State.    NAF Director of Public Relation and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Wednesday April 20, identified the officers as Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Muhammed Alkali and Flight …