Tag: Pilot
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Air Force jet crashes, pilot unhurt
A Swiss Air Force Tiger F-5 jet crashed on Wednesday near Melchsee-Frutt in the central canton of Obwalden, the defence ministry said. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was unhurt, it said on Twitter, giving no further details.
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[Photo] Four footballers, club president, pilot die in plane crash
Four footballers and the president of the Brazilian fourth-tier men’s club Palmas Futebol e Regatas have died in a plane crash. The pilot also died in the accident shortly after take-off on Sunday in the central Brazilian state of Toncantin, the club announced. The players and club president Lucas Meira were on their way to…
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VIDEO: How pilot played hard with colleagues hours before helicopter crash in Lagos
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG on Saturday obtained exclusive video of the pilot who flew the the ill-fated Bell 206 helicopter that crashed in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday making out with his pilot colleagues. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEdu07Uj-CM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Identified as Captain Chika Prudence Ernest, the pilot was locked up in a bag by his colleagues while he struggled to make his…
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Identities of pilot, co-pilot of Lagos crashed helicopter revealed
The pilot of the ill-fated Bell 206 helicopter that crashed in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, has been identified. He was Chika Prudence Ernest. Also identified with him was the co-pilot, Clement Ndiok. However, the identity of the third person, who was a passenger in the helicopter could not be confirmed. He died at the Lagos…
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I feel safe when you fly me— Omotola praises husband on pilots’ day
Sensational actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has taken to social media to celebrate Matthew Ekeinde, her husband, on World Pilots’ Day. World Pilots’ Day has been set aside annually in honour of a flight made by Fesa Evrensev, the first pilot to receive a brevet in Turkey on April 26. An excited Omotola took to her Instagram…
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Air Peace pilot opens up on emergency landing at Lagos Airport
Four days after an Air Peace Boeing 737- 300 made emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Pilot – in – Command of the flight , Captain Simisola Ajibola on Saturday broke silence on the matter debunking claims that she landed the airplane without tyres. Ajibola who spoke with The Nation in an…
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Pilot dies after jet fighter crashes
A jet fighter on Thursday crashed in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai province, killing one pilot and injuring another, according to the Thai air force. The Air force spokesman, Pongsak Semachai, said the plane had two pilots on board which crashed during a training session. According to the spokesman, the Aero-L39 Albatros training jet was based…
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Miracle, BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’ winner now certified Instrument Rated Pilot
Miracle Ikechukwu, winner of the 2018 Big Brother Naija(BBN) ‘Double Wahala’ show, has obtained his certification as an “Instrument Rated” pilot. He took to his Instagram page @miracleikechukwu to share the news, as he post a picture of his duty post. He wrote: “A lot of turbulence while en-route but finally landed.. “Instrument Rated!”.. It’s…
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Miracle, BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’ winner gets Pilot license
Miracle Ikechukwu, the winner of the BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’ show has obtained his Private Pilot License (PPL) and Flight Dispatcher License (FDL). The 23-year-old took to his Instagram page @miracleikechukwu to share the news by posting a picture of his licenses alongside birthday wishes for his mother. He wrote, “Today is also my pillar’s birthday…
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Appeal panel upholds NCAA’s N33.5 million sanctions on FirstNation, pilot
A five-member appeal panel has upheld and reaffirmed the N33.5 million sanctions imposed on FirstNation Airways and one of its pilots by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Mr. Adurogboye said the panel had concluded its…