Tag: Plane
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Lucky escape: Plane conveying Liberian President crash lands after take-off from Nigeria
A private jet conveying Liberian President Joseph Boakai crash-landed on Thursday night at Roberts International Airport, triggering panic and temporarily halting all flight operations. The incident occurred as the jet was approaching the runway after returning from Abuja, Nigeria, where President Boakai had attended the 50th anniversary of ECOWAS. According to airport officials, a malfunction…
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SAD! Six feared dead as plane crashes in New York
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a “fatal crash” in Copake, eastern New York, official Todd Inman told reporters on Sunday, without specifying the number of deaths. The Mitsubishi MU2B40 aircraft crashed into a field 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the local Columbia County airport shortly after noon on Saturday, Inman said. The…
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Just in: Fear grips US aviation authorities as plane declared missing midair
US authorities are looking for a small plane carrying 10 people that has been reported missing in the state of Alaska. The US Coast Guard for the Alaska region said a Cessna Caravan craft was 12 miles (19km) offshore on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome when “its position was lost”. The two cities are…
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Several injured as FAAN gives update on emergency landing of U.S-bound plane
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) rescue team safely deboarded 256 passengers from a U.S.-bound United Airlines plane which made emergency air return to Lagos on Friday. Confirming the air return, the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN
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Strange object hits Vice President, Shettima’s Plane in US, aborts CHOGM trip
Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, on Thursday aborted his trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa as a strange object hits his plane in US. Recall that President Bola Tinubu delegated Shettima to represent Nigeria at the forthcoming meeting. The presidency, however, on Thursday night, announced that Shettima’s trip had been cancelled, revealing…
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SAD! Passenger plane with 19 people aboard crashes
A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday morning, with fire crew working to douse the flaming wreckage. The Saurya Airlines plane crashed at around 11:15 am (0530 GMT), Nepal’s military said in a statement. “Rescue work is going on” with the army’s quick response team lending assistance,…
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Fans react as Plane conveying Arsenal female players catches fire
Following an aircraft conveying Arsenal women’s team that burst into flames on the runway on their way back from their Champions League semi-final first leg 2-2 draw encounter with Wolfsburg last weekend, Some Twitter users have continued to react to the incident.
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Narrow escape as plane conveying Arsenal players burst into flames on runway
It was a narrow escape as plane carrying the Arsenal women’s team back to London after a Champions League match, burst into flames as it was about to take off, forcing the players and staff to remain in Germany. Photos show flames shooting from an engine on the Boeing 737 on the runway at Braunschweig…
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Just In: Aero Contractors plane develops fault mid air, struggles to land in Abuja
A Port Harcourt-bound Aero Contractors aircraft, on Wednesday developed fault mid-air and had to return to Abuja for emergency landing. A passenger on the plane disclosed that the aircraft took off at about 8:40am but few minutes into the flight, the pilot announced he had to return back to Abuja. The passenger said those on…
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Mike Tyson cleared of charges for punching plane passenger
Former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges after punching a man multiple times before a flight out of San Francisco last month. The announcement came on Tuesday following an investigation by the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. It says the circumstances preceding the April 20 confrontation led to the decision.