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Plane with 22 passengers on board goes missing

A plane operated by Nepal’s Tara Air carrying 22 people went missing on Sunday morning, an airline spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The plane was flying from the city of Pokhara to Jomsom, a popular tourist town in central Nepal. The aircraft took off at 9:55 a.m. local time and lost …

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Why Ghana-bound British Airways plane failed to land in Accra

On Friday, April 8, 2022; reports emerged that an Accra-bound British Airways aircraft had to make a U-turn and return to London due to some reasons. The issue took over social media with some persons concerned over the possible reason of the failure of the plane to land in Accra …

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Plane bursts into flames on runway after ‘botched landing’

A BOEING 747’s engine burst into flames in dramatic scenes after an apparent botched landing at East Midlands Airport last night. No one is believed to have been injured on the jumbo-jet cargo carrier, which arrived from Leipzig in Germany and lit up the evening sky with orange flames. The …

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PHOTOS: Woman fleeing Afghanistan gives birth on flight to UK

A woman fleeing Afghanistan has given birth to a baby girl while on a flight to the United Kingdom. A Turkish Airlines flight said the 26-year-old woman identified as Soman Noori gave birth on Saturday August 28, after having contractions as the plane was midway between Dubai and Birmingham. With …

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VIDEO: How these South African teenagers built their own plane in 10 days

Twenty South African teenagers have built their own plane and are flying it from Cape Town to Cairo. With the support of U-Dream Global, an NGO, the teenagers built different parts of the plane including the fuselage and the horizontal and vertical stabilisers. BBC Africa’s children’s programme BBC What’s New went …

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Nigeria examines the causes of rampant plane crashes

  Observers in the aviation industry note that in February, a military aircraft crashed near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in which seven people died. They recalled that in 2021 alone, we had three crashes associated with the military — on February 27, March 31 and the third one was …

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Nigerian Air Force releases identity of victims of military plane crash

The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the seven personnel that perished in the military aircraft that crashed in Abuja today February 21. According to a statement released by AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the Director of Public Relations and Information, the deceased personnel include; a. Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama …

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Seven passengers died in Abuja crash — Air Force

The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday said seven passengers onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft died when the jet crashed in Abuja. The jet en route Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport after reporting engine failure. In a statement, NAF Director of Public …

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PHOTOS: US plane scatters engine debris over Denver homes

A Boeing jet has scattered debris over a residential area near Denver after one of its engines failed on take-off. The Boeing 777, with 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, was able to return safely and land at Denver airport. No injuries were reported. Police in the town of …

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Two French planes crash in mid-air, killing five

Two small planes have collided in mid-air before crashing in western central France, killing five people, local officials say. The collision between two light aircraft happened south-east of the city of Tours at about 16:30 local time (15:30 BST) on Saturday. Emergency crew, including about 50 firefighters, were called to …

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