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NASA to attempt Artemis 1 rocket launch today
The stars appear to be aligned for NASA’s Moon rocket to finally blast off today, with weather forecasts favorable and technical issues that postponed the launch earlier this week resolved. The chance for favorable weather conditions within that window sat…
SpaceX sells $1.4 bn flight ticket for 5 more NASA missions
NASA has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to purchase five more astronaut transportation missions to and from the International Space Station, further entrenching the space company’s position as the prime services vendor for the space agency. The deals, explained in…
Bonny Light Energy And Offshore Limited pledges supply of 60 m liters of Jet-A1
Indigenous fuel trader, Bonny Light Energy And Offshore Limited, has declared commitment to step into the fuel supply crisis rocking the nation’s aviation industry with solutions that guarantee 60 million liters of the product on monthly basis. According to a…
US queues up with 7 countries to buy Indian fighter jets
World’s military super power, the United States, is surprisingly in line to buy Indian made single engine fighter aircraft after the Asian nation offered to sell units of its light combat aircraft called Tejas. Indian defence ministry announced weekend that…
Ferrari seeking approval to roll out flying car
A Ferrari-red flying car is could soon become every commuter’s dream come true: It would fly over miles of gridlock to work, land and then drive a mile or two to their parking spaces. Samson Air’s Switchblade, which has been…
United Nigeria to launch internship for Unizik students
United Nigeria Airlines Limited will this October accept the first batch of engineering students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, on internship at its engineering department. This is sequel to the signing, and exchange, of the final documents and…
Fuel scarcity hits airlines, shatters flight schedules
*Operators warn passengers against violence, vandalism Sopuruchi Onwuka Players operating airlines in the Nigerian aviation industry have notified passengers and other patrons to expect disruptions in flight schedules and other routine services following acute scarcity of the aviation turbines kerosene…
Hand of God: All rescued as Somali plane lands upside-down
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports In what is now described as miracle, all passengers and crew on a plane that crashed landed, went up in flames and flipped upside down have been rescued alive in Somalia. The Oracle Today gathered…
Biden dismantles flight barrier between S. Arabia, Israel
Saudi Arabia announced weekend that it was lifting restrictions on “all carriers” using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel. The announcement paced way to direct flight hours before US President Joe Biden’s arrival at Jeddah after visiting…
Intoxicated pilot flew on empty tank, lands plane on highway
An aircraft pilot who has been determined to be intoxicated landed his plane on a Missouri highway early Friday after running out of fuel was arrested for allegedly flying while intoxicated, authorities said. Troopers responded to reports of a small…
