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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…
Forex crunch: Nigeria traps $450m foreign airline revenue
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has declared that Nigeria is leading other African countries that trapped about one billion dollars earned by mainly foreign international airline operators in the continent. The association calculated that African countries collectively owe international…
Israel commends Argentina on grounding Venezuelan plane
Israel praised Argentina on Thursday for holding a Venezuelan plane that included Iranian crew, saying the flight shows Tehran is trying to expand its influence in South America. Washington also made clear it is keeping close tabs on the investigation…
Awute advocates transportation policies review, better synergy
The federal government has been called upon to review its transportation policies in order to build a symbiotic relationship between the Ministries of Aviation, Transportation and Works so as to create a more integrated transportation system that would fast track…
UAE to lift travel ban on Nigeria, other African countries
The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on Saturday on travelers who had recently visited South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and eight other African countries. The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) said…
United Nigeria adds Airbus A320 to fleet
Sopuruchi Onwuka Rising indigenous airline, United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), has announced introduction of the high capacity A320 aircraft, into its domestic flight operations. Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, stated that the addition of the large seater plane to…
