Tag: Aircraft
Mexican army seizes 1.3 tons of cocaine from aircraft
The Mexican army seized a 1.3 tons of cocaine from a plane that landed at the airport in Palenque, a small town in...
Water-bombing aircraft deployed to Australian wildfire
A large fire continued to burn out of control on Australia's east coast on Thursday, marking the first major blaze of the season...
Nigerian military confirms at least 20 terrorists killed in airstrike
At least 20 members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) including their leaders were killed in an airstrike by the...
Libya’s UN-backed government forces shoot down aircraft of eastern-based army
Forces of the UN-backed Libyan government on Sunday announced shooting down three aircraft of the rival eastern-based army in south of Misurata city, some...
7 injured as Russian plane makes hard landing
An aircraft made a hard landing on Thursday near Russia's Pacific port city of Magadan, leaving seven people injured.
The Antonov An-2...
Parliament rejects request to probe Airbus scandal
Parliament on Friday declined a request to set up a committee to investigate a request by Rev John Ntim Fordjour, MP for Assin South,...
Zimbabwe government acquires aircraft from Malaysia to boost state airline operations
Zimbabwe's state-owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, on Monday took delivery of one of the two Boeing 777-200 aircraft bought by government from Malaysia as part...
Light aircraft with 3 tourists crash-lands near Kenya’s national park
Four people escaped unhurt after a light aircraft which was carrying them crash-landed near a national park early Thursday, aviation authorities said.
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Botswana pilot dies after his aircraft crashes
A pilot allegedly killed himself in a aircraft crash early Saturday night at Matsieng Aerodrome, some 30km north of Gaborone, the capital city of...
Thriving in Aviation – Meet Sylvia Baah Emirates Airport Services Manager
The daily movement of aircraft, luggage, cargo, checking-in hundreds of passengers, disembarking hundreds more, immigration, security, may seem daunting when strung together.
But have...
British Airways To Offer Exclusive Sale As Terminal 3 Opens
British Airways is offering a special club world discount offer of $2139 for its Ghanaian customers.
The fare, which excludes taxes, fees and other surcharges,...
Emirates Airline Confirm Air Hostess Fell From Aircraft With Life Threatening Injuries
Emirates Airline Thursday confirmed that a member of its cabin crew fell from a parked aircraft at Entebbe airport, Uganda, on Wednesday.
“We can confirm...
New Ethiopian Airline Lands At KIA
Ethiopian Airlines has landed with 235 passengers to the Kotoka International Airport in Accra with its newest Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
The aircraft, tagged ‘Big Brother’,...
Ethiopian Airlines Brings onto the Ghanaian Market a New Plane
Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, will bring its newest plane B787-9 tagged the "Big Brother" to Accra Ghana on Friday, November, 10.
The Airline...
The Challenging Science Under Airliner Innovation
Innovation in aircraft technology will improve every aspect of air travel, including whether movies make you weepy, how your Bloody Mary tastes, and even...
New standard on aircraft CO2 emissions adopted – UN
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has adopted a new aircraft CO2 emissions standard which will reduce the impact of aviation...
Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Airport hosts biggest aircraft to date
The Chinese-rehabilitated Victoria Falls International Airport on Wednesday welcomed its biggest wide-bodied aircraft to date when South African Airways (SAA) landed an Airbus A330-200...
Melbourne Plane Crash Kills Five People
Five people have died after a light plane crashed into a shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia.
The charter flight appeared to have had a “catastrophic...
India orders probe into passenger aircraft going silent in German air space
Indian civil aviation authorities have intiated a probe into a serious security scare that was triggered when a passenger aircraft of India's private airline...
World’s largest amphibious aircraft passes engine tests
The AG600, the world's largest amphibian aircraft, has successfully passed engine tests and is expected to make its maiden flight in the first half...
Airbus sets new record for commercial aircraft deliveries
An Airbus A380 lands in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 10, 2014.
Airbus' commercial aircraft deliveries reached a record-high of 688 in 2016,...
Pakistan shoots down Indian spy aircraft
"Indian Quad Copter shot down by Pakistan troops at Aagahi Post in Rak Chakri sector" near Rawlakot along the Line of Control (LoC), a...
Aircraft carrier ready for battle at any time
The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, was refitted from a former Ukrainian vessel, Varyag. The carrier is 306.4 meters long and 74.4 meters wide....
Aircraft join in Chinese Antarctic venture
China's annual expedition to Antarctica will feature an upgraded Douglas DC-3 fixed-wing aircraft and several unmanned aerial vehicles for the first time this year.
The...
EU Petitions WTO Decision on Airbus Subsidies
The European Commission, or the EU's executive body, said in a statement it disagrees with the WTO conclusion that, "even though most of the...
Africa Now Scrapyard for Overused Old Aircraft
Just like other products, Africa has become a scrapyard for aircraft that have outlived their usefulness in Europe, Thabani Mthiyane, CEO of South...
Two police officers injured as light aircraft crash-lands in Nairobi
Airport officials said an instructor and a trainee were in the aircraft when it went down at about 1:00 pm local time as they...
Tamale Airport Would Serve As An Aircraft Maintenance Centre
President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the Tamale Airport was be used as a maintenance and servicing centre for aircraft across West Africa....
Emirates Concludes Restoration Works On 33 Aircraft In A Year
The Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre, the world’s largest aircraft painting facility owned by an airline, has completely stripped and repainted 33 aircraft last year,...
Official Statement On EgyptAir Flight Crash Issued
The Egyptian government said on Thursday that it has deployed aircraft and naval vessels to continue the search for EgyptAir MS804 which crashed in...