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Pilot dies as NAF aircraft on rehearsal for Oct 1 celebration crashes

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2018 0

Tragedy struck air display rehearsal for October 1, Nigeria’s 58th Independent Day celebration on Friday as two of the aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force taking part in the rehearsal crashed around the general area of Katamkpe Hill near Abuja. But the development led to the death of one

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Why I want to be a Captain-Billionaire-Miracle, BBN 2018 winner

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2018 0

With the passion to set standard for himself and further empower others via his planned Agricultural Business, Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe winner of the 2018 edition of the Big Brother Naija ‘ Double Wahala’ season is sure smiling to the bank now having won the converted N25M cash and other exciting prizes . The Imo state […]

World

Russian jet pilot ‘pulled grenade pin’ to avoid capture in Syria

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2018 0

Russian media have lauded a pilot killed in Syria as a hero, saying he detonated his grenade to avoid being captured by jihadists who had shot his plane out of the sky. Roman Filipov’s reported last words were: “Here’s for the guys.” His Sukhoi-25 ground-attack aircraft was shot down over rebel-held Idlib province. He survived […]

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Nigerian Emerges First African To Fly Around The World

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2017 0

  A Nigerian Pilot, Ademilola Odujinrin has shared his experience of how he made history as the first African to fly round the world. The world tour saw the 38 year-old pilot traversed the world on a single engine aircraft from USA to Iceland then Europe and into Africa via UAE, India, and Asian subcontinent. […]

Aviation Business

New Cockpit Policy Not Solution to Germanwings Experience – Union Scribe

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

The Assistant General Secretary of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Comrade Olayinka Abioye has said that increasing the number of pilots in the cockpit of aircraft is not the solution to the Germanwings experience. Recalled that a co- pilot of the Germanwings aircraft alleged locked out his pilot when he went to use […]