Tag: pilots

December 20, 2013

Suspected Islamists attack Borno barracks again

by Akintomiwa Agbaje File photo A large  number of terrorist gunmen have again stormed a military parastatal located in the northeast Nigeria. This comes right after a barracks was attacked…

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October 11, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Aircraft had mechanical issues before take-off – AIB

by Oge Okonkwo The readout from the black box of the ill-fated Associated Airline plane which crashed on October 3, 2013 has been revealed. According to reports, there seemed to…

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September 26, 2013

Flying without wings: British authorities reveal both pilots of 325-seat plane fell asleep during flight

A packed passenger jet heading to the UK was left flying on autopilot when both pilots fell asleep at the controls, it emerged last night. The terrifying incident happened last…

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February 1, 2013

This is serious: Plane flies unguarded after one pilot slept off leaving his co-pilot locked out of the cockpit

by Rachel Ogbu Investigations are underway after claims that a pilot fell asleep while in sole charge of a passenger plane on the Boeing 737 flight to Crete. He had…

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June 13, 2012

Strike Two: Air Nigeria has been grounded

by Hauwa Gambo Air Nigeria's continuing controversies seem to have come to a head. According to Daily Times: "The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of Air…

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