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Entebbe airport’s runway closed due Rwandair runway excursion

Rwandair flight WB464 from Nairobi skidded off the runway upon touchdown early on Wednesday morning. The Bombardier CRJ-900, registration 9XR-WI, veered right off the runway, coming to a stop with all gear on soft ground. All 60 passengers disembarked safely with no reported injuries. The initial, brief investigation points towards poor markings on the runway and low visibility due to heavy rain. Entebbe’s main runway, 17/35, was recently renovated as […]

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Azman Air fire incident in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Airport

The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, has confirmed the Azman aircraft incident, saying it happened at Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia on Thursday night on Thursday 14th April, 2022 in the evening. It reported that it was due to an alleged fire incident while taxing to take off. The spokesman for the bureau, Tunji Oketumbi, said that though Nigerian authorities are yet to get a documented report from the Saudi Arabian […]

todayApril 15, 2022 206

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Dubai International Airport tops the world’s international airport rankings

Airports Council International (ACI) latest report state that about 4.5 billion people flew in 2021 which is almost a half of the 9.1 billion people who flew in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic. Below are the 10 busiest airports in the world: Atlanta is once again the world's busiest airport, regaining the top spot after falling to second in 2020. It ended last year with 75.7 million passengers and was one […]

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Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Flights to Bengaluru, India

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s best airline and the largest aviation group in Africa, has announced the resumption of thrice weekly passenger flights to Bengaluru, India as of 27 March 2022. The airline announced the recommencement of after it halted operations for two years due to the pandemic. Ethiopian operated its first flight services to Bengaluru in October 2019. The nonstop service between Bengaluru and Addis Ababa is being carried out using […]

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DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757-200F HP-2010DAE crash lands at San Jose, CR

DHL Aero Expreso (Panama City) on April 7, 2022 with the pictured Boeing 757-200F (HP-2010DAE), flight DO7216 to Guatemala City made an emergency landing back at San Jose, Costa Rica after taking off from Juan Santamaría International Airport. The freighter returned to the airport due to a hydraulic issue. The aircraft on landing veered off runway 07 and broke up into two parts after falling into a ditch. The aircraft […]

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British Airways to operate 2 flights on April 9 due flight disruptions on the 8th

A British Airways flight bound to land in Accra on Friday, April 8, has returned to London following airspace restrictions in Bamako, Mali. According to the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) and the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), passengers of the outbound flight BA081 have been informed of the incident. “Consequently, British Airways will operate two flights on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Details of the additional flights are to be […]

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