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Inside Air India’s Deadliest Crash in Decades, AI171 Preliminary Report Released

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 08:10:50 +0000

On June 12 in Ahmedabad, Air India flight AI171 lifted off on what should have been a routine service to London. Minutes later, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunged into a nearby building, erupting into a fireball that claimed more than 260 lives, passengers, crew, and people on the ground, marking the world’s deadliest aviation accident [...]

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FAA Implements Rigorous Measures Following Boeing 737-9 MAX Incident

admin — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:22:28 +0000

In the wake of the January 5 incident involving a Boeing 737-9 MAX, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking extensive measures to ensure the safety of every aircraft. Announcing additional actions, the FAA has informed Boeing that there will be no approval for any production expansion of the MAX series, including the 737-9 MAX. [...]

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Severe Smoke from Wildfires in Canada Causes Extensive Flight Delays in the Northeastern United States

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:17:17 +0000

The aviation industry in the northeastern United States is grappling with widespread flight delays due to the pervasive smoke caused by wildfires in Canada. The smoke, which has been affecting air quality started to impact flights on Wednesday, June 7, resulting in significant disruptions. Challenging Operating Conditions in the Northeastern United States The deteriorating conditions [...]

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EAT, LAUGH, LUNCH For African Aviation Safety

admin — Fri, 19 May 2023 07:18:21 +0000

On May 25, the AviAssist Foundation will be organizing a series of lectures on aviation safety. Under the name of ‘Lunch Lectures’, the lectures are given at various locations in Africa in celebration of Africa Day. The lectures are organized to bring more attention to aviation safety in African aviation and to offer safety experts [...]

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Passengers injured during turbulent TAAG Angola Airlines flight to Lisbon

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:41:47 +0000

On March 23, an incident occurred involving a TAAG Angola Airlines Airbus A330-343 aircraft while flying from Luanda to Lisbon, causing 10 injuries due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft, with the registration number 9H-HFA, was built in 2017. Footage captured on the flight shows the aftermath of the turbulence, with meals, trays, and plastic [...]

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KLM Flight KL591 Aborts Johannesburg Journey, Returns to Amsterdam Due to Galley Fire

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:31:38 +0000

On Thursday, February 9, a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Johannesburg had to make an unexpected landing due to a fire in the galley. The Boeing 777-200 aircraft, registered as PH-BQO, was in the air for approximately two hours when the cockpit crew noticed smoke entering the cabin. The crew declared an emergency and squawked [...]

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Airline Collision Chaos: Air Peace Claims Sabotage as Three Planes Grounded in One Month

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:32:27 +0000

Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline, has reported three incidents of collisions on the ground within a month involving its planes, and now thinks this is an act of sabotage, reports our media partner, Nigerian Fligh Deck. The number of collisions between vehicles and aircraft at airports has been increasing for years. Logically, the main reason [...]

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Niger Airlines flights suspended over safety concerns

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:32:01 +0000

Niger Airlines, the Nigerien private airline is no longer allowed to take off until further notice after the country’s civil aviation authority ANAC decided to ground the airline over safety concerns. This is after Niger Airlines flight operated on the Fokker 27 with the registration 5U-NAA repeatedly had breakdowns, as local media report. On this [...]

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Boeing, AviAssist partner to promote Safety and access to continuous professional development and research in Africa

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:49:37 +0000

Boeing becomes the latest partner in AviAssist Safety Promotion Centre – Rwanda to promote access to continuous professional development and research The Boeing Company yesterday entered a partnership with AviAssist, the reference safety promotion organization in Africa on the sidelines of African Aviation event in Kigali, Rwanda, a partnership that will support safety promotion centre [...]

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A TAP Air Portugal A320neo kills two people on a motorcycle while landing in Guinea

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:54:42 +0000

The Guinea Civil Aviation Authority is investigating an accident that occurred last Friday night (September 2) which involved a TAP Airplane and a motorbike carrying two on the runway at Guinea-Conakry Airport that resulted in their death. The TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320neo (registered CS-TVI) was operating flight TP1492 between Lisbon, Portugal, and Conakry, Guinea. [...]

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