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Boeing 727 Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway in South Sudan While Evacuating Over 300 Civilians Amid Conflict

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 06:16:44 +0000

A Boeing 727-200 freighter with more than 300 passengers onboard overshot the runway at Juba Airport (JUB) in South Sudan on April 28th. The aircraft, with registration EY-627, was previously operated by Astral Aviation, the Kenyan cargo specialist that retired the aircraft at the end of October 2022. The Boeing 727 was then sold to [...]

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Turkish Airlines Begins Juba Flights

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:55:19 +0000

Turkish Airlines has increased the number of destination countries to 129, and overall destinations to 338 with Juba, the capital of South Sudan its latest addition.The airline continues to expand its flight network with flights to Juba, as of June 1, 2022, connecting Africa to more destinations than any other in the world.Turkish Airlines increased [...]

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EU’s South Sudan Safety Revision, A sign of the country’s Flight Safety failings

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:00:49 +0000

The European regulator’s decision to blacklist Sudan has barred aircraft belonging to the country’s airline companies from the European skies for over a decade now. But South Sudan only became a republic in 2011, and authorities in the country are now under mounting pressures from European regulators amid fears that the country is not able [...]

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