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DHL plane splits in two after crash-landing at airport
A DHL cargo plane carrying mail and packages broke in two during an emergency landing in Costa Rica, Per Second News gathered.
The aircraft was bound for Guatemala when its…
BA pilot jailed for lying about experience to get job
BUSTED! A British Airways pilot has been jailed for lying on his CV to get job at the airline. Craig Butfoy made false claims to get and retain work with BA’s subsidiary BA CityFlyer. The…
After six years on its fleet, Nigeria’s Max Air dispatches its oldest Boeing…
``The aircraft spent almost 20 years with the airline as HL7472 before leaving in February 2016. During this time, it amassed an impressive 83,049 hours across 12,700 cycles, giving an…
UK to end passenger locator forms, mask rules at Heathrow airport
The UK said all mask mandates at London’s Heathrow Airport will be dropped from Wednesday, Per Second News gathered.
The Heathrow airport said it would be lifting the requirement for…
British Airways faces disruption, mass flight cancellations as catering staff…
British Airways passengers face the possibility of a fresh wave of disruption and mass flight cancellations as outsourced catering staff have announced a two-day strike.…
Airline passenger enters cockpit, damages controls
A passenger entered an American airline plane and caused extensive damage, reportedly wrecking the flight controls, Persecondnews.com gathered.
The American Airlines flight in…
Pandemonium At Lagos Airport As Catering Truck Blown Away, Gets Stuck Under Air Peace…
A catering truck on Friday was overturned and blown away by the thrust of an Air Peace aircraft, Persecondnews.com gathered.
The catering truck owned by Sky Care Catering was…
Delta Passenger’s Christmas Presents in Checked-In Luggage Replaced With Dog…
A Delta airline passenger recently had several Christmas presents in her checked luggage replaced with dog food, garbage and other unwanted items following a flight home from Paris.
Gina…
Omicron: FG bans flights from Canada, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh
In a retaliatory action taken against Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, the Federal Government has announced ban of flights from the…
Emirates, Qatar, 5 others ranked leading airlines by new World Class rating system
Seven airlines has been awarded the WORLD CLASS 2022 by APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association), after a comprehensive evaluation of quality of service, safety and health…
Man survives flight from Guatemala to U.S hiding under Plane’s wheel
A Guatemalan man hidden in the wheel well of an American Airlines aircraft survived a flight of more than two and a half hours to Miami on Saturday, Persecondnews.com gathered.
The stowaway…
New National Carrier — Air Nigeria — for inauguration April 2022, says…
Nigeria’s new national carrier, Air Nigeria, will debut by April 2022, according to the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika.
The new national carrier will be run by a company with the…
Water truck crashes into Max Air plane at Abuja airport
A water bowser truck collided with a Max Air jet on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport, Persecondnews.com gathered.
The truck during approach hit the aircraft causing visible…
Plane tickets set to increase due to rising oil prices – IATA
Plane tickets are set to become more expensive as a result of rising crude oil prices and labour costs, warned head of the International Air Transport Association, IATA.
"The issue…
FG approves N47bn contracts for Aviation, Nigerian Customs Service, others
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved various contracts worth N47 billion for the Ministries of Aviation, Works and Housing and the bNigerian Customs Service.
The…
51-year-old man with Covid-19 dies on flight from Turkey to Germany
A 51-year-old man died on a Pegasus Airlines flight from Turkey to Germany last month had coronavirus, according to officials in Germany.
The passenger was found motionless in his…