Aviation

Five months after, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted flight ban on Nigerian travellers with effect from Thursday, August 5.

In a move that pours cold water on the dreams of a few billionaire space explorers, the US has tightened its definition of the word “astronaut”.

Fl. Lt A. Dairo who ejected and escaped from bandits after his jet was shot while on a mission in the skies of Zamfara state, has given graphic details of the incident, concluding that it was all made possible because of his strong belief in Almighty God.

Investigations have revealed how the Nigerian Airforce pilot whose aircraft was gunned down in Zamfara State on Sunday was aided by some villagers to evade bandits who were determined to annihilate him.

A Russian passenger plane has gone missing outside the Siberian city of Tomsk, according to the Interfax news agency.

Blue Origin announced Thursday that 18-year-old Oliver Daemen of the Netherlands will be joining founder Jeff Bezos on the company’s first crewed spaceflight after the winner of a $28 million auction postponed.

The British entrepreneur Richard Branson has successfully flown to the edge of space and back in his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane, days ahead of a rival launch by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, as the billionaires compete to kick off a new era of space tourism.

None of the 28 people on board a Russian An-26 plane have survived its crash on Tuesday in the country’s far east, Interfax and RIA news agencies quoted sources in the rescue service as saying.

At least 50 injured people pulled from the burning wreckage of C-130 Hercules after it crashed when it missed the runway At least 29 people were killed and at least 50 injured when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the south of the country, officials said.

All six people on board a private plane, including two American missionaries, were killed when the aircraft crashed in Haiti, southwest of capital Port-au-Prince, according to media reports and a missionary group.