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Ethiopian Airlines grounds Boeing 787s amid safety fears

January 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Airlines said on Friday that it had grounded its Boeing 787 Dreamliners after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a safety review of the aircraft. Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. (Rendering by Boeing) The FAA issued a directive … read more »

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Nigeria Plane crash: Investigators suspect contaminated fuel

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Investigators from Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau and the United States National Transportation Safety Board are focusing their investigations on the samples of aviation fuel collected from the Boeing MD-83 planes belonging to Dana Air. Our correspondent gathered that the accident … read more »

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US: Lawsuit filed over Nigerian plane crash

June 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Chicago – A man whose wife died when a Nigerian commercial airliner crashed into a crowded neighbourhood in that country’s largest city filed a lawsuit in the United States on Thursday that blames the accident, at least in part, on … read more »

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Stunt pilot killed in fiery air show crash

August 21, 2011 by benim

A stunt pilot has been killed in fiery crash during an air show after his plane appeared unable to get out of a downward spiral. The biplane plummeted nose-first into the ground at the downtown Kansas City air show, after … read more »

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