LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said. The small plane was seen crashing into the water at around 08:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Friday in the Cha-am district, a coastal resort area some…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US man has been shot dead after hijacking a small passenger plane and injuring two passengers in the Caribbean nation of Belize. Fourteen passengers were onboard the aircraft when the hijacker, identified as Akinyela Sawa Taylor, took control of the flight at knifepoint. Two passengers were injured, including one who was…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS0-A plane crashed into the sea seconds after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatán, killing at least 12 people, including the musician Aurelio Martínez Suazo, according to reports. The Honduran fire service said five people survived but one was still missing. The service noted bad weather and low visibility in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Only one person has survived a plane crash in South Sudan, which killed 20 oil workers who were on board, the government said. The plane, which was heading to the capital, Juba, crashed three minutes after take-near the oil fields in Unity State on Wednesday morning, said Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol….
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but all 176 people on board were safely evacuated, authorities said. The Airbus plane operated by South Korean airline Air Busan was preparing to leave for Hong Kong when its rear parts caught fire at Gimhae International…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 120 people have been killed when a passenger plane caught fire after skidding off a runway and crashing at an airport in South Korea’s Muan city, the country’s National Fire Agency said. The accident occurred on Sunday at 9.03am local time (00:03 GMT) as the Jeju Air flight, carrying 175…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-President Kashim Shettima has aborted his trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa. President Bola Tinubu had delegated Nigeria’s number two man to represent the country at the ongoing summit. Traveling across Quang Binh to stunning cinematic locations But in a statement on Thursday night, the presidency announced…