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How to plan a year of wild human experiences, from Rio's Carnival to Nevada's Burning Man

The year 2022 will be remembered as the first time we traveled farther and more freely since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We ventured across the Atlantic in larger numbers. We braved airport chaos to visit dream destinations, to explore favorite hideouts anew and to see the people we’d…

Tribune News Service

Nigeria set to relaunch national airline with major Ethiopian investment

A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline. The rebranded Nigeria Air is looking to take off nearly 20 years after its predecessor collapsed.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopian Airlines suspends pilots after report they fell asleep mid-flight and missed landing

Ethiopian Airlines is investigating an incident in which two of its pilots reportedly fell asleep mid-flight, causing them to overshoot their runway and miss their landing window.

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Two pilots fail to land plane on airport runway after 'falling asleep' on the job

The pilots were eventually woken up when an alarm was triggered as the plane flew over the airport runway

Irish Mirror

Ethiopian Airlines plane misses landing after both pilots fall asleep

Alarm raised when flight approached Addis Ababa airport but kept cruising at 37,000ft

The Independent UK

Ethiopia flight overflew runway after both pilots 'fell asleep' before descent

Flight ET343 from Khartoum to Addis Ababa was travelling at 37,000 feet when the two pilots fell asleep, with an alarm waking them up when the autopilot shut off, it is reported

Daily Mirror

Bengaluru: Meth capsules, heroin seized in week of mega haul at Kempegowda International Airport

BENGALURU: It was a week of big drug hauls at Kempegowda International Airport, with narcotics worth around Rs 35 crore seized during different smuggling attempts.

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Chennai gets direct flight to Africa

This will be Ethiopian Airlines’ fourth Indian station, after New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

The Hindu

Boeing 737 MAX mid-air emergencies revealed as US agency prepares to probe production issues

Reports from flight crews show Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft was involved in six mid-air emergencies in the US in the year after it was cleared to return to the skies following two fatal crashes.

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Ethiopian Airlines Expands Its All-Boeing Freighter Fleet

Ethiopian Airlines further expanded its all Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. Financial terms were not disclosed. "The addition of these five 777 Freighters into our cargo fleet will enable us to meet the growing demand in our cargo operation," said Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew. In…

Benzinga

Flybig to start Delhi-Shillong direct from May 2; draws up big expansion plans

NEW DELHI: Indore-based regional airline flybig has drawn up major expansion plans. It has wet-leased a Bombardier Q400 (taken on rent along with operating crew) from Ethiopian Airlines to start a direct flight between Delhi and Shillong from Monday (May 2).

The Times of India

Citing safety concerns, whistleblowers urge revamp of aging Boeing 737 Max cockpit

Last month, two prominent flight control experts and whistleblowers — one ex-Boeing, one ex-FAA — delivered to the U.S. Senate committee overseeing aviation a technical proposal to upgrade Boeing's 737 Max cockpit to current design standards.

Tribune News Service

Boeing's downfall – an account of broken trust and greed

A medley of fascination and fear exemplifies my relationship with flying. My brain goes into overdrive at the thought of how risky flying can be, but I put aside any thoughts of a crash because I trust in the cutting edge technology used by Boeing and Airbus, the world's two…

Bangkok Post

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Ethiopian Airlines is flying 737 Max again: here are the lessons learnt

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it plans to put its Boeing’s 737 Max back to service for the first time since the aircraft model was involved in a crash that claimed 157 lives three years ago. Chrystal Zhang has studied the business models of airlines. We asked her to make…

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