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Boeing Engine Cover Redesign Called for after Woman Sucked from Plane

Aviation Media
November 21, 2019
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*The National Transportation Safety Board says the 2018 incident began with a broken fan blade piercing the plane’s engine cover. Boeing should redesign engine covers on all its 737NG aircraft following an accident that killed a mother-of-two, investigators have said. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) looked at the April 2018 incident, which saw an […]

Airlines Lose N20 Billion Annually to Bird Strikes

Aviation Media
June 30, 2017
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There are indications that Nigerian airlines might be losing as much as N20billion to bird strike annually, as the frequency of such incidents has increased over the years without efforts to curtail them by concerned authorities. Some airlines operators told THISDAY that bird strikes have become very regular that they have to make provisions for […]