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Pilot dies after helicopter collides with Australian hotel rooftop
A pilot has died after a helicopter collided with a hotel roof in Australia early on Monday. Queensland police said that emergency services were called to the hotel in Cairns, in north-eastern Australia, around 1:50 a.m. following reports a twin engine helicopter had crashed into the roof. Australian police said in a statement that the resulting impact caused a fire…
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Why we suspended helicopter landing levies – FG
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development says the 300 dollars helicopter landing levy collection by its concessionaire has been suspended. Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Public Affairs Unit of the ministry, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Oluseyi said that the collection of the levy was temporarily halted to allow the ministry…
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Iranian President Raisi dies after helicopter crash – Reports
All nine people on board of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter which crashed in the country’s North-West have died, the media reported. Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian are among the nine dead, according to the report. On Monday morning, local media published images taken by a drone showing debris from what appears to be a completely destroyed aircraft…
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Helicopter carrying Iran president reportedly ‘crashes’
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, ABC News is reporting. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Rescuers were attempting to reach…
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Boko Haram attacks UN helicopter, kills child, 2 others
Boko Haram insurgents attacked a United Nations aid helicopter in Nigeria’s Northeast region. The terrorists, according to UN communications, launched the attack on Thursday in Damasak, Borno State, killing two civilians, including a five-year-old child. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, on Saturday said both fatalities and several others injured in the attack were on the ground. “A UN…
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Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes in Lagos
A Super Puma Helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on training mission in Lagos at 10:00 a.m. friday, today, returning to the Apron suffered severe damage. The NAF Helicopter according to Air Commodore Dele J ALONGE, Director Public Relations and Information (NAF) for Chief of Air Staff in a statement said the Puma helicopter suffered severe damage due to hydraulic failure”. The…
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