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Chinyere Kalu, MFR (née Onyenucheya) is the first Nigerian female commercial pilot and the first woman to fly an aircraft in Nigeria. She served as the rector and Chief Executive of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology between October 2011 and February 2014. [1] [2]
"Plush" is a 1992 song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released in August 1993 as the second single from their debut album, Core. It became their first single to top the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart; it went on to become that listing's number-one song of 1993.
In December 2014, Abimbola became the first female helicopter pilot for Bristow Helicopters Nigeria flying the Sikorsky S-76. [5] [6]In February 2016, Abimbola as the captain of the Bristow helicopter ditched it the into Atlantic Ocean, an action that saved lives of 11 passengers aboard.
Although an air force was originally proposed in 1958, many lawmakers preferred to rely on the United Kingdom for air defense. [citation needed] But during peacekeeping operations in Congo and Tanganyika, the Nigerian Army had no air transport of its own, and so in 1962, the government began to recruit cadets for pilot training in various foreign countries, with the first ten being taught by ...
ValueJet is a private Nigerian airline with its head office in Lagos State that provides scheduled passenger services to various cities of Nigeria. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] History
Price D. Rice (October 22, 1916 – February 21, 1999) was a U.S. Army Air Corps/U.S. Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. [1] [2] He was one of 1,007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots. [3]
Eleven passengers died in the crash of Nigeria Airways Flight 357 which took place at the airport in 1955. [6] [7] On 20 August 2010, Chanchangi Airlines Flight 334, involving a Boeing 737-200 5N-BIF, struck the localizer antenna and landed short of the runway. Several passengers were injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
When he was 20 years old, he qualified for his Private Pilot License (PPL) in 19 days. Lola was trained in the UK and US flying for Arik Air for five years before working for Air Djibouti. [3] [4] Since earning his commercial license in 2011 Lola has logged over 4,000 hours as a commercial Boeing 737 pilot as of 2017. [5]