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Captain Devi Sharan, Kandahar Hijack Hero, Retires After 4 Decades
Captain Devi Sharan, the commander of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814, which was hijacked in December 1999, has retired after a distinguished four-decade career in aviation.
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Retiring Pilot's Last Flight With Daughter As Co-Pilot Captures Hearts In Viral Video
The video begins with the pilot addressing passengers and crew, reflecting on the conclusion of his 32-year career with the airline.
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Pilot's Heartfelt Farewell Speech After 32 Years In Service Moves Passengers To Tears
On Jeff Fell's final flight, he expressed gratitude to his family, who joined as passengers to commemorate his remarkable 32-year journey in the cockpit.
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Don't Make Captain, Crew "Scapegoats" In Pee-Gate: Ex Pilots To Air India
A section of serving and retired pilots have strongly criticised the de-rostering of the captain and the crew of a New York-Delhi flight in which a male flier urinated on a female co-passenger in a drunken state.
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Akasa Air's First Flight Takes Off From Mumbai To Ahmedabad
Akasa Air is finally in Indian skies as the first flight took off on Sunday between the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, which was inaugurated by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia along with MoS General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retired).
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule to Begin Earth Descent From ISS on Sunday
Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and will begin a descent back to Earth on Sunday, April 30. The capsule carries an all-private astronaut team from Houston-based startup company Axiom Space.
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"Tremendous Public Pressure" To Restart International Flights: Minister
Junior Aviation Minister Gen (retired) VK Singh on Monday said that there is tremendous pressure from the public to resume international scheduled flights.
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NASA's Tiny Mars Copter Ingenuity Is Still Flying High After 12 Successful Flights
NASA’s Ingenuity was only supposed to fly five times as per plans. But the tiny copter, which has been on Mars for six months, has successfully completed 12 flights with retirement nowhere in sight.
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Air India Pilot Retiring After 33 Years Gets Surprise Water Cannon Salute In Chennai
It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Jo...
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On Final 747 Flight, Qantas Jet Draws Kangaroo Tail In The Sky
Qantas Airways Ltd's last Boeing 747 jet drew a kangaroo tail in the sky off the Australian coast as it began its final flight to retirement in the Mojave Desert on Wednesday, ending the model's almost half a century of service at the carrier.
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Unable To Return Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, Kerala Man Dies Of Heart Attack In UAE: Report
A retired college professor from India, who was visiting his daughter in the UAE, but could not travel back following flight suspensions due to the coronavirus outbreak, died of a heart attack, his family said today.
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NASA Says First Manned SpaceX Mission Set for June 2019
SpaceX's mission will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.
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Akshay Kumar Reveals How A Missed Flight Changed His Life
Akshay Kumar would have been "a retired model somewhere" (like he said), had it not been for a flight not taken
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Air France Could See 2,900 Job Cuts, Fewer Long-Haul Flights: Union Officials
Air France on Friday unveiled details of its alternative restructuring plan, including 2,900 job cuts, retiring 14 long-haul planes and reducing flights, union officials said.
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Goal-King Miroslav Klose Plans Coaching Career
Having played for Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich in Germany's top flight, Miroslav Klose currently plays for Italian side Lazio but his current contract expires at the end of the season and he is considering retiring from all football.
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Captain Devi Sharan, Kandahar Hijack Hero, Retires After 4 Decades
Captain Devi Sharan, the commander of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814, which was hijacked in December 1999, has retired after a distinguished four-decade career in aviation.
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Retiring Pilot's Last Flight With Daughter As Co-Pilot Captures Hearts In Viral Video
The video begins with the pilot addressing passengers and crew, reflecting on the conclusion of his 32-year career with the airline.
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Pilot's Heartfelt Farewell Speech After 32 Years In Service Moves Passengers To Tears
On Jeff Fell's final flight, he expressed gratitude to his family, who joined as passengers to commemorate his remarkable 32-year journey in the cockpit.
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Don't Make Captain, Crew "Scapegoats" In Pee-Gate: Ex Pilots To Air India
A section of serving and retired pilots have strongly criticised the de-rostering of the captain and the crew of a New York-Delhi flight in which a male flier urinated on a female co-passenger in a drunken state.
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Akasa Air's First Flight Takes Off From Mumbai To Ahmedabad
Akasa Air is finally in Indian skies as the first flight took off on Sunday between the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, which was inaugurated by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia along with MoS General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retired).
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule to Begin Earth Descent From ISS on Sunday
Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and will begin a descent back to Earth on Sunday, April 30. The capsule carries an all-private astronaut team from Houston-based startup company Axiom Space.
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"Tremendous Public Pressure" To Restart International Flights: Minister
Junior Aviation Minister Gen (retired) VK Singh on Monday said that there is tremendous pressure from the public to resume international scheduled flights.
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NASA's Tiny Mars Copter Ingenuity Is Still Flying High After 12 Successful Flights
NASA’s Ingenuity was only supposed to fly five times as per plans. But the tiny copter, which has been on Mars for six months, has successfully completed 12 flights with retirement nowhere in sight.
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Air India Pilot Retiring After 33 Years Gets Surprise Water Cannon Salute In Chennai
It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Jo...
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On Final 747 Flight, Qantas Jet Draws Kangaroo Tail In The Sky
Qantas Airways Ltd's last Boeing 747 jet drew a kangaroo tail in the sky off the Australian coast as it began its final flight to retirement in the Mojave Desert on Wednesday, ending the model's almost half a century of service at the carrier.
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Unable To Return Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, Kerala Man Dies Of Heart Attack In UAE: Report
A retired college professor from India, who was visiting his daughter in the UAE, but could not travel back following flight suspensions due to the coronavirus outbreak, died of a heart attack, his family said today.
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NASA Says First Manned SpaceX Mission Set for June 2019
SpaceX's mission will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.
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Akshay Kumar Reveals How A Missed Flight Changed His Life
Akshay Kumar would have been "a retired model somewhere" (like he said), had it not been for a flight not taken
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Air France Could See 2,900 Job Cuts, Fewer Long-Haul Flights: Union Officials
Air France on Friday unveiled details of its alternative restructuring plan, including 2,900 job cuts, retiring 14 long-haul planes and reducing flights, union officials said.
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Goal-King Miroslav Klose Plans Coaching Career
Having played for Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich in Germany's top flight, Miroslav Klose currently plays for Italian side Lazio but his current contract expires at the end of the season and he is considering retiring from all football.
