‘Virgin Group’ billionaire Richard Branson turns flight attendant after losing bet

This is so hilarious.! Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson turned stewardess after losing a bet to Air Asia Group CEO, Tony Fernandes.

Two years ago, they made a bet on their Formula 1 racing teams, each man betting his own team would finish ahead of the other’s in the 2010 Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. The loser would have to…

Aviation College To Commence Flight Training In Minna

The Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria has commenced training of potential pilots in Minna, following the establishment of the satellite campus of the college six months ago in the Niger State capital.

A statement by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Mr Abdullahi Abdullah, explained that the training commenced with ground school studies in 2012 and the…

SpaceX Dragon capsule en route to international space station for first flight under NASA contract

Rocky Mount Woman Relives Miraculous Flight

“Though it happened 30 years ago, Janice Gravely still travels around the world from her home in Rocky Mount to tell her story about how she crash-landed a plan when the pilot, her husband, suffered a heart attack.”

My good friend, Janice Gravely,…

Senate Orders Dana Flight Grounded, NCAA Boss Asked to Step Aside.

The Nigerian Senate has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviations Authority to ground all flights operatednay Dana Air, the airline whose planne was invoked in the world’s worst plane crash this year which has killed over 160 so far.

The senate has also asked Harold Demuren the head of the NCAA to step aside pending investigations into the disaster.

The senators want aviation authorities in the country to conduct an audit…

Flight delay hampers AC Milan’s preparations for Barcelona clash – report

AC Milan’s preparations for Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final clash against Barcelona have been disrupted after their trip to the Catalan capital was delayed.The Serie A champions were initially due to fly to Barcelona at 13.30GMT, but an air traffic controllers’ strike in France has caused the flight to be delayed.

The players are currently at…

This Day in History: Robert H. Goddard Performs the First Flight Test of a Liquid Fueled Rocket

The First Liquid Fueled Rocked Launch, March 16, 1926

This Day In History: March 16, 1926

On This day in history, 1926, Robert Goddard performed the first flight test of a liquid-fuel rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts.  This gasoline and liquid oxygen fueled rocket burned for about…

47-Year-Old Man Arrested For Watching Child Porn On His Laptop During Flight

Grant Smith was arrested Saturday afternoon after a fellow passenger in the first class cabin of his flight from Salt Lake City to Boston alerted the crew that the man was watching child pornography on his laptop!

Smith, 47, from Cottonwood Heights, Utah, was taken into custody by the Massachusetts State Police at Boston Logan Airport as soon as the Delta flight arrived at 4 pm.

Smith…