Tag: killing
Pilot killed after plane crashes into river at Polish airshow
The terrifying moment when a two-seat light aircraft crashed into a river after a stunt-gone-wrong at an airshow in the city of Płock in Poland was caught on camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlYABq7vm3s ... Read More
Dead whale highlights major faults with octopus fishing industry in False Bay
Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after becoming entangled in octopus trap ropes. The traps have been in use by a ... Read More
African Tradition responsible for Ebola killing Uganda Boy after Spreading Virus to Relatives?
Local cultural requirements may be the reason for three isolated cases of Ebola in Uganda. Even though the border region is a tourism transportation center, visitors are not in danger ... Read More
World unites to fight against cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro
Thousands of people across the globe have come together protesting against the potential building of a controversial cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, a World’s Heritage Site. In March 2019 Tanzania’s ... Read More
Best Friends Animal Society introduces first hotel
Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile, a pet-centric, 40-room lodging option in Kanab, UT, will open its doors to travelers—and their pets—on August 15, 2019. The new hotel, which is owned ... Read More
American Airlines: Company’s 737 Max fleet will remain grounded till September 3
Major US carrier, American Airlines, announced on Sunday that is has extended the grounding of its entire Boeing 737 Max fleet until September 3. The planes were previously banned from ... Read More
Is Boeing bribing U.S.House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation members? Follow the money
Is Boeing bribing Members of the United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation with millions of dollars? Unfortunately, under U.S. law such payoffs are not considered bribes, but legal contributions., ... Read More
Finally! Boeing CEO admits failure to properly implement 737 MAX safety alert feature
Dennis Muilenburg, the President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Boeing Company, said his company failed to properly implement a safety alert feature on its 737 MAX aircraft, grounded ... Read More
20 people killed, 31 injured in fiery Mexico bus crash
A crash involving a bus and a tractor-trailer in Mexico's eastern state of Veracruz on Wednesday left 20 people dead, the local government said. The bus was traveling from Mexico ... Read More
Boat sinks, many dead at Lake Mai-Ndombe in Inongo, Congo
Tourists are not expected to be among the 30 dead in Western Congo, where 200 more are missing after a boat sank at Lake Mai-Ndombe in Inongo, Congo Lake Mai-Ndombe ... Read More
One Russian tourist killed, 10 injured in Italy tourist bus crash
A tourist bus carrying 60 Russian citizens overturned on the Siena-Florence highway in Italy, killing one and injuring at least 10 people, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing ... Read More
‘Big losses’: China Eastern Airlines demands compensation from Boeing for 737 MAX grounding
Chinese carrier, China Eastern Airlines, has requested compensation from the US aerospace giant Boeing over financial damages the carrier had to sustain over the compulsory grounding and suspended delivery of ... Read More
More confusion over the fate of Botswana‘s elephants
by Dr. Louise de Waal President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana categorically denies that his government would ever cull elephants, contradicting the Parliamentary Report proposing culling. However, Minister of Environment and ... Read More
FAA warns airlines of “miscalculation or misidentification” risk over Persian Gulf
In a chilling reminder of the downing of Iran Air flight 655 by a US missile, an FAA notice said civilian aircraft flying over the Persian Gulf and the Gulf ... Read More
Is Zimbabwe planning to kidnap former Tourism Minister Mzembi in South Africa?
Travel and Tourism in Zimbabwe are on a path of urgently needed recovery, and the country is considered by most travelers as desirable and safe. However, there is a dark ... Read More
Armed opposers of Chinese investments in Pakistan stormed five star hotel
Three gunmen have stormed the five-star hotel Pearl-Continental Hotel Gwadain un the Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one person, officials say. A hotel spokesman said there were not many ... Read More
Would you travel nude or naked?
Face Forward. Please! Traveling sucks the moisture out of our skin! We may start the journey looking terrific and deplane looking a total wreck because of the anxiety of getting ... Read More
Armed terrorists storm five-star hotel in Pakistan, one person killed in attack
Gunshots were heard as a group of armed gunmen stormed a private five-star hotel in the southwestern Pakistani port-city of Gwadar, officials confirmed. At least one person has been killed ... Read More
Pilot in Kailua helicopter crash had just moved to Hawaii to fly tour choppers
Joseph Berridge, the pilot of the tour helicopter that crashed on the island of Oahu yesterday, killing everyone onboard, had just arrived in Hawaii from Albuquerque, New Mexico, just 2 ... Read More
28 killed in Portugal bus crash, many German tourists
A bus reported to be carrying tourists, including many from Germany, crashed on the island of Madeira in Portugal, killing at least 28. Filipe Sousa, the mayor of Santa Cruz, ... Read More
African Game Rangers: Key conservation tourism partners in stress
Wildlife is the leading tourist attraction and source of tourist revenue in Africa other than rich historical and cultural heritage the continent has been endowed with. Wildlife photographic safaris attract ... Read More
Young elephant shot 13 times: Tourists watched in horror
Balule Associated Nature Reserve has justified the killing of a young elephant bull in front of tourists as an 'act of self-defense', backtracking on an original announcement condemning the act ... Read More
US Advisory for Democratic Republic of Congo: Reconsider travel
The US Department of State has issued a travel advisory for the Democratic Republic of Congo advising that travel be reconsidered due to crime and civil unrest. Some areas have increased ... Read More
Trump appoints former Delta Air Lines executive new FAA chief
Former chief of flight operations for Delta Air Lines was appointed by President Trump to run the Federal Aviation Administration, currently under scrutiny for allowing the troubled Boeing 737 MAX ... Read More
Russian carriers ‘suspend indefinitely’ all Boeing 737 MAX purchases
Contracts for the purchase of troubled Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have been suspended indefinitely by a number of Russian airlines, according to Vladimir Afonsky, a member of the Russia's State ... Read More
Air crash experts: ‘Clear similarities’ between Ethiopian and Lion Air 737 MAX disasters
French air crash investigators are saying that they have found “clear similarities” between last week’s Ethiopian Airlines crash and last October’s Lion Air disaster. Both 737 MAX aircraft plunged nose-first ... Read More
‘Sadness and solidarity’: UN honors staff who died on board Ethiopian Airlines flight
Ceremonies were held at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva to remember and honor the staff who died on board Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed near Addis Ababa ... Read More
Deadly Tropical Cyclone spreads disaster in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe
Mozambique and Malawi had been hit by tropical Cyclone Idai killing more than a hundred people. The storm made landfall in central Mozambique on Thursday night. Tropical Cyclone Idai displaces 1.5 ... Read More
Why the New Zealand mass murder is a United States Terror Problem?
New Zealand tourism means unmatched beauty, adventurous, filled with eclectic animals, people concerned about the environment, and lots of sheep. This country was attacked twice yesterday by a white terrorist ... Read More
Double Deadly Terror Attack in New Zealand: “There is blood everywhere”
"I'm still in shock at the news coming from Christchurch today. To any Muslims, both in New Zealand and around the world I am sorry. This sick psychopath does not ... Read More
Boeing suspends all deliveries of 737 MAX jets to customers
Boeing Company has halted deliveries of all ill-fated Boeing 737 MAX jets to customers after the aircraft type was grounded around the world following the deadly crash in Ethiopia. The ... Read More
10 people killed, dozens wounded in school shooting in Sao Paulo, Brazil
At least 10 people were killed in a school shooting in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, law enforcement has confirmed. The suspects are believed to be two teenagers, who shot themselves ... Read More
Boeing’s reputation, billions of dollars at stake as 737 MAX 8 investigation launched
Boeing 737 Max 8 jet operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed six minutes after take-off on Sunday en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 157 people on board. The ... Read More
Aeromexico grounds its Boeing 737 MAX fleet after deadly crash
Mexico's top airline has grounded its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, following in the footsteps of China and other countries that have fully or partially suspended the planes’ flights ... Read More
Why President Trump loves Boeing Max 8 and why grounding may not be an option?
The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a nightmare that is already unfolding big times. So far the ... Read More
President Trump loves Boeing Max 8: Vietjet means America First but Ethiopian Airline and China show leadership
The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a nightmare that is already unfolding big times. So far the ... Read More