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Rita Dominic Stars in Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s "Two of a Kind" | Watch Trailer

Rita Dominic Stars in Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s “Two of a Kind” | Watch Trailer

Credit: Sparrowstudiosoriginal/Instagram We always love when our Nollywood stars team up with their Ghanaian colleagues, and “Two of a Kind” brings that collaboration to life in a powerful way. Led by the Rita Dominic, this film dives into a moving story of love, loss, and healing, promising an emotional ride from start to finish. Directed […]

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Qantas Airbus A380 flew for 294 hours with tool lodged in engine: ATSB report

Qantas Airbus A380 flew for 294 hours with tool lodged in engine: ATSB report

The official report into how a Qantas Airbus A380 flew for almost 300 hours and 34 flights with a tool lodged in one of its four engines has been published by the Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB). The report has made recommendations to be followed by the Australian airline so that any future such events

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Electra unveils STOL hybrid-electric aircraft design

Electra unveils STOL hybrid-electric aircraft design

It has been an intense week for Virginia-based hybrid-electric aircraft startup Electra.  On November 13, 2024, Electra revealed the design of its future EL9 ultra short takeoff and landing hybrid-electric nine-seater aircraft.   The EL9 uses blown lift technology to land on runways as short as 150 feet (45 meters), which would even enable it to

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Etihad reports $368M profit for the first nine months of 2024

Etihad reports $368M profit for the first nine months of 2024

Etihad Airways has announced its latest financial results for the nine months ending on September 30, 2024. The headlines of the results show that the Abu Dhabi-based carrier achieved a profit after tax of AED 1.4 billion ($368 million), a number that represents a significant increase of 66%, up from AED 814 million ($222 million)

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Cirrus SR G7 and G2+ Vision Jet earn Canadian certification

Cirrus SR G7 and G2+ Vision Jet earn Canadian certification

The newest Cirrus aircraft models, the SR Series G7 and G2+ Vision Jet, have received certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).   This certification confirms that Cirrus aircraft meets all regulatory standards, including aviation safety, performance and operational requirements, set by the TCCA, according to a press release published on November 12, 2024.  “Pursuing TCCA

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MacDill AFB evacuates planes and people as Hurricane Milton approaches

MacDill AFB evacuates planes and people as Hurricane Milton approaches

Editor’s note: MacDill officials ended the evacuation order Friday, Oct. 11. For details, visit MacDill’s Facebook page here. MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, started evacuating personnel on Monday as Hurricane Milton approaches. The emergency storm preparation comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded parts of the base, where U.S. Central Command’s

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France tests space lasers for secure satellite downlink in world first

France tests space lasers for secure satellite downlink in world first

PARIS — French technology firms used laser to communicate between a low-orbit nano satellite and a commercial ground station in an experiment sponsored by the French Defence Innovation Agency, with France’s Armed Forces Ministry dubbing the test a world first. A satellite from Unseenlabs with a laser payload established a stable link for several minutes

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French Navy carrier commander ponders data overload, battle at sea

French Navy carrier commander ponders data overload, battle at sea

Rear Adm. Jacques Mallard has led the French carrier strike group (FRSTRIKEFOR) since August 2023, focusing his efforts on enhancing how the naval formation shares information and trains in realistic battle conditions. France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group are set to deploy over the next few weeks to the Indo-Pacific

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Collins AirLounge exceeds Finnair business class promisesRunway Girl

Collins AirLounge exceeds Finnair business class promisesRunway Girl

Your author’s history with Finnair’s most recent business class product dates back nearly a decade, having been invited to Helsinki in 2017 to join frequent flyers and a variety of other contributors to give our thoughts on which passenger experience innovations would best serve the airline’s unusual route network and premium passenger base. The answer,

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Shonnel Malani, Advent International - Commercial Space Transformers

Shonnel Malani, Advent International – Commercial Space Transformers

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Shonnel Malani, Managing Partner, Advent International. In the conversation, Malani shares insights on how private equity investment is shaping the commercial space sector, particularly with technological innovations that have lowered costs and increased private participation. Malani highlights Advent’s focus on

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