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# pilot

This year
2023
# Ryanair
Ryanair sacks its chief pilot following internal probe
Staff received the notice this morning.
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Jun 14th 2023, 6:19 PM
Last year
2022
# Mississippi
Plane lands safely after pilot threatened to crash it into ground
Authorities later said the pilot had been taken into custody.
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Sep 3rd 2022, 6:22 PM
All time
# Mark Forkner
US to charge ex-Boeing pilot over 737 Max crashes
Mark Forkner was the lead contact between the aviation giant and the Federal Aviation Administration over how pilots should be trained to fly the planes
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Sep 17th 2021, 7:49 AM
# Plane Crash
Five die in separate plane and glider crashes in Swiss Alps
Four people, including one child, died when their plane crashed into the mountain, one kilometer from where another pilot of a glider also died.
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Jun 14th 2021, 7:50 PM
# Offaly
English pilot and child killed in 2018 plane crash in Offaly, inquest hears
Neil Bowditch (47) and seven-year-old Kacper Kacprzak were killed during the accident in May 2018.
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Apr 29th 2021, 1:38 PM
# finding
Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash was likely disoriented: investigator
The accident resulted in the deaths of the NBA legend, his daughter and six other passengers.
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Feb 9th 2021, 6:54 PM
# Fans
Setback for UK sports as Johnson confirms pilots of crowds won't take place
Some 5,000 racegoers had been due to attend the Glorious Goodwood Festival on Saturday.
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Jul 31st 2020, 1:47 PM
# Rescue Mission
Pilot saved from electricity wires after ejecting from Air Force jet in Brittany
The incident happened during an exercise near Pluvigner.
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Sep 19th 2019, 2:26 PM
# England
Shoreham Airshow crash: Pilot cleared over deaths of 11 men
Andrew Hill said he was “truly sorry” for the part he played in the deaths.
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Mar 8th 2019, 3:04 PM
# mumbai to jaipur
'Panic' after air pressure error caused mass bleeding on India flight
The flight crew “has been taken off scheduled duties pending investigation”, the company said.
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Sep 20th 2018, 12:20 PM
# Shoreham Air Show
Pilot of jet that crashed onto dual carriageway, killing 11 men, to be charged with manslaughter
The tragedy happened at the Shoreham Air Show in 2015.
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Mar 21st 2018, 8:26 PM
# pilotless pilot
Pilotless flying taxis are being developed and trialled in New Zealand
Regulators late today approved plans to develop and test the futuristic air taxis.
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Mar 13th 2018, 10:57 PM
# is there an app for that
Parents from 100 Irish schools are to test out online payment options
Previous payments for school trips and book rentals have been made by cash or cheques.
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Mar 3rd 2018, 8:30 AM
# grounded
British Airways pilot taken off plane 'amid fears he was drunk'
The flight departed several hours late from Gatwick on Thursday.
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Jan 20th 2018, 4:32 PM
# Flight Cancellations
'Disrespecting pilots will not help solve our shared problems': Ryanair captains speak out
An experienced Ryanair captain based in Europe describes to TheJournal.ie what it is like working for the company.
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Sep 29th 2017, 8:00 AM
# Drug use
HSE looking for company to operate pilot supervised injection centre
The facility will look “like any other health or social care premises” said a HSE national addiction lead.
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Aug 25th 2017, 4:21 PM
# rescue 116
'We're gone': Final words of R116 crew released in preliminary report
The preliminary report recommends a review of “all route guides in use by its Search and Rescue helicopters in Ireland”.
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Apr 13th 2017, 8:37 PM
# Cocaine
Defence Forces pilot suspended after admitting taking cocaine before random drug test
The pilot is expected to resign this week.
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Apr 6th 2017, 10:34 AM
# john wayne airport
Harrison Ford won't lose pilot's licence for mistakenly landing on taxiway
The actor landed on a taxiway in February after flying over an American Airlines jet that was waiting to take off.
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Apr 4th 2017, 10:59 AM
# bottle of vodka
Pilot in Canada jailed for showing up to work drunk and passing out in cockpit
Miroslav Gronych was three times the legal limit when due to fly a plane to Mexico.
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Apr 4th 2017, 7:51 AM
# Shoreham Air Crash
Pilot errors led to crash that killed 11 people at UK air show say investigators
Pilot Andy Hill was not certified to do the stunt in the Hawker Hunter plane.
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Mar 3rd 2017, 9:40 PM
# New Year's Day
Drunk Canadian pilot arrested after fainting in plane cockpit
The pilot was scheduled to fly 99 passengers and 6 crewmembers to Cancun this morning.
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Jan 1st 2017, 3:34 PM
# keep-well trial
Ketamine being tested in Ireland as depression treatment
The trials are being run by Trinity’s psychology department.
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Oct 13th 2016, 6:00 AM
# Lifesaver
"It's not the kind of job you can do if you don't like getting up at night" - a day in the life of a Coast Guard pilot
Chief Pilot at the Coast Guard base at Waterford Airport Mark McDermott showed TheJournal.ie around for a day.
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Sep 4th 2016, 9:00 PM
# Flying High
An Irish pilot took his little brother on his first helicopter flight, and it'll warm your heart
His little face.
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Jul 12th 2016, 8:22 AM
# captain greg browne
This legend of a Ryanair pilot had the craic with Irish fans on a flight to Lyon this morning
“The first officer, his name is Gary Breen. The number one today, her name is Gary Breen as well.”
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Jun 26th 2016, 9:48 AM
# captain greg browne
This legend of a Ryanair pilot had the craic with Irish fans on a flight to Lyon this morning
“The first officer, his name is Gary Breen. The number one today, her name is Gary Breen as well.”
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Jun 26th 2016, 8:57 AM
# tanzania
Pilot killed after helicopter shot down by elephant poachers
The British man was killed trying to track down a group of poachers in Tanzania.
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Jan 31st 2016, 7:26 AM
# New York
Flight forced into emergency landing after pilot dies in cockpit
It’s understood that pilot Michael Johnston died from a heart attack.
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Oct 6th 2015, 9:30 AM
# air show
Pilot dies after stunt plane crashes in New York
No one else was injured.
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Aug 28th 2015, 9:22 PM
# Bad Idea
Pilot who drank two bottles of whiskey and beer with crew before flight jailed
The 38-year-old was almost seven times the legal limit.
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Aug 18th 2015, 10:14 AM
# crosswinds
Round of applause for the pilot who landed this plane in Cork
Yikes.
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Aug 5th 2015, 2:10 PM
# again again
This pilot took his daughter on a stunt plane for the first time, and she bloody loved it
Flying upside down? It’s a walk in the park to her.
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Jun 21st 2015, 2:00 PM
# brave
Another Germanwings pilot has given a powerful speech to comfort passengers
There was an Irishman on board who has shared the story.
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Apr 3rd 2015, 7:31 AM
# alps crash
French Alps investigators say 'final moments' video is a fake
One sequence reportedly shows a chaotic scene with passengers screaming “My God”.
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Apr 1st 2015, 8:21 AM
# andreas lubitz
Lufthansa gives emails on Germanwings co-pilot's depression to investigators
It included correspondence to his flight training school.
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Mar 31st 2015, 7:37 PM
# spread the love
A pilot shared this heartwarming letter from passenger prompted by Germanwings tragedy
<3
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Mar 31st 2015, 1:47 PM
# Flight 4U 9525
Germanwings crash pilot told ex-girlfriend 'everyone will know my name'
“One day I’m going to do something that will change the whole system…”
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Mar 28th 2015, 10:54 AM
# air penis
A bored pilot drew a penis on a flight radar, just because
Look, we’ve all been there.
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Mar 13th 2015, 10:00 PM
# Taiwan
Black box reveals TransAsia pilot called 'mayday' just seconds after engine failed
Today it emerged that the left engine was shut down manually by the crew “for unknown reasons”.
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Feb 6th 2015, 8:14 PM
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