Brussels: The Cypriot pilot of the flydubai jet that crashed in southern Russia was going to quit the airline after recently accepting a job with Ryanair in Cyprus, a long-time friend said Saturday. The friend told The Associated Press that pilot
The FlyDubai pilots chose to put their Boeing 737-800 into a holding pattern, circling for two hours over the city located 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the Ukraine border. But when they did finally try to land, something went catastrophically wrong
The Boeing 737-800 operated by FlyDubai was carrying 55 passengers and seven crew members. The airline confirmed that there were no survivors and said four children were among those killed. According to official sources, Mohan and Anju were from
“As far as we know, the airport was open and we were good to operate,” FlyDubai Chief Executive Officer Ghaith Al Ghaith said at a press conference in Dubai. “This investigation will take time until all facts are collected. Before we commit and say
Aristos Sokratous was due to join Ryanair in Ireland with his wife after piloting his final flight with budget airline FlyDubai which ended crashing just short of the runway in Rostov-on-Don in Russia on Friday night. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft