Showing posts with label Aviation News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aviation News. Show all posts

Three more arrests over fake pilot stunt

Three more people have been arrested over a fake pilot stunt at Auckland Airport. A 27-year-old cameraman, a 40-year-old sound recordist, and a 24-year-old production coordinator were arrested this morning, police said in a statement. It emerged yesterday the stunt was carried out for TV3 comedy show Wanna-Ben. Three other men working on the show were arrested yesterday and charged with breaching the Civil Aviation Act. They face up to a year in jail or a $10,000 fine. Star of the show Ben Boyce was among those arrested, as well as producer Andrew Robinson. source:tvnz
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Small airports on guard after feds issue warning

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Flying rats and other air scares cloud India’s aviation industry


 picture from Toronto Star
Pilots on an Air India flight from Mumbai to Saudi Arabia last August had an unexpected visitor in the cockpit: a rat.
The rodent crawled over the first officer’s leg and disappeared into the plane’s avionics bay. The aircraft arrived safely and was later fumigated.
read more : Toronto Star
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