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Lion Air’s Boeing 737 skids off runway, forces airport shutdown

A Lion Air jetliner, flying on a domestic route with 174 passengers and seven crew members onboard, skidded off a runway at Djalaluddin Airport (GTO) in Gorontalo, Indonesia, on April 29, 2018.

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IndiGo CEO quits, leaves India’s largest carrier fend for itself

IndiGo Airlines parent, InterGlobe Aviation, announced on April 27, 2018, that the company’s president and whole-time director, Aditya Ghosh, is stepping down. While the board considers his replacement, Rahul Bhatia, the company’s founder and director, took over as interim CEO. But after going through several tumultuous months, topped with Ghosh’s exit, the airline faces more than just a change in executive positions.

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Ethiopian to purchase 10 Bombardier Q400s

Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier and one of the largest airlines in Africa, signed a firm $332 million-worth order to purchase ten Bombardier Q400 turboprop planes, the Canadian manufacturer announced on April 27, 2018.

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Space tourism – not as appealing as it seems?

Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly has two people signed up for a trip around the Moon, and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has advanced plans to launch space tourists from 2018 for a mere US$250,000 each – hundreds of people have already registered.

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