Captured Ukrainian-UN pilot appeals to Zelenskyy in Al-Shabaab video: reports
Video has surfaced claiming to be of a Ukrainian and United Nations (UN) pilot who was captured by…
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Topics related to aviation in Somalia, including its airlines, airports, regulations, and incidents.
Somali Airlines returns after 34-year absence, acquires 2 Airbus A320s
After a 34-year absence from the skies, the Government of Somalia has announced the revival of its national…
Somalia reportedly to acquire Turkish T129 ATAK attack helicopters
Somalia is reportedly set to modernize its Air Force fleet by receiving a number of Turkish-made T129 ATAK…
Five crewmembers dead after Kenyan cargo plane crashes in Somalia
On March 22, 2025, a Kenyan-registered De Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo cargo plane crashed as it prepared to…
Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways stop Mogadishu flights after US Embassy warning
It is understood that Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways have cancelled flights to and from Mogadishu, Somalia, following…
Pilot killed after Jetways Airlines Fokker 50 crashed on landing at airstrip
The pilot of a Jetways Airlines Fokker 50 was killed when the cargo plane crashed on landing at…
UN helicopter captured by terror group in Somalia after emergency landing
A United Nations (UN) helicopter has been captured by terror group Al-Shabaab after it was forced to make…
Embraer EMB-120 slams into wall after spinning off runway during landing: video
An Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia carrying 30 passengers and four crew members has been involved in a dramatic crash…
Jubba Airways Fokker 50 flips over after crashing in Somalia
A Jubba Airways Fokker 50 aircraft crashed at Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) in Somalia on July 18,…
Air Djibouti Boeing 737 landing gear collapses on touchdown
A Boeing 737 of Air Djibouti suffered a main landing gear collapse while landing at Garowe Airport, in…
Shots fired at Let L-410 carrying medical supply in Somalia
An Aeronav Air Let L-410 carrying medical supplies to help with the COVID-19 coronavirus relief effort was targeted…
Kenyan DHC-8 carrying aid crashes in Somalia
A cargo plane carrying supplies to a flood relief mission crashed while landing at Beledweyne airport, in central…
Ethiopia admits shooting down African Express Embraer 120
Ethiopia admitted shooting down a Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian aid in southwest Somalia. Six passengers were killed in the…