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Ryanair to train pilots in Poland

The intensive pilot training will last eighteen months, after which candidates will be ready to join training for Ryanair's Boeing 737 aircraft. Bartolimi Air/Facebook

The trainees will be schooled according to Ryanair standards in order to join the company's aircrews as quickly as possible.

German pilot killed in plane crash at Polish air show

A German pilot was killed as his plane lost control and plunged into the Vistula River during a stunt performance at the Płock Air Picnic in central Poland on Saturday, a spokesman for Poland's State Fire Brigade, Edward Mysera told PAP.

Rescuers locate wreckage of plane that fell into the Vistula

The wreckage of the aircraft which plunged into the river during an air show was located at a depth of 3 to 6 metres, 20 metres from the river bank, spokesman for the Commander in Chief of the State Fire Brigade Paweł Frątczak told PAP.

Plane plunges into river at air show in central Poland

A plane lost control and plunged into the Vistula River as it performed stunts at an air show in Plock, central Poland on Saturday.

Polish delegation in Smoleńsk continues Tu-154M wreckage examination

Polish prosecutors and forensic technicians are conducting procedural steps on examination of the TU-154M presidential plane that crashed in Smoleńsk, Russia, on April 10, 2010, with the loss of 96 lives, the Russian Investigative Committee has announced.

President Duda sends condolence message to his Russian counterpart

President Andrzej Duda has sent a letter of condolence to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the death of 41 people in a fiery Russian plane crash at a Moscow airport.

Two Poles among dead in Ethiopian plane crash - MFA

Two Poles were among the victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Sunday, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

‘Heroine of the skies’ and pilot boyfriend killed in horror air crash

Izabela Lechowicz was co-pilot on the helicopter that crashed just minutes after taking off from Leicester’s football ground. The pilot, Eric Swaffer who was also Lechowicz’s romantic partner, has been hailed as a hero for managing to guide the stricken helicopter away from houses and a carpark still packed with fans heading off after a match.

Parachuting pensioner makes history with 4,000-metre leap of faith

“The worst bit was falling head first at 240 km/h, but then the chute opens and you can just enjoy the view,” he said.

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Oldest time capsule in the WORLD found hidden in church spire

The capsule, which is made of copper and dates back to 1726, was found brimming with treasures in the sphere of the tower at the Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr during renovations.

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