Samuel Ssenono

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[Samuel Ssenono @SamSenono]

@TonyOwana @newvisionwire @bukeddeonline @ubctvuganda @RSMulindwa @NRMOnline Thank you, Mzee Owana. Deeply humbled 🙏. I’ll keep trying to honour the name through the work.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

US President Donald Trump claims Washington and Tehran have reached a ‘great settlement’ and are finalising documents for a deal that he says will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

[UBC UGANDA @ubctvuganda]

Inside Uganda Airlines’ Boeing Deal: Soroti Training Boost, Dreamliner Long-Haul Depth and the 737 MAX Mid-Range Choice.
@SamSenono reports.

https://t.co/lK02oZi7NY

[UBC UGANDA @ubctvuganda]

JUST IN - President Museveni has witnessed the signing of a Shs3.7 trillion aircraft acquisition agreement between Uganda Airlines and Boeing for 10 new aircraft

[Aviation @xAviation]

This is how Ryanair saves millions every year with a clever feature: built-in aircraft stairs.
📹: rai_tours(IG)

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

An incredible bit of sports journalism by The Guardian here. A short summary of the playing style of all 48 World Cup nations and a short profile of all 1248 World Cup players. Bookmark and refer to the resources when watching the obscure matches: https://t.co/tdLGq8en0o

[aircraftmaintenancengineer @airmainengineer]

Lufthansa 787-9 Damaged After Gear Collapse in Frankfurt

Lufthansa Boeing 787-9, registration D-ABPQ, sustained substantial damage after experiencing a landing gear collapse while at the gate in Frankfurt. As a result of the incident, today’s LH450 flight has been canceled. Further details are still emerging, and information regarding any possible injuries has not yet been confirmed.

[Andrew M. Mwenda @AndrewMwenda]

My response to @KagutaMuseveni

https://t.co/bb5nATNAfn

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed economist Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as PM, days after dismissing Ousmane Sonko and dissolving the gov't.

Lo takes office as Senegal faces mounting debt, strained public finances and stalled IMF support.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Video shows dozens of drones crashing into Sydney’s Darling Harbour after a “technical malfunction” disrupted an annual light festival, forcing organisers to call off the event.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

A 44-year-old Austrian woman posted a video of the moment a small plane flew through her glider.

The woman was left spiralling out of control but survived after deploying her reserve parachute.

🔗 https://t.co/TpmP4Svg7r

[Breaking Aviation News & Videos @aviationbrk]

🚨 WATCH: 4 year old Spirit Airlines Airbus A320neo gets scrapped for parts at Phoenix Goodyear Airport.

N950NK last flew in 2024 before being stored at GYR. It was recently purchased and broken up this month for spares.

[Derek Nseko ✈️ @DerekNseko]

Congratulations to Uganda Airlines.

The 🇺🇬 national airline has received a wet-leased Boeing 737-800 from Ethiopian Airlines registered ET-APL

Great progress under new CEO, Girma Wake.

[UBC UGANDA @ubctvuganda]

UPDATE: Uganda Airlines has today received the first of two leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft under a wet lease partnership with Ethiopian Airlines.

[UBC UGANDA @ubctvuganda]

Girma Wake explains why he took on Uganda Airlines role, sets out reform plan.

https://t.co/2z9JYtYeGr

[Financial Times @FT]

Breaking news: The United Arab Emirates has said it is leaving Opec, dealing a significant blow to the oil cartel and its de facto leader Saudi Arabia https://t.co/nQXvmiqhEo

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

BREAKING: The UAE says it has quit OPEC and OPEC+, dealing ⁠a heavy ⁠blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the war on Iran has caused ⁠a historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/V0eXpSU7Nz

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

A tense ATC moment unfolded at Houston when a Qatar Airways B777-F (A7-BFP) flight QR8357 crew misunderstood a taxi instruction and rolled onto an active runway 15R without clearance — immediately drawing a firm correction from the controller: “You were never cleared onto the runway… taxi to, not onto.” The pilot replied, “that’s what I heard,” before exiting and apologizing.

Under FAA phraseology, “taxi to runway 15R” does NOT include permission to enter the runway — unlike ICAO standards, which explicitly require “taxi and hold short runway 15R.” That added clarity removes ambiguity, especially for international crews operating across different systems.

While the Qatar crew bears some responsibility for not confirming clearance, the differing phraseology between the FAA and ICAO shows how easily misunderstandings can arise among pilots.

Moments later, the same Qatari crew interrupted another transmission asking, “was that for us?” prompting ATC to respond sharply: “You’re not listening to call signs… I said United, not Qatari” — adding that this confusion had been ongoing “the whole night.”
📹: flight.simulator.fantasy

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

South Africa has withdrawn its first draft national AI policy after revelations that it contained fictitious sources in its reference list which appeared to have been AI-generated. https://t.co/KGdln6WrSw