Pilot

Burning of bus sparks tension

The relatively new bus, less than a year old, became the center of a conflict that unfolded between different communities in the area.

In response to the arson, residents of Kasia and Galewale took matters into their own hands by setting up roadblocks along the main Hoskins Koumumu Road. This disrupted the normal flow of traffic, inconveniencing commuters.

New Zealand pilot taken hostage by West Papua separatist group after plane set alight

Key points:

  • Military personnel are searching for the pilot and five passengers
  • The West Papua National Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack
  • The rebel group say it will release the pilot when the government recognises the region's independence

A police spokesperson in Papua province, Ignatius Benny Adi Prabowo, said authorities were investigating the incident, with police and military personnel sent to the area to locate the pilot and five passengers.

Pilot for Sala didn't have commercial licence

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed David Ibbotson held a private pilot's licence.

Its interim report said he could only fly passengers in the EU on a cost sharing basis, not for reward.

Cardiff City said it had "grave concerns" and questions over the validity of the pilot's licence.

Investigators have not yet been able to establish what arrangement Mr Ibbotson had with Sala, and the status of 59-year-old's licence at the time of the crash on 21 January will form part of the AAIB's investigations.

Meet the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777

This didn't stop Indian pilot Anny Divya from trailblazing her way to the top. Thirty-year-old Divya is now the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777 aircraft in the world.

Divya holds the high position with Air India -- the culmination of a childhood dream of flying the skies.

Dreaming big

"I always wanted to become a pilot, from my childhood," Divya tells CNN Travel. "I didn't have anybody around who knew about piloting at that time. I had no guidance [...] I just wanted to fly."