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America’s 8th Largest Airline Company Records First All-Nigerian Flight Crew
Nigerians are known to be people of extraordinary talent, determination and zeal for great exploits irrespective of where they find themselves in the world.
This propensity of leaving an indelible mark on the sands of time are found in nearly every human endeavor and this unquenchable taste for success and contributing to the advancement of human race once again came to the fore on 13th July,2020 in America when Co-pilot Pius Odioko and Captain Oluwatoberu Thomas flew an iconic flight for frontline airline.
The duo became the first all-Nigerian flight crew in Frontier Airline in the company’s twenty six years of existence.
Captain Oluwatoberu Thomas (left) with Captain S Kolawole Adio the Director of Studies of International College of Aeronautics.
Women and men of benevolence and well-meaning citizens from hundreds of airline passengers to government officials celebrated the achievement after Thomas Oluwatoberu announced the glorious exploit.
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Thomas Oluwatoberu is a graduate of San Francisco State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and had been with frontier Airlines for over four years.
Prior to his amazing feat, he had stints with Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. and International Flight Training Academy where he was responsible for teaching first officer pilot candidates for All Nippon Airways.
Former First Officer ‘Oluwatoberu Thomas’ got promoted to Captain at Frontier Airline on Airbus A320 Aircraft last year.
Frontier Airlines is the eighth-largest commercial airline in the US. The ultra low-cost carrier is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Frontier Airlines operates flights to over 100 destinations throughout the United States and 30 international destinations, and employs more than 3,000 air-travel professionals
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