US EditionExclusive | US pilots jailed in Guinea during fuel stop now asking Trump to step in: ‘Very scary’
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Exclusive | US pilots jailed in Guinea during fuel stop now asking Trump to step in: ‘Very scary’
Two American aviation pilots from New Jersey and Chicago have been detained and imprisoned in the Republic of Guinea -- after refueling their plane at the local airport during a Dec. 29 flight, The Post has learned.
Two American Pilots Jailed in African Nation After Refuelling Stop
Two American pilots have been jailed in the Republic of Guinea after landing their aircraft to refuel, an incident that has now escalated into a diplomatic and legal standoff involving Guinean authorities, U.S. officials, and the pilots’ families. The case has drawn attention to aviation clearance protocols, military influence over civilian courts, and broader human rights concerns in the West African nation. The pilots insist they followed prop…
Two American pilots, one of Dominican origin, remain detained since December 29 in Conakry, Guinea, after being accused by authorities of violating the country's airspace during a refueling stop. The Dominican pilot, identified as Fabio Nicolás Espinal Núñez, 33, a resident of New Jersey, and Bradley Scott Schlenke, 63, of Chicago, were transporting a Brazilian family of five, including two children, on a private flight from Suriname to Dubai ab…
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