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No one, it seems, is immune to the danger of laser beams aimed at commercial airplanes. Not even Pope Francis. In a statement released Wednesday, Alitalia said one of its crews plus those on “other aircraft” in the area “noticed a laser light from the ground” as the pontiff’s plane prepared …

For an impending new Nigerian airline to acquire Air Operators’ Certificate, AOC, from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, but, it also takes an average of seven years of epileptic operations for such a carrier to close shop. In Europe and America, most of their legacy carriers would in a …

Dana Air has announced a buy one get one free offer for couples flying together on its Lagos –Accra –Lagos route. Speaking on the new offer in a statement issued by the Media Manager, Dana Air, Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa said that the new offer was its valentine gift to its guests …

Medview Airline has signed an agreement with Air Atlanta of Iceland for the acquisition of a B747-400. Under the agreement, Air Atlanta will deliver the 463 capacity aircraft to Medview to shore up its fleet as the airline prepares to open up more international routes. Specifically, the aircraft will be …

Lufthansa, Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have taken delivery in Hamburg the first scheduled A320neo flights with better fuel efficiency and more passenger comfort achieved through quieter engines 40 years of partnership between Lufthansa and Airbus. Lufthansa Technik gains expertise in maintenance of the A320neo Lufthansa, in collaboration with Airbus …

Lol.. .sometimes it is amazing to hear the sort of questions Passengers ask Crew. Now read this: Cabin crew from a British airline have revealed the most outrageous and downright silly requests they have had from passengers. Staff from budget airline Jet2 revealed questions they have fielded include “I’ve forgotten something, can …

So you’re anxious about flying to your next destination, but you have no choice. Curing your fear of flying is a difficult thing to do, if it’s even possible, but there are ways to calm yourself down. You already know that flying is the safest form of travel out there, and …

Virgin Australia has been left red-faced after one of its social media accounts attacked Kanye West. In a tweet that was quickly deleted, Virgin Australia’s account labelling West a ‘douche’ when responding to one of his recent posts. ‘@kanyewest EAD you douche,’ the tweet read. ‘EAD’ is slang for ‘eat a …

WASHINGTON —A potential crisis started just after an Alaska Airlines flight took off from Washington’s Reagan Airport on Monday. The two pilots reported an oily smelling smoke filling the cockpit. “Declaring an emergency. We have smoke in the cockpit,” one of the pilots called in to Air Traffic Control. “We …

A plane bound for New York had to return to Heathrow Airport after a laser was shone at the cockpit. The Virgin Atlantic flight doubled back as a “precautionary measure” after the co-pilot reported feeling unwell following the incident, the airline said. Police said they were trying to find the …