Aviation union under the auspices of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), on Monday, kicked against plans by foreign airlines to sack about two thousand (2,000) workers in the aviation industry in a bid to cut cost. In a letter addressed to the Minister of State for Aviation, …

Hundreds of flights were once again grounded across Europe on Monday as French air traffic controllers continued their latest two day strike. The industrial action, according to Ryanair at least, is the 42st day lost to strikes by French air traffic controllers since 2009. THe budget airline opened a new war …

I remember years ago when it became obvious that the Airline i worked for was on the verge of collapse. The tell -tale signs were very apparent but i guess i was in a state of denial, probably because i saw the Airline as a very good, vibrant and robust …

Funmilola bobby-Omowole, Formerly of Virgin Nigeria now CEO of Araoko Mealsonwheels is a year older today. Jion me in wishing this Petite, smart and hard working lady a happy birthday.

The former Virgin Nigeria Procedures Manager is now with the Genesis Group. Happy birthday Inu.  

An electronic cigarette in a Delta Airlines passenger’s carry-on bag ignited Wednesday night while the aircraft was still on the tarmac, causing the flight to be delayed, the airline said. Delta flight 689 was scheduled to depart Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 7:25 p.m. and arrive in St. Louis at …

An Alaska Airlines passenger’s phone burst into flames on a flight en route to Hawaii, and the airline and the FAA say they are investigating. Anna Crail, a college sophomore, was watching a movie on her flight to spring break when flames began shooting out of her iPhone 6, she …

Dubai: Love took him to Russia, only for death to shatter their dreams. Shyam Mohan and Anju were on-board the flydubai flight that crashed in Rostov-on-Don — they were returning after a month’s holiday at home in Perumbavoor, Badani Kurishu, Kerala. A small town near the northern tip of Kochi, …

Dubai: The pilot and co-pilot of the fateful flydubai flight FZ981 both leave behind wives who are expecting children, Gulf News has learnt. Captain Aristos Sokratous, recently married, was expecting a son with his wife and was just days away from starting a new life back home in Cyprus. The wife of …