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Delta Air Lines has been named one of the 2017 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune. Delta ranked No. 63 and is the only airline on the list, which is based on employee ratings of their …

African’s largest cargo operator, Ethiopian Airlines, has won ‘Cargo Airline Award for Network Development’ at the tenth anniversary of the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards held on March 9, 2017. The Network Development Awards are presented to airlines that have developed new routes or achieved a remarkable growth in passengers or …

Officials of the Kaduna zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have discovered the sum of 49 Million Naira at the Kaduna International Airport, channels Television reports. The zonal Head of Operations, Bappa Ibrahim, who briefed journalists on the discovery, said that the cash believed to have …

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno, has banned the planned helicopter shuttle service from Kaduna to Abuja by some helicopter companies. In a memo banning the move, Munguno said, “In view of the closure of the airport, air travelers will be required to travel by road/train to Abuja from Kaduna …

Passengers plying the Kaduna International Airport (KIA) are facing fresh hurdles as airlines operating at the aerodrome are insisting on only cash transactions. The newly refurbished airport, which also serves as an alternative to the closed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, is currentlyoperat without Automated Teller Machines (ATM), Point …

Following the release of the final report of the June 3, 2012 Accident, we wish to reassure our guests of our total commitment to their safety and comfort onboard our flights. We wish to also state that Dana Air swung into action immediately the Interim Safety Recommendations were released in …

•Staggering failure rate suggests a fundamental problem The statistics of failure is staggering — 141 airlines have failed in the past 17 years (2000 -2017), making it an average of eight failures in a year! The West African coast was dubbed the white man’s grave, no thanks to tropical mosquitoes …

A pilot has been jailed for 10 months for attempting to board a flight from Glasgow to America while drunk. According to BBC report, Carlos Roberto Licona, 45, was due to serve as First Officer on the United Airlines flight to Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday 27 August last year. …

At the spectacular reveal ceremony, during which a replica cabin of the aircraft was unveiled to much applause, guests were able to see the new QSuite cabin first-hand, as Qatar Airways cabin crew greeted guests and showcased the many new and exciting features of the new Business Class cabin. In …

A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu has been diverted because of a row over a blanket. A passenger had asked for the wrap because he was cold, and was outraged when he was asked to pay $12 (£9.80). Police said the man, 66, said he “would like …