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Five people have been shot dead by a gunman at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida, say officials. It happened at the baggage claim area in Terminal 2, just before 1300 local time (1800 GMT), the airport confirmed. Five people were killed, eight injured and one person was unharmed in custody, …

Foreign airline operators have rejected the Kaduna Airport as alternative following the plans by the Federal Government to close the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA) for repairs. The operators say they would prefer Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kano terminals as alternative. Speaking yesterday at the Stakeholders …

A Liverpool man found dead on an Amsterdam railway line was working his ‘dream job’ as a cabin crew member, friends have said. Michael Moran’s body was found on Monday, and authorities believe he had been hit by a train. His death is now being investigated. Michael, believed to have …

Etihad Airways, one of the three Middle East carriers which have shaken up the global aviation business over the past decade, is to lay off some staff, in the latest sign of difficulty among the region’s airlines. According to a spokesperson for the airline, it is embarking on a restructuring …

OTTAWA — It was 7 a.m., and 99 passengers and six crew members were aboard a 737 on the tarmac at Calgary International Airport, bound for a sunny holiday in Cancun, Mexico. There was one problem, however. The flight’s captain was passed out in the cockpit, apparently from drinking. The …

Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says Nigeria will have a very strong, viable national airline before the end of 2017, uncova reports. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Sirika said the project would  be private sector driven, and the federal government may own only three percent of the airline. …

Nigeria has approved that the Aviation Security personnel should bear arms to enhance security of passengers and installations at the airports. The Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, unveiled on Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu …

Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Nigeria’s Federal capital of Abuja will now be closed on 8 March. The move will enable the government repair its runway, the aviation ministry said on Tuesday, pushing the move back later than previously scheduled. The decision to shut the airport and …

Qatar Airways has launched a new partnership with The White Company to provide exclusively-designed sleepwear to First and Business Class passengers travelling across the airline’s global network. In line with Qatar Airways’ commitment to provide a world-leading premium service, the newly-designed sleeper suits are bespoke for First Class passengers and …

Nigeria will upgrade the Instrument Landing Systems at the nation’s major airports. Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, gave the pledge yesterday in his reaction to complaints by airlines of the disruption of flights by the Harmattan and the embarrassment of cancelling President Muhammadu Buhari’s flight to Bauchi. …