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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested three persons at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for allegedly concealing 83.390kilogrammes of ephedrine worth N4billion. According to The Nation report, the ephedrine, which was concealed in female hair attachment, was being taken to South Africa. NDLEA Lagos Airport …

Operators blame dollar scarcity The world’s leading insurance company for airlines, Lloyds of London, has threatened to blacklist domestic operators in Nigeria over a backlog of unpaid insurance premium, at least in the last four months. The insurance company, which sent a delegation to Nigeria last week, expressed dissatisfaction with …

Qatar Airways will now accept UnionPay credit and debit cards through its website for ticket and other sales, expanding payment options for customers around the world. With more than 5.8 billion cards issued globally, UnionPay is an international bankcard network and is the preferred method of payment for the Chinese …

Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Africa Best Employer Brand and Business Leadership Excellence Awards  at the 3rd Edition of AFRICA BEST EMPLOYER BRAND AWARDS ceremony held in Mauritius on December 06, 2016. AFRICA BEST EMPLOYER BRAND AWARDS recognizes top organizations …

One of the prominent Nigerian Airline Max Air Ltd will in the next two weeks resume it’s schedule …flights from Kano to Jeddah ( Saudi Arabia.) According to the airlines Media consultant Malam Ibrahim Dahiru Max Air will operate two schedule flights on Mondays and Thursdays every week from Kano …

Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest aviation academy in Africa, a full ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Member designated as a Regional Center of Excellence and an IATA Authorized Global Training Center, is pleased to announce that it has graduated 107 Cabin Crew and Catering professionals as of December 10, 2016.  

  • Scheduled holiday trips at risk • NCAA suspends five crewmembers for allegedly using marijuana Foreign airlines operating in Nigeria are panicking over current fuel shortage on the West African coast that may affect their operations especially as the Yuletide season beckons. While Nigeria, which is the major market …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has said about 53 per cent of travellers give bribes to workers and officials at the Lagos and Abuja international airports. The ICPC Chairman, Ekpo Nta, said this, while unveiling a report on the Corruption Risk Assessment done on the Murtala …

Dana Air has denied a report by a newspaper, Ibom Telegraph, that one of its plane crashed in Lagos area on Sunday. The airline’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, said there was no iota of truth in the report. He added that the report is entirely false and as …

Boeing said Thursday it has begun final assembly in North Charleston, S.C., of the first 787-10, the third and largest version of its Dreamliner jet family. “As we enter the next phase of the 787-10’s development, we eagerly watch our first airplane come to life,” said Ken Sanger, vice president …