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A Transatlantic British Airways flight from San Francisco to London made an emergency landing in Vancouver after crew members fell ill. All 25 staff, including the three pilots, were taken to hospital for medical checks after landing, a BA spokeswoman said, adding all personnel had been discharged. Two passengers were given …

Ah! not only in Nigeria! Ethiopian Airlines aircraft ET-ANY (Bombardier Q400) while operating a domestic flight number ET 212, on the 24th of October 2016, from Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa faced runway incursion of wild animals while rolling for takeoff at Dire Dawa airport. The aircraft aborted takeoff and …

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and the leading Pan-African Airline wishes to inform its esteemed Nigerian passengers that it will continue its scheduled operations to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, despite the recent withdrawal by some Airlines out of Lagos and Abuja. Mr. Solomon Begashaw, Country Area Manager Nigeria, remarked, “As …

Hawaiian Airlines implemented the new policy to distribute weight evenly around the plane cabin and save fuel, The Independent reports. An American airline won the right to weigh its passengers over a six-month period earlier this year to learn how it could save fuel, after discovering the average passenger and carry-on luggage was heavier than expected. Hawaiian Airlines has …

The light aircraft is said to have plunged to the ground at about 6.20am BST after experiencing engine problems after taking off from Malta International Airport, Evening Standard reports. Pictures and video footage have emerged of smoke billowing from the wreckage in Safi, on a road just outside the airport. …

Iberia unveiled on October 20th 2016  its new, extra-comfortable Premium Economy cabin, to be available on 37 of its long-haul aircraft, starting during the summer season of 2017. The new cabin will be installed on eight Airbus A330-300s and 13 of the airline’s A340-600s, to be modified in the course …

A union representing cabin crew for Lufthansa’s budget airline Eurowings announced that strikes could take place at any time over the next two weeks, starting on Monday, THE LOCAL reports. The union UFO announced on Thursday that the cabin crew strike would begin on Monday, after negotiations about pay and …

Hmmm…Talk about occupational hazard! Read this… HOLIDAYMAKERS were left stunned after a woman working at an airport was repeatedly slapped around the face with an iPad after two passengers missed their flights. CCTV footage captured the shocking moment the two men pounced on the woman, who was explaining airline policy …

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, has arrested a 30 year-old Brazil-based hair stylist Nnanji Juliet Ijeoma for allegedly smuggling cocaine into the country. Officials  of the anti drug agency discovered that the brassiere of the suspect …

EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturing giant and lessor, Airbus Group, has expressed intention to open an operational office in Nigeria, the Nation reports. President of the Airbus Group for Africa, Vincent Larnicol who joined a delegation led by Ambassador of France in Nigeria, Denys Gauer made this known on Thursday on a …