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Kate McWilliams, one of easyJet’s female pilots, has just passed her command course making her the youngest Commercial Airline Captain at just 26 years old. Kate is based at London Gatwick airport where easyJet have over 60 aircraft and operate 106 routes. Her love for aviation began at the young …

Evil-doers beware! China’s very own Dalek is now on patrol. The Anbot, China’s first-ever security robot has been hired for its first job at the Shenzhen airport where it can be seen making round-the-clock patrols through the departure hall in Terminal 3. Its primary function will be facial recognition. The …

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures showing that reports of unruly passenger incidents onboard aircraft increased in 2015. Some 10,854 unruly passenger incidents were reported to IATA by airlines worldwide last year. This equates to one incident for every 1,205 flights, an increase from the 9,316 incidents …

*Egypt frees $240 million trapped funds Foreign airlines operating to Nigeria can now heave a sigh of relief as the value of ticket sales owed to foreign airlines in Nigeria has been reduced by over 50 percent since June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said yesterday, adding that it …

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahco aviance) continues to demonstrate excellence in the Aviation industry with the recent recertification of its operations by IATA which issued it with fresh ISAGO Certificate. The re-certification which runs till June 12, 2018 replaces the one which expires June this year. NAHCO had …

Aviation Editor of New Telegraph Newspapers, Wole Shadare, has been named Aviation Writer of the Year at the 10th edition of Nigeria Media Nite-Out Awards (NMNA) 2016.  At the award ceremony held on Sunday at Time Square Event Centre in Ikeja, Lagos, Shadare was announced Aviation Writer of the Year, …

Mulls Bailout Funds With Low Interest Rates, Others The Federal Government is under immense pressure to rescue Nigerian carriers from extinction, as it weighs options that would allow the airlines remain afloat. Woleshadare.net learnt that the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, is tinkering with many options. Among such …

Passengers on IndiGo flight spotted smoke coming from the overhead luggage compartment but there was no damage to the plane and the flight landed safely A Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone started smoking during a commercial flight in India on Friday, India’s aviation regulator said. Passengers on board the IndiGo …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug traffickers found with wraps of narcotic drug that tested positive for cocaine weighing 485 grammes. One of the suspects, Anazodo Innocent was found to have inserted wraps of cocaine into his anus on his way to Italy while …

A man is suing the Emirates airline after having to sit next to an overweight passenger during a nine-hour flight. Giorgio Destro, from Padua in northern Italy, said that after he settled into his seat next to the window, he was “amazed” when the overweight man took the seat next …