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According to the DAILY SABAH, German flag carrier Lufthansa Tuesday warned that “horrific” terror attacks in Europe were having a “tangible impact” on business, with second-quarter profits down 17 percent. Net profits between April and June came in at 437 million euros ($488 million), the group said, slightly below analysts’ …

WASHINGTON — As Virgin Galactic prepares to resume testing of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane, the company announced Aug. 1 that it has received a launch license for those tests from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The license, dated July 29, covers test flights of SpaceShipTwo from the Mojave Air and …

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) is to construct a N2.5 billion state-of-the-art headquarters at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. A post by the National President , NAAPE,Isaac Balami’s on his face book wall, informed that the ground breaking of the edifice …

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has wade in and arrested a level 6 officer, of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Christy Olabode for allegedly diverting and stealing N70 million belonging to the agency. This is just as FAAN said that it has suspended Olabode, the staff …

Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air, has won another accolade with the award of West African Airline of the Year bestowed on it at the Ghana Aviation Awards 2016 held in Accra on Friday, July 29, 2016. The award, according to Ghana Aviation Awards Events Director, Richard Abbey Jnr., was …

We are pleased to announce that Meridiana fly launched their Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Lagos (LOS) route successfully earlier today. Dre aviation is the country representative and GSA for the airline in Nigeria and are pleased with the initial launch which went seamlessly. The route will be serviced initially once …

An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EMW performing flight EK-521 from Thiruvananthapuram (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 275 people on board, was on final approach to Dubai’s runway 12L at 12:41L (08:41Z) but attempted to go around from low height. The aircraft however did not climb, but after …

Dre aviation have announced a further strengthening of ties with Dana Air, Nigeria’s leading commercial airline. As part of dre aviation’s expansion across West Africa, they have seconded Sandip Chowdhury from Dana Air to support their airport supervision contract of Meridiana fly’s operations in Lagos. Sandip is a seasoned airline …

DOHA, Qatar – On 12 July 2016 Qatar Airways announced that it held a 15.67 per cent shareholding in International Airlines Group (IAG) and reiterated that it may consider increasing its stake further within the allowable limits. Non-EU shareholders of IAG including Qatar Airways are subject to an overall cap …

Newly released video, obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader, shows a Lexington man being subdued by a pilot after a confrontation with the flight crew of an American Airlines flight to Charlotte. Lexington native Brian Colón, 23, shot the video on the July 21 flight that ended in the arrest of …