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An all-female crew operated the world’s longest continuous flight this week, from Delhi to San Francisco, in honor of International Women’s Day. Flight AI 73 on India’s national carrier, Air India, travelled a distance of 14,500 kilometres over 17 hours. It took off from Delhi on March 6 and landed …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos has apprehended a driver and a trader over unlawful importation of 252 wraps of cocaine weighing 4.325kgs. According to the anti drug agency, the suspects were found to have ingested and stuffed …

This was spotted at Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu. Cleaners mopping the floor with rags. Biko, airport management, get your cleaners mops nah. Locally made mops will do just fine. Source: Lindaikeji  

In the last two weeks, two good things have happened to Nigeria’s aviation sector. The country scaled the huddle of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). The first time Nigeria met the conditions and passed the audit was in 2006. That was the same …

In a confounding move, Kenya Airways this week wrote to some of its Boeing 777 captains ‘redeploying’ them for three years to its high-flying competitor, Ethiopian Airlines. A confidential letter seen by the Saturday Nation has provoked legal questions from its association, setting the stage for an industrial conflict with …

Starting today, April 8, 2016, Ethiopian is delighted to celebrate its 70 years of dedicated and highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of Africa. With its strong mission of bringing Africa together and closer to the world, Ethiopian has expanded much needed air connectivity within …

The Managing Director of Overland Airways, Capt Edward Boyo, has stated that the airlines was committed to partnering with Taraba state in realising the economic, social, cultural and other potential of the state despite the current harsh economic conditions. He said this while speaking at the launch of the airline’s …

Dubai: Russian air accident investigators on Friday released the first detailed report into the flydubai crashed in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on March 19 that killed all 62 on board. The preliminary report, released by the Moscow-based Interstate Aviation Committee, said the Boeing 737-800 entered an “abrupt descent” after the control columns …

THE best airline in America is about to lose its independence. And if the past year is any indication, that could spell bad news for flyers. The 26th annual Airline Quality Rating of American carriers was released on Monday, and for the fourth straight year Virgin America came out on …

In a bid to give passengers optimum comfort while flying business class using Dana Air, the airline has partnered Diamond Bank to provide the lounge services for its passengers, thereby fast-tracking boarding. The airline stated this in a statement by its spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa. With this innovation, the airline has …