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Rayani Air is Malaysia’s first sharia-compliant airline – there is no alcohol on the plane, female Muslim cabin crew have to wear the hijab while non-Muslims have to be decently dressed, and prayers are recited before the aircraft takes off. The airline scored another first when it issued handwritten boarding …

A United Airlines flight attendant on Monday intentionally deployed the emergency slide on a Boeing 737 in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred about noon as United Flight 1246 pulled into the gate after arriving from Sacramento, California. According to the airline, a female member of the cabin crew deliberately opened …

Richard BransonVirgin’s billionaire founder, is sad that Virgin America airlines is being sold to Alaska Airlines for $2.6 billion: “I would be lying if I didn’t admit sadness that our wonderful airline is merging with another,” he wrote on his blog. “There was sadly nothing I could do to stop …

 The Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Mukhtar Usman, has said that airlines’ revenue globally dropped substantially due to discontinued state funding, sustained de-regulation/liberalisation, privatisation and intense competition. He said this while delivering a paper titled, “The Acts of Promoting Sustainable Air Transport Economy While Maintaining High Level of …

Hamad International Airport. Consumer aviation website Skytrax has published its latest annual World Airport Awards and for the fourth consecutive year, Singapore’s Changi International Airport took the crown as the world’s best airport. It serves as one of Southeast Asia’s largest transit hubs and is a major cog in the …

Unless you’re fortunate enough to be flying in a first class suite, air travel can often be a stressful and exhausting experience. However, for those of us who can’t afford a luxurious upgrade, there are a few basic etiquette rules that can improve the comfort of your journey. Follow them, …

The gist in the aviation circle is that a naija airline is paying some Crew Members One hundred thousand naira total monthly salary. No allowances. Flat #100k. Irrespective of the number of flights or sectors daily. For the operators i feel them. Keeping an Airline afloat at these times is …

Hmmm…This news below is refreshing…although not to some Nigerian Cabin Crew whose total monthly take home is #100k allowances all inclusive. Which translates to 1.2m naira annually. Talk of modern day slavery. See what the iheartcabincrew has reported below: Have уоu еvеr wondered whаt flіght аttеndаntѕ gеt раіd іn thе …

The cabin crew industry has undergone a raft of changes in its history, from a dizzying array of uniforms to an evolution of the exact specifications applicants must meet. While traditionally considered a role for women, the first flight attendants were all male before the first “stewardess” was hired by …

Brussels Airport on Thursday received approval from the fire services and the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) for a partial restart of passenger flights at the facility, which sustained severe damage in a terrorist attack on March 22. However, government authorities have yet to formally decide on a restart date, …