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The Flydubai FZ981 crash in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, could have followed the pilots’ failure to manage the landing after taking control of the system, media reveal citing flight data. The final minutes are said to have been full of arguments and screams of terror. #FlydubaiGate: Pilots speak out to RT after …

A PASSENGER has been banned for life from British Airways flights after a row at 30,000ft. Bridget Nhire, 33, ended up in handcuffs and strapped to her seat after a fellow traveller complained that she was fidgeting too much. The 5ft 3in stylist was travelling from Heathrow to Dubai when …

Foreign exchange risk is now a major component of airfares on Nigerian routes, the country managers of top foreign airlines have revealed. Investigation by our correspondent revealed that the airlines operating on international routes in the country had increased airfares by as much as 100 per cent as a result …

A plane loaded with Easter holiday travellers was delayed after police were called in to remove a passenger who became disruptive after he allegedly got drunk before a 9am flight. The daily mail online has reported. The Thomas Cook Airlines flight, carrying 220 holidaymakers to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, …

South African Airways (SAA) will be rolling out the offer of Samsung tablets on board as a way of improving in-flight entertainment to business class customers travelling on selected short haul regional flights. “Following the launch of this offering in September last year on the Mauritius route, customers have shown …

KLM Cityhopper welcomed days ago, its first E175, from Embraer, at Schiphol Airport. The new aircraft will allow KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and KLM Cityhopper to continue their contribution to more efficient and environmentally friendly operations in which quality and passenger comfort hold an important place. The aircraft feature a …

The 27th Enugu International Trade Fair kicked off yesterday with a call on the Federal Government to make the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu more viable. President of Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, Rev. Surveyor Ugochukwu Chime, who made the call in his opening address at …

POPULAR Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli, just added another feather in her multi-feathered cap. The talented actress and producer recently signed up with Arik Air as a brand ambassador. The Nation news Online has reported. Apparently proud of snagging the diva’s name as part of their brand, the airline posted a …

(Reuters) – An unidentified American Airlines co-pilot was arrested on Saturday at a Detroit airport terminal on suspicion of drinking before his scheduled flight to Philadelphia, officials said. Police at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport twice had the man, in his 50s, blow into a breathalyzer, and each time his readings …

THE pilot who is believed to have deliberately crashed his light aircraft into the ocean was a first officer flying internationally for Qantas. Struggling with a broken marriage, Paul Whyte rented a light aircraft from a flying club in Lismore, made one final phone call to his daughters and disappeared …