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Following the Flydubai scandal, pilots with Emirates airline, the largest in the Middle East, told RT that the company is allegedly cheating on pilot schedules by illegally prolonging work hours and intimidating them from reporting feeling sick or tired. All of the pilots from the Dubai-based carrier that reached out …

An Arik Air Airbus A-330-200 plane has landed at Heathrow Airport after declaring an emergency on route from Nigeria. The Mail online has reported. The aircraft had departed from the west African country’s largest city, Lagos. It was scheduled to land at 18.30 but touched down at 18.57. Flight W3101 …

The Nigerian Air Force has given reason for the crash of its fighter aircraft prosecuting the Boko Haram war in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. According to a statement by the Director, Air Force Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa on Friday, the fighter jet veered off the runway …

Virgin America shares soared on Wall Street on Wednesday following reports that the airline founded by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is considering selling itself to a third party. Shares in Virgin America, which was launched by Branson in 2007 and now flies to 21 destinations within the US and …

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, was chosen as the Best Airline in Nigeria by the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA) on 17 March 2016. The ceremony took place at the Association’s 40th annual general meeting at Premier Hotel Ibadan. The 1500 members of the Association voted and …

A report by a whistleblower from Flydubai published by RT, which cites fatigue as a factor in the Rostov tragedy, has been welcomed by some pilots familiar with the airlines’ alleged negligent practices, but aviation bodies have yet to respond to the leak. After exclusively obtaining the information, RT sent …

Many people have been killed or seriously injured in terrorist attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station, Belgium’s PM says. Two blasts hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT, and another struck Maelbeek metro station an hour later. The government has not confirmed casualty numbers. Brussels transport …

Air connectivity in Africa will experience strong expansion, with passenger growth of 4.4 per cent over the next 20 years. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast, the upward progression will result from huge economic growth and investment in many African countries. The revelation came up during deliberations …

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered officials to examine whether Russia’s flight safety rules needed to be tightened up after the crash, which happened as the Boeing 737-800 tried to land at a regional airport in strong, gusting wind. Questions have been raised about why the aircraft went ahead with its …

The first Airbus aircraft produced by the company’s U.S. manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama, performed its maiden flight Monday as part of its production testing program. The A321, destined for New York-based JetBlue, took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile at 9:36 a.m., performed its test sequences, and landed …