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Bangkok (CNN). It’s time to board the plane. Forget Chucky — a Luk Thep is an infant-like doll that is believed to possess a child's spirit and will bring good fortune in Thailand. Forget Chucky — a Luk Thep is an infant-like doll that is believed to possess a child’s spirit …

With every tragic high profile crash, the general public’s feeling about airline safety takes a punch, WOLE SHADARE writes While aviation has been getting safer of late, runway incursions by aircraft or vehicles remain a weak spot. After all, during each flight, the passengers literally put their lives in the …

Lol…The is Associated Airline’s Hs 125 way back. In the Cockpit is Capt. Ladi Odulaja doing what he knows best and my humble self. I remember: Capt  Kola King, Capt. Ladi Odulaja and Capt. Toyin Lawani were the Generals flying this small supersonic jet. Memories…….

Managing Director of  the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, has lamented that rich Nigerians who are indebted to the agency are still living big and fly around the globe in their own private jets. Kuru stated this while briefing the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial …

An Emirates Airline flight between Beijing in Dubai was diverted to Karachi on Monday because a passenger required emergency medical attention, according to an Emirates spokesperson. The flight – EK309 – departed Beijing at 7:08am (local time) and landed in Karachi at 11:36am (local time). “The passenger was assisted off …

A Kathmandu-bound Jet Airways flight with 111 people on board was on Monday halted minutes before take-off from the IGI Airport here after a bomb threat and the plane was grounded and being searched thoroughly. The bomb scare arose at a time when security is at an all-time high in …

Dubai-based airline Emirates continues to engage with its fans far and wide as it becomes the first airline to hit the coveted one? million follower mark on Instagram. The remarkable achievement positions Emirates as the largest transportation brand on the popular photo and video-sharing platform. Recently named the world’s most …

Severe turbulence aboard an American Airlines flight carrying 203 people from Miami to Italy left seven people hospitalized, the airline said. “American Airlines Flight 206 from Miami to Milan briefly encountered severe turbulence,” the airline said in a statement. “The aircraft landed safely in Newfoundland, Canada, where it was met …

A Turkish Airlines flight from Houston to Istanbul was diverted to Ireland Sunday morning after a bomb scare, police and the airline said Flight 34 was diverted to Ireland’s Shannon airport after a napkin was found in the toilet with the word “bomb” written on it, the airline said in …

Interestingly, some Airlines have more than one uniform. The uniforms are lovely. Aint they?