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Air France-KLM has said lower bookings after the Paris terror attacks led to a €70m ($76m; £52m) drop in revenues in December. However, bookings picked up towards the end of the month, suggesting a “progressive recovery”, it said. The airline suffered a €50m fall in revenues in November after the …

OHA, Qatar, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Qatar Airways has launched a first-of-its-kind Travel Festival offering travelers an exceptional choice of dream deals suited for a variety of travel needs. The Qatar Airways Travel Festival has something for everyone, with exclusively designed packages including flights  starting from $685, companion fares, access to …

“ … leadership courage, within or outside governance , transfers back to and animates follower, so that when a familiar voice is heard saying “Let us march,” it finds the followers not merely ready, but miles ahead.” Wole Soyinka Since assuming office as Minister of Transport, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted a Nigerian based private jet charter company, Izy Air Limited an Air Operator’s certificate (AOC). At a short and colourful ceremony on December 17th, 2015, which was held at the NCAA Office, Ikeja, Lagos where the Certificate was presented to the President …

A new “ultra-low cost” Canadian airline is presenting an attractive new travel option, but one passenger advocate is warning travellers to avoid those tempting fares. NewLeaf airlines officially unveiled its new deeply discounted routes Wednesday, offering flights from Halifax, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina and Kelowna, among others, for prices ranging from …

…As FAAN MD Expresses Displeasure At Incident  Re-occurrence Barely two weeks after Turkish Airlines flight TK624 failed to airlift luggage of its passengers from Istanbul, which led to security breach at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport (NAA), Abuja, the airline again failed to bring along with its …

OCALA — Veteran aircraft mechanic Greg Marino worked at Allegiant Air for just two weeks before he quit because of what he said are the airline’s dangerous maintenance practices. Marino said mechanics at the airline’s facility in Sanford often lapsed into bad maintenance habits. He said they failed to follow …

A British woman has been banned for life from flying with an airline because of her “unacceptable behavior.” The unnamed woman has been told by Jet2 that she is no longer welcome to fly with them after she forced an unscheduled landing by abusing staff. The 42-year-old from Sunderland was …

A flight attendant who admitted to trying to smuggle more than 6.5 pounds of cocaine into South Florida in his spandex underwear has been sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports 40-year-old Rohan Myers was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in …

WASHINGTON — United Airlines drew a $2.7 million fine from the government on Thursday for violating rules aimed at protecting disabled passengers and preventing long tarmac delays. The Transportation Department said there was a significant increase in 2014 in disability-related complaints regarding United. A department review found that United had …