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African Airlines Missing On Lists… AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating website, which was launched in June 2013, has announced its top 20 safest airlines and top 10 safest low cost airlines for 2016 from the 407 it monitors. Top on the list for the third year is …

Egypt Air has been fined USD140,000 by the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for violating a US trade embargo against Sudan, ch-aviation reports. The BIS announced that EgyptAir had leased two B737-500s to Sudan Airways between 2010 and 2011 without having sought the required licenses. The carrier must …

Dahiru Ahmadu formerly of Virgin Nigeria is a Year Older Today. Happy birthday Dahiru.

The potentially catastrophic incident happened as the jet was taking off for Alicante Spain A budget airline flight carrying 83 passengers had to make an emergency landing at Southampton airport after a bird strike caused an engine to fail. The Flybe flight was headed for Alicante in Spain when a …

A doctor onboard desperately tried to resuscitate the child but when he failed, the pilot made the decision to land the plane immediately A pilot has been hailed a hero after their quick thinking during a flight saved a child’s life. The Captain made an emergency landing after the young …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has lifted the sanction it imposed on Lubcon from supplying aviation fuel to domestic and foreign airlines at airports in Nigeria with immediate effect. Lubcon is a key player in the oil and gas sector through the manufacturing, lifting, distribution and sales of petroleum …

Heathrow  Airport marks 70 years since it officially became a commercial airport. Over the course of 2016, Heathrow will be celebrating a number of key moments with colleagues, passengers and the local community to mark this significant anniversary. May 31 is the official date of Heathrow’s birthday marking 70 years …

According to Avherald, A British Airways Boeing 747-400, registration G-CIVU performing flight BA-243 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Mexico City (Mexico), was enroute at FL340 about 230nm northnortheast of Minneapolis,MN (USA) when the crew donned their oxygen masks reporting smell of smoke in cockpit and cabin and decided to divert …

A United Boeing 777-200, registration N783UA performing flight UA-863 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL350 about 600nm south of Kona,HI (USA) when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Kona. Enroute to Kona the crew changed their destination to Honolulu,HI …

A plane was forced to make a diversion after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant. The Air Canada flight was en-route to New Delhi from Toronto Pearson International Airport when the pilot took the decision to turn the plane around and land back where it had set off from. …