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The Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi has told the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to get appropriate and befitting headquarters for the agency in view of the huge revenue it generates. Amaechi, who was not comfortable with what he observed, said this at the agency’s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, yesterday imposed what it called an applicable sanction on Aero Contractors Airlines in line with Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations, NCARs, Though, the specific sanction was not revealed but the agency said that it runs into millions of Naira.  According to Mr Sam Adurogboye, Ag …

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry is expected to go live during the day on December 21. Please check the agency’s home page. Please check the agency’s home page at www.faa.gov for updates. In preparation for registering online, each owner must provide his or her name, home address and e-mail address. Upon …

A light aircraft has crashed on take-off near the airport in the Indian capital, Delhi, killing 10 people. The Beechcraft King Air plane chartered by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) came down after hitting a wall in Dwarka district and burst into flames. The plane was carrying members of the …

It came right down to the wire, but finance minister Pravin Gordhan appears to have won his battle against the chair of SAA board having secured the Airbus swap deal and saving SAA from an estimated R1-billion in impairments. Late on Monday night the National Treasury announced, through a statement, …

So inspiring….Checkout the newest female Captain of Royal jordanian Hadeel Khamash as tweeted by Diala Dabbas today. See what he tweeted; Mabrook to the newest Captain Hadeel khamash@Royaljordanian. Proud of you. #Jordan #aviation #Shareyourjordan Really nice and inspiring to see women holding their own in a male dominated field. All …

Device that prompted emergency landing in Kenya was not a bomb, airline says. Four people have been arrested over a suspicious device that was found in the restroom of an Air France flight, prompting an emergency landing in Kenya early Sunday. The four had all been on board Air France …

The Minister of State for Aviation,  Hadi Sirika has directed an immediate investigation into the use of an unauthorized equipment by Aero Contractors Airlines at the conclusion of a charter flight to Bauchi on Saturday. Sirika who made the statement in a press release signed by his Deputy Director, Press and …

Air France bomb: Kenya confirms explosive device found in toilets of plane carrying 473 people from Mauritius to Paris. Two suspects held by Kenyan authorities A suspicious device found in the toilet on Air France flight 463 to Paris is a bomb, Kenyan authorities have confirmed. Two suspects from the flight …