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 Effective 1 October, 2018, Etihad Airways will operate the Airbus A380 on its second daily service linking Abu Dhabi and Paris Charles de Gaulle. This will transform the airline’s operation between the UAE and French capitals into a year-round all-A380 service, joining London Heathrow as the second European destination enjoying …

Charges are higher for privatised airports-IATA Why privatised airports fail to deliver There are indications that inbound and outbound passengers may pay more for air travel as charges and taxes are expected to be raised astronomically should the Federal Government go ahead with its planned concession of its major airports. …

    Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has won the 2017 Airline Reliability Performance Award, for the 7th year in a row, from Bombardier Aerospace. Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, GCEO of Ethiopian Airlines said, “We …

Emirates Engineering executes first complete landing gear change for Emirates A380 aircraft Dubai, UAE, 29 May 2018- Emirates Engineering has successfully accomplished the first complete replacement of landing gear on A6-EDF, the first Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft to have its entire landing gear system replaced at one time. Comprising five …

  For its passionate commitment to the society, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air, has been recognized as the Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the year 2017/18, by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jacky Hathiramani was also conferred with …

Air Peace has won the “Company of the Year Award 2017” of Leadership Group. The airline received the award weeks after it was recognised as a “National Carrier of Repute” at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Umuahia, Abia State, where six of its …

The Federal Government of Nigeria’s plan to establish a National Carrier is looking bright, as discussions with Boeing continue. It would be recalled that during President Muhammadu Buhari’s last visit to the United State of America, a meeting with the American aircraft manufacturer’s management took place. Another phase of the …

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it will take delivery on 5 June 2018 of its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 787-900, the 1st for an African airline to operate 100 aircraft fleet in the history of the continent, …

Coming at a time Nigeria’s international image is not too good with the incessant cases of corruption in the country, a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State, Charity Bassey, recently did the unexpected when she found a nylon containing $6,000 valued at over N2 million, …

Ladidi Victoria Kolo is a female pilot who is excited about her chosen career. Interestingly, the dream was almost aborted initially because of the high cost of training. In this interview with YETUNDE OLADEINDE , the native of Nupeland goes down memory lane to recount the challenges, getting total support from her …