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British Airways (BA) will be introducing a bigger and better Boeing 747 to its London-Lagos route from September. Mr Kola Olayinka, British Airways commercial manager in Nigeria, said this in a statement released by Nosakhare Emma-Iyamu from QuandrantMSL Group, the agency that handles the airline’s media. Olayinka said that each …

Air traffic controllers are warning that UK skiesare running out of room for record numbers of planes.And they have called for a drastic modernisation in the way aircraft are guided across UK airspace.It comes as the government launches a discussion to shape the UK’s aviation industry for the next thirty …

A team of top celebrities including Gordon Ramsay, Rob Brydon, Sir Ian McKellen and Thandie Newton make appearances in British Airways’ entertaining new pre-flight safety video, which launches in September. The new film features some of Britain’s best-loved personalities and has been designed to help customers absorb important safety messages, …

Striking British Airways cabin crew have announced a further two weeks of action for the first half of August in their battle over pay and sanctions at the airline. Crew in the lower-paid mixed fleet working out of Heathrow started the latest 14-day walkout on 19 July, their 46th day …

According to DailyPost report, a senior pastor of the Labourers Assembly, in Singorwet ward, Bomet County, Kenya, pastor Nwanga Gwranja has been rescued after unsuccessful attempted to fly to Jerusalem using artificial wings. The controversial pastor fell off a tree and break his legs in the process. Gwranja, known for …

Med-View Airline customers were once again abandoned in Lagos on Monday, as the troubled carrier failed to fly them out to London for the second day in a row. The airline assured its customers stranded at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday that it would airlift the passengers to London-Gatwick …

  …Says Directive An Attempt To Cripple FAAN The Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and  the Nigeria Union Of Pensioners (NUP), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Branch have kicked against the ministerial approval and directive that FAAN should pay 5 per cent of the Passengers’ Service Charge(PSC) to …

  …To Establish Remotely Piloted Aircraft Safety Team Minister for State Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has stated that the Federal Government was working hard to integrate Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations into Nigeria’s airspace as quickly and as efficiently as possible, abelnewsng reports. He  stated that the best way to integrate …

Gatwick Airport closed its main runway twice after an aeroplane burst a tyre during take off. The runway was shut between 13:15 and 13:45 BST while it was checked for debris from the Air Canada plane. It was closed again at 14:12 to allow the plane to come back in …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says the agency will start regulating the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) popularly referred to as drones. Mr Dele Sesegbon, the Director of General Aviation, NCAA told our correspondent that the draft regulation which will cover both commercial and private operators was ready. …