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Dana Air Bags Leadership Brand of the Year 2016 ….Introduces special fares for Corp members and students Award winning Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has bagged the prestigious Leadership Brand of the year 2016 award, held recently at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. Speaking at the conference themed: THE RICE …

The ban on all electronic devices larger than a cell phone being brought into the cabin of passenger aircraft coming from several Middle Eastern and African countries is indefinite and applies to nine airlines and 10 airports in eight countries, a source told Fox News Tuesday. Senior administration officials are …

First Nation, one of the eight domestic airlines has voluntarily grounded its flight operations due to lack of current flight crew. Abelnewsng.com learnt that apart from the reason above one of the reasons for grounding its own operations was also due to lack of airplane to operate with and that …

A passenger plane has crashed at a South Sudan airport, reportedly injuring at least 14 people. Some 44 people are thought to have been on board the South Supreme Airlines plane when it came down in the northwestern town of Wau.State information minister Bona Gaudensio said: “Right now we have …

An Airbus A380’s wake turbulence caused a Challenger 604 business jet to flip and fall 10,000ft. A harrowing freak air accident that has only just been revealed saw an Airbus A380 commercial jetliner flown by Emirates cause a much smaller business jet passing beneath it to flip upside down and …

  Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, says helicopters can now fly in and out of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja (NAIA). He made this known while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday The minister said that the office of the National Security …

Aero Contractors  Airline, which is under the management of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has sacked about 900 workers  representing 60 per cent, NAN reports. Letters of redundancy were issued to the affected employees during the week. Media Consultant to the 58 year-old airline, Mr Simon Tumba, who confirmed …

An unidentified woman travelling from Beijing to Melbourne last month reportedly suffered from burns on her face and hand after her headphones exploded on her face. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the incident occurred mid-flight on Feb. 19. The woman, who was not identified, told agents at the Australian …

The Managing Director of Dana Air Mr. Jacky Hathiramani, has applauded the efforts of the Minister of state for Aviation Captain Hadi Sirika and other aviation agencies for what he described as a ‘skillful execution of the Kaduna Airport as alternate to Abuja.’’ Mr  Hathirmani while carrying out spot-check ‘at the …

Airline continues multi-billion dollar investment in the customer experience\ In another move to further elevate the in-flight customer experience, Delta has partnered with globally renowned design company Alessi to curate a modern, stylish and functional collection of  service products and tableware, which will appear in flight beginning April 1. Delta’s serviceware …