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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says another set of 180 Nigerians are expected in Nigeria from Libya on Tuesday. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this when she received the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Commission, Alhaja Sadiya …

An Indian airline says it has made the first passenger journey around the world operated by an all-women crew. The Air India flight departed from New Delhi to San Francisco on Monday and returned to the Indian capital on Friday. The Boeing 777 flew over the Pacific Ocean on its …

Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, concluded a codeshare agreement with Air Namibia on February 21st, 2017. The codeshare agreement covers Ethiopian thrice weekly services to Windhoek and the services of both airlines beyond their respective hubs. The agreement will allow both airlines to expand their global network through the …

The Federal Government has approved the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with effect from the midnight of Tuesday March 7. This is to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to carry out a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport. The Managing Director …

According to Punch,Aviation unions on Thursday protested the Federal Government’s appointment of the General Manager in-charge of Finance for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria and the National Association …

The founder of a Kenyan start-up Baracuda Airways has been arrested on allegations of fraud according to The Star newspaper. John Majiwa has been charged with scamming more than 40 investors out of almost $2 million. The newspaper quoted the Kenyan Flying Squad, which deals with serious crimes, as saying …

Following the takeover of Arik Air by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria and a reduction in its flight operations due to fleet reduction, some workers of the carrier may soon lose their jobs, sources have said. A source within the airline, said there were rumours that the company’s over …

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has engaged Aerotask as its strategic advisor in its restructuring and turnaround of Arik Air. Aerotask has been engaged to provide a broad range of advisory services, from managing negotiations with creditors, appraising and protecting assets, to advising the bank on the airlines …

​ Two Delta A320/319 pilots made history over the weekend, flying Delta’s first mainline flight with two African-American female pilots in the flight deck. Atlanta-based First Officer Dawn Cook learned that Detroit-based Captain Stephanie Johnson, Delta’s first African-American female captain, would be flying out of ​Detroit last Sunday and reached out to Johnson …

A Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) flight was diverted to St. John’s International Airport Saturday evening on its way from Amsterdam to New York City after the pilot needed immediate medical attention. According to a tweet from the airline, flight KL643’s revised itinerary was to leave St. John’s at 5:35 p.m. …