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The National Emergency Management Agency says it has confirmed the authenticity of a video recently circulating on the social media, which captured some stranded migrants in Libya, Punch reports. The spokesman for the agency in the South-West, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, told our correspondent on Monday that NEMA had found out …

OAS Helicopters: taken over by AMCON   The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Odengene Air-Shuttle Services, known more as OAS Helicopters in Lagos following a court order. It was the third aviation firm to be taken over by the bad bank in four months. The News …

  Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, ranked 11th worldwide in flight on-time performance for the month of January 2017, according to FlightStats, the leading provider of real-time global flight data to companies and individuals across the travel ecosystem. Of the almost 8000 flights operated by the airline in January, …

A Nigerian drug trafficker has been caught red-handed at the airport in India after ingesting 90 capsules of cocaine, tori reports. A Nigerian identified as Okonkwoh M Tony has been apprehended in India after he was caught with drugs. The Delhi zonal unit of Narcotics Control Bureau intercepted Tony after …

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday said it had discovered deep rooted rot at troubled airline, Arik Air. AMCON said it would require over N10 billion to fix the rot before the largest local carrier could resume full and uninterrupted flight operations to its regular routes across …

The Seattle times -A Boeing 777 that was to fly from Seattle to Dubai was delayed for more than six hours by a mechanical issue. Emirates acquired and installed a spare part from Delta’s local engineering office but a senior manager later ordered that it be removed, Emirates said. Emirates, …

Donald Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US after his initial attempt was overturned in the courts. Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One that a “brand new order” could be issued as early as Monday or Tuesday. …

British Airways cabin crew will stage a fresh four-day strike from 17 February in their dispute over pay, the Unite union has said. According to BBC News, the announcement comes one day before BA staff finish their most recent strike action. Action by BA cabin crew earlier this year resulted …

  Officially supported by Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority and RwandAir AVIATION AFRICA 2017 will be the 2nd event in the Aviation Africa series, the first having been held in May 2015 in Dubai and attended by over 400 delegates, featuring 40 exhibitors and 12 sponsors. AVIATION AFRICA 2017 will take place on 22 & 23 February …

 Captain  Ado Sanusi would on Monday February 13, 2017 assume office as the new Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors. He takes over from Captain Fola Akinkuotu, who was recently appointed Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) by the Federal Government, abelnews reports. Until his appointment, Capt. Sanusi, …