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FG may allow regional flights for MMA2 There are indications that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would begin to plan diversion of flights to Lagos as foreign airlines have maintained that they would rather fly to Lagos than operate to Kaduna Airport following plans to shut the Nnamdi …

Further investigation into the proposed closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja has revealed that there is no alternative to its total shutdown. The revelations were made when the Minister of State for Aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika appeared before the senate along with the Acting MD of Julius Berger, …

Miracle: Pilot Ibironke Rotimi-Olajide of Azman Air and her team Survives a Ghastly Car accident in Kaduna, after a successful flight. In a her state of gratitude to God this morning, she took to facebook and posted this testimony below: “God is great!!my story goes like this. 15/01/2017 is a …

Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, is delighted to announce that it will launch seven new destinations within five months during the 2017 calendar year.  This is one of the greatest expansions in Ethiopian’s long and illustrious history. From February to June, Ethiopian will launch new service to Victoria Falls …

Newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has promised that under his watch, the agency would strive to keep pace with dynamics of the industry by aggressively improving technology and building a robust staff capacity that would effectively man the sophisticated infrastructure of …

Last week, Association of Professional Flight Attendants lost in the first step of a grievance process where it argued that American Airlines has provided new uniforms that cause adverse health reactions for thousands of employees. The union, which represents the carrier’s 25,000 flight attendants, said American should either allow members …

A Turkish cargo plane flying from Hong Kong has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 37 people, most of them on the ground, officials say. The Boeing 747 TC-MCL aircraft operated by ACT Airlines crashed as it landed in fog at Manas airport, 25km (15 miles) north of the capital, …

  This is an old defunct Ghana Airways DC 10, but has been turned into a 118 seater restaurant, serving both local and international cuisines to both local and international hungry travellers.

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday granted citizenship to 335 foreigners and rejected 165 applications. The Minister of Interior, retired Gen. Abudulrahman Dambazau, said on Wednesday that the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Nigerian citizenship received 500 applications and recommended 335 of the applicants for approval. He explained that 245 of …

The Senate has directed Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, to return on Tuesday  to give further detail on the planned closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The order was given  on Thursday after Sirika’s appearance before the lawmakers on the issue. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola …