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*Needs N5 billion to relocate control tower, fire station *Sirika alarmed over 88 GMs in aviation, more to go *Aviation security to be armed  The Federal Government is in a dilemma over what to do with new Abuja airport terminal following report that the terminal which is expected to be …

• National carrier, airports concession to attract 60m passengers year • Minister dismisses Ghana’s purported lead as aviation hub The Federal Government has approved N1 billion for the repair of the runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.The runway of the second busiest airport in Nigeria has been a source …

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he intends to deport or incarcerate as many as 3 million undocumented immigrants once he takes office. “What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably …

There are bold hints that the Federal Government will soon resume its retrenchment exercise in the agencies under the Aviation Ministry. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Saturday night during his second Aviation Stakeholders’ Forum in Lagos. Mr. Sirika explained that there are at least 88 General …

One Hassan Mohammed working for the Aviation Security (AVSEC) arm of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been arrested for allegedly pilfering $600 from an intending passenger’s hand luggage at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. It was learnt that Mohammed stole the money from the intending …

A passenger plane on its way to London was forced to make an emergency landing after colliding with ’50 storks’. The Thomas Cook Airbus A321 had just taken off from Banjul airport in Gambia when it flew into the path of the flock of birds. At least 13 of the …

Qatar’s national carrier has been fined US$185,000 by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for flying over “unsafe” areas of the world. The move followed an investigation that found some Qatar Airways flights flew in foreign airspace subject to an FAA flight ban in late 2014 and early 2015. The organization has the power to fine Qatar Airways because …

A China Southern jet collided late Thursday with an airport tug vehicle at Los Angeles International Airport. Two flights were canceled due to the collision, involving an Airbus 380 that was preparing for takeoff. Two other flights were delayed. The airport vehicle driver suffered minor injuries, according airport officials. Paramedics responded …

When American Airlines flight attendants began to complain about the company’s new uniforms, the airline shrugged off the problem, saying it was limited to about a dozen people with allergies to wool. But a union for flight attendants with the world’s largest carrier says the number of employees complaining about hives and headaches …

A young woman airline passenger has died in Dubai on her way from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to her hometown via Dubai International Airport. Her body has been lying in the hospital morgue for about two weeks. Twenty three years old Zaina Nagani boarded a Flydubai flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia …