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Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker‘s trip to Hawaii got off to a rough start. According to video posted to Instagram by Real Housewives of Atlanta star on Thursday, she and Todd “just got kicked off for no season” from their Hawaiian Airlines flight. “This was so crazy & random!” she wrote. “We …

A group of Chinese investors are seeking a transport and trade partnership with Air Peace as the Nigerian carrier finalizes plans to commence commercial flight operations on the Enugu-Guangzhou (China)-Enugu route.The Federal Government recently designated Air Peace to operate direct scheduled flights into Guangzhou, China. The airline also secured government’s …

China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the ninth airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. CAL’s A350-900 is configured with a premium three class layout with a total of 306 seats, comprising 32 in Premium Business class, convertible to …

Kate McWilliams, one of easyJet’s female pilots, has just passed her command course making her the youngest Commercial Airline Captain at just 26 years old. Kate is based at London Gatwick airport where easyJet have over 60 aircraft and operate 106 routes. Her love for aviation began at the young …

Evil-doers beware! China’s very own Dalek is now on patrol. The Anbot, China’s first-ever security robot has been hired for its first job at the Shenzhen airport where it can be seen making round-the-clock patrols through the departure hall in Terminal 3. Its primary function will be facial recognition. The …

British Airways is recruiting new pilots for its expanding fleet of Embraer jet aircraft at London City Airport. An ambitious recruitment programme is launched this month to find both direct entry captains and first officers to join BA CityFlyer, the wholly owned British Airways’ subsidiary that operates from the Docklands …

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures showing that reports of unruly passenger incidents onboard aircraft increased in 2015. Some 10,854 unruly passenger incidents were reported to IATA by airlines worldwide last year. This equates to one incident for every 1,205 flights, an increase from the 9,316 incidents …

*Egypt frees $240 million trapped funds Foreign airlines operating to Nigeria can now heave a sigh of relief as the value of ticket sales owed to foreign airlines in Nigeria has been reduced by over 50 percent since June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said yesterday, adding that it …

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahco aviance) continues to demonstrate excellence in the Aviation industry with the recent recertification of its operations by IATA which issued it with fresh ISAGO Certificate. The re-certification which runs till June 12, 2018 replaces the one which expires June this year. NAHCO had …

Aviation Editor of New Telegraph Newspapers, Wole Shadare, has been named Aviation Writer of the Year at the 10th edition of Nigeria Media Nite-Out Awards (NMNA) 2016.  At the award ceremony held on Sunday at Time Square Event Centre in Ikeja, Lagos, Shadare was announced Aviation Writer of the Year, …