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Hundreds of air travellers booked on Nigerian Arik airline are currently stranded across the country, following the inability of the airline to airlift them to their destinations. Since early morning today, none of the airline’s aircraft has been operated to any destinations in Nigeria, West Africa and other routes. SaharaReporters …

• Oppose government’s operation of national carrier, airport charges • FAAN, NCAA explain airport charges on passengers For the Federal Government to effectively revive the aviation sector, it should steer clear of running a national carrier and rather be concerned with providing an enabling environment. This was the position of …

Foreign airlines flying to Nigeria have started to refuel abroad to bypass pricey, and increasingly scarce, jet fuel as the oil producer battles a hard currency shortage that has made fuel available only at a very high price. It is the second blow for airlines operating in Africa’s recession-hit biggest …

A Malaysian woman, who had been sentenced to seven months in jail by a lower court for insulting two public employees at the Dubai International Airport and snapping their pictures without their permission, was given a suspended execution of the jail term on appeal. The 36-year-old woman, holder of a …

A Malaysia-bound AirAsia X plane which took off from Sydney ended up in Melbourne instead after the pilot entered the aircraft’s wrong longitudinal position, safety officials revealed Wednesday. The Airbus A330-300 left Sydney en route to Kuala Lumpur on March 10 last year but air traffic controllers went on alert …

Sadly, we must have noticed not much hype is accorded to the aviation industry except when there is a Plane crash or bad news? Talk about entertainment, Sport, Telecom, Media, they have a voice. Time to let the world hear our voice. As Aviators, lets support the platforms lending us a …

Are you an Aviator? Are you concerned about the trend in the Aviation industry in Nigeria? Are you passionate about the Aviation industry? Do you have a stake in the Aviation industry in Nigeria? If you do, then this news will interest you. The Aviation StakeHolders Conference on Airport Privatization Conference …

A key demand of Brexit voters was to take back control of the U.K.’s immigration policy. Prime Minister Theresa May has promised she will — but hasn’t said what she’ll do with this control once she has it. Many Brexit supporters are hoping for a severely restrictive system. This would …

  A fan blade on a jet engine snapped off a Southwest Airlines Co. plane last month in a violent failure that sent debris slamming into the plane, according to a preliminary investigative report released Monday. Investigators with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board found evidence of a crack “consistent” …

The customer, Cayman Islands-based Global IP, will use the satellite to deliver streaming media, digital broadcast and other communications services to Sub-Saharan Africa. With a coverage area encompassing 35 countries and 750 million people, GiSAT will deliver higher data rates at lower costs than previous satellites serving this part of …