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A mother from New York City said her 5-year-old son was put on the wrong flight by JetBlue when he was returning home alone from a family visit in the Dominican Republic. Maribel Martinez said little Andy was supposed to be on a flight to Kennedy Airport on August 17 …

Cabin Crew, Air stewardess Location: Africa, Unspecified 2200514 Sector: Flight Crew Type: Contract Job description Description On the behalf of its client, AeroConsulting is looking for several stewardess and/or steward rated on ATR for positions based in Africa. Permanent local contract with rotations of 3 months ON with 3 weeks …

Did you know? Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier airline of Australia and its largest airline by fleet size? Qantas Airways Limited was founded 16 November 1920. Commenced operations march 1921. As of 2015, has a fleet size of 131. Flies to 85 destinations, Revenue A$ 15.8 Billion Operating Income A$975 million …

 Two sisters working as pilots for Pakistan International Airlines or PIA have become the first such pair to fly concurrently the Boeing 777 aircraft, according to reports. Pakistan International Airlines spokesman Danyal Gilani said that Maryam Masood and Erum Masood have been flying different planes for a while but finally …

Gatwick Airport, one of the busiest travel hubs in the country, was forced to temporarily close its main runway on Sunday evening after a hole was reportedly found in the tarmac. Planes were prevented from landing and forced to circle the skies above the airport. Some passengers reported that their …

Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, says his administration will float an airline in November. Ayade said this while playing host to a consortium of Indian investors in Calabar on Monday. He said the airline, which is to be called `Cally Air’, will be managed by Dana Group under …

..Says NCAA Gave Company Approval For Heavy Checks The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Onedot Aviation’, Capt. Henry Oludotun Ogunyemi has said that Nigeria will save $3 billion annually if airlines in the country carry out heavy maintenance on their aircraft locally. This is just as he stated that Onedot had …

IT was very interesting last Friday to see the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), stand with the Minister of State, Senator Hadi Sirika to beg workers of embattled Aero Contractors to postpone their protest till Monday to see what can be done to ameliorate the situation. …

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways and Qatar Tourism Authority on August 31 signed  an agreement with VFS Global – leading provider of visa processing services – in the presence of Qatar’s Ministry of Interior. The agreement paves the way for an efficient and transparent tourist visa application system that caters …

LAGOS — Air Peace’s plan to cover more local routes and operate international flights has received a huge boost with the delivery of the new aircraft it recently acquired Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Chief Allen Onyema told reporters in Lagos that the airline embarked on the acquisition of more …