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A power outage has left the entire Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos in darkness since Saturday evening. This has forced departing and arriving passengers to board and disembark aircraft with torchlights. A SaharaReporters correspondent who was at the airport till 10pm on Saturday observed that all the wings of the airport, …

Air Peace Limited said it has acquired two new Boeing 737-500 aircraft as part of efforts to boost its fleet in readiness for its foray into the African market. The Chairman/CEO of the company, Chief Allen Onyeama, who spoke in an interview with journalists said the airline had just been …

Two pilots were arrested yesterday after allegedly attempting to board their flight to America while drunk. Concerns were raised after the pair tried to pass through a staff check-in at Glasgow Airport before the 9am flight to Newark, New Jersey. Police were called and the United Airlines flight UA162 was …

Air peace, Nigeria’s fastest growing Airline spreads  her wings to Benin from the 9th of September 2016, The Airline Intends to commence Lagos-Benin-Lagos and Abuja-Benin-Abuja flights Respectively. Remember earlier this year,the Airline announced  its proposed plan to commence direct International flights from the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu. The proposed routes: China, …

The Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) ‎tax enforcement team on Wednesday sealed off the operational office of the Skyjet Aviation Services limited located at the Kaduna International Airport over Company Income Tax (CIT) and Withholding Tax (WIT) default. The legal officer of FIR enforcement team in charge of Kano and …

The Democratic Alliance (DA) warned that South African Airways (SAA) faced “”imminent liquidation” and that the standing committee on finance needed to push forward its September 20 meeting with the airline to August 31 “before it collapses”. It followed the resignation of the national carrier’s head of the audit and …

Flight EZY835 from London Gatwick to Belfast International was due to take off around 3pm when the row broke out. Angered by the delay was passenger Sean McClenaghan from Dungannon. Posting on Facebook he wrote: “Sitting on a flight from Gatwick to Belfast on one of the hottest days of …

Passengers have described the terror they endured when part of a plane’s engine was ripped off thousands of feet in the air. Southwest Airlines Flight 3472 from New Orleans to Orlando was forced to make an emergency landing after the heart-stopping high-altitude malfunction this morning. An Oklahoma mum, who was …

Meet my Colleague, ex Aviator, Funmi Adebayo who is a year older today. I celebrate her today because she is imparting her wealth of knowledge in diverse ways. Funmi is an inspiration not only to me but her entire generation. Funmi Adebayo is a multi-skilled professional who joggles many vital …

Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft, has crashed during its second test flight. The huge ship – nicknamed “The Flying Bum” because of its pert, round back – crashed as it landed at its base at Cardington Airfield this morning, at the end of its second attempt to fly. Its official …