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Flying an unregistered drone in Ghana will get you up to 30 years in jail as Ghana’s Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) ushers in the process of registering all drones in the country and makes it a must for all pilot drones to get a license reports Quartz. “You could be …

In a case that has been compared to the infamous court dispute between Jarndyce and Jarndyce in Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, a millionaire airline pilot is locked in a “scandalous” divorce battle over payouts for a daughter he says is not his. Four-times married former British Airways pilot, Richard Michael Edmund …

Emirates was yesterday named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016, in addition to scooping up the awards for World’s Best Inflight Entertainment for a record 12th consecutive year, and Best Airline in the Middle East. Based on the results of the largest airline …

…Joins Aero, Allied Air, Arik Air On IOSA Register Overland Airways said it has successfully completed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and has been listed on the IOSA Registry. Overland Airways success brings to four the number of Nigerian carriers that have passed IOSA certification. …

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended the Federal Government for its efforts at addressing the challenges facing the local airlines such as zero duty and VAT on aircraft and spare parts among others. The commendation was made by the Chairman of AON, Capt. Nogie Meggison in an online …

Dana Air has cried out over the challenges facing domestic airlines such as the rise in fuel price, multiple charges and high exchange rate among other issues. This is just as the airline said it has commenced daily flights from Lagos to Owerri with an introductory online fare of N12, …

Virgin Atlantic and Airbus has signed agreement on a firm order valued at $4.4billion for 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. According to the airline the investment demonstrates the strength of the Virgin Atlantic commitment to customer experience as it continues to focus on delivering sustained profit in the long term. The …

  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday authorized six American airlines to begin direct flights to Cuba as soon as fall, paving the way for the resumption of scheduled air travel between the United States and Cuba after more than 50 years. The Department of Transportation said it had …

Am sure we must have noticed that not much hype is accorded to the aviation industry except when there is a Plane crash? Sadly, most of the time, we only get to hear much about the aviation industry when there is bad news?. Talk about entertainment, Sport, Telecom, Media, they …

Now am quite sure a lot of Airline Employees can relate to this. Do you sometimes wonder why some close friends and family members who are aware of your affinity to the airport environment, by virtue of your job naturally assume that you have the Airport, Airline staff and security …