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  A strike by French Air Traffic Controllers will see more than 60 flights cancelled by Ryanair and Aer Lingus on Thursday. Ryanair says it has been forced to cancel 56 flights to, from and over France – and is again calling on the European Commission to take action. While …

“The celebrations continue as our 80th Airbus A380 touched down in Vienna, welcomed by an Austrian marching band. Guests enjoyed a glimpse of what to expect from 1st July when Emirates will be the first airline to operate a scheduled A380 service into Vienna.” Emirates

  Gatwick Airport workers who plotted to steal millions of pounds from their employer are caught red-handed in a CCTV footage. Masses of cigarettes, perfumes, alcohol and electrical goods with a combined value of £2,432,665 were stolen in the scam between January 1 and August 1 2013. The large-scale conspiracy …

Royal Jordanian and Qatar Airways have announced an expansion of their current code-share agreement, which will add six new destinations to ‌ Royal Jordanian’s network. RJ will enhance Qatar Airways’ network with the addition of flights from Amman to Doha, furthering the existing Qatar Airways code-share on Royal Jordanian operated …

A total of 41 Nigerians,who  were today deported from the United States to Nigeria arrived the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. A source who spoke to abelnews.com on the condition of anonymity stated that the aircraft  that brought the deportees; Miami International arrived the airport at …

There was a mild drama at the investigative public hearing on the alleged mismanagement of N120bn Aviation Intervention Fund, organised by the Senate Committee on Aviation on Wednesday when the former Chairman of the defunct Air Nigeria, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, denied collecting N35.5bn from the Bank of Industry. But members …

Yippeee! Bayo Manuwa is now on the left seat! Congratulations Captain.

The airline uniform occupies a unique place in the history of women’s wear. For more than eighty-five years, the airlines’ passenger-service and safety professionals—variably called stewardess, hostess, and flight attendant—have been dressed in outfits designed to signify a distinct role in the workplace, project the identity of their employer, and …

The Group Chairman of NICON Investment Limited, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, said yesterday that nobody in Nigeria can seize his properties. Ibrahim, who in a statement yesterday, was reacting to a report which said a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, had given Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, an interim …

A woman presumed to be in her 50’s, suspected to have kidnapped a 2 weeks old baby girl was caught whilst trying to check in on Aero Portharcourt bound Flight today. According to reliable sources, trouble started when the woman was trying to check in and the baby began to …