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A group of 20 soon-to-be cabin crew members at a college in China have to go through tough training and physically challenging set of exercises before graduation. The group of female students at East Star Aviation and Tourism College in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, endured scorching heat and taxing …

Airlines from at least 12 African states have been banned from the European Union Skies due to lack of safety oversight by the aviation authorities in their states. The African states are among the list of 19 states from across the world with at least 214 certified airlines in their …

Tanzania has begun building its own helicopters that will be taking to the skies soon A Tanzanian made two seater chopper is in its final stages of production and will start flying trials once it granted permission by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. However, mass production will be by 2018. …

The Joint Senate Committee on Aviation and Anti-corruption on Monday began probe into the sum of $40Million Afrix Loan and N86.6Million of its counterpart fund said to have been released by the federal government in 2011 to the Ministry of Aviation. The fund which was disbursed by the Central Bank …

Since 1916 when Bill Boeing began his aviation company, The Boeing Company has transformed the world of flight. Boeing has connected cultures, turned space travel into reality, expanded minds, and allowed generations to dream beyond today and look toward the future of aviation. To celebrate Boeing’s century of aviation, the …

Nice Combo of Hubby and wife in the flight deck as Pilots in charge. See what the excited Captain Quinn Hutchinson posted on social media today during this very special moment in their lives. “What most people see are 2 pilots in a flight deck, but today it is more …

In its constant quest to provide better and more efficient services and to consolidate its position as the pacesetter in the Nigerian aviation industry, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos, has appointed Captain Jari Williams as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Capt. …

Happy father’s day to all the dads in the world! Image credit:techoloid

Iran has reached an agreement with the U.S. Boeing to purchase 100 passenger planes to renew the country’s aging fleet, Press TV reported on Sunday. The deal awaits U.S. government’s approval, Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Ali Abedzadeh was quoted as saying. “We have 250 planes in the …

U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Case had a special mission to accomplish on June 7, when he was hosted as a special guest at Boeing South Carolina. “We are here to surprise my dad. I haven’t seen him in over a year and it’s going to be a great surprise,” the …