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A security camera in Alabama captured the moment a plane plunged to the ground, hitting a tree. It burst into flames on impact. Seconds later, the entire aircraft was on fire. Several witnesses ran to the scene and were surprised to see the pilot was alive. They pulled him to …

Former Virgin Nigeria Crew, Umaru Shelleng is a year older today. Jion me in wishing him a happy birthday.      

Despite the news making the rounds that some foreign carriers had concluded plans to pull out of Nigeria based on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) forex policy which has prevented the mega carriers from repatriating over $600 million being the revenue they generated in Nigeria into their various home …

Bombardier has won a $5.6bn (£3.84bn) order for its C Series passenger planes from American airline Delta. It has placed a firm order for 75 of the aircraft, with an option for 50 more. Bombardier described the deal as a “watershed moment”, after orders had stalled for two years. Wings …

A National Summit on Culture and Tourism will be convened by the ministry of Information and Culture in Abuja this week. According to minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Wednesday, April 27 till Friday, April 29 will be set aside to chart a course for Nigeria’s creative industry …

SOMETIMES, babies decide to enter the world at the most inconvenient of times, like when you’re speeding along 40,000 feet above the ground. That’s exactly what happened on a Jetstar Asia flight last Friday, with an expectant mother going into labour shortly before her flight from Singapore touched down in …

Arik Explorer, Arik Air’s leisure and packaged travel subsidiary, is launching a ground transfer service for London bound passengers from Heathrow Airport to destinations within London city. The Public Relations and Communications Manager, Arik Air, Mr Adebanji Ola informed that the ground transfer service is in collaboration with Puzzles Group …

Airlines have done a better job in handling baggage, with mishandling rates declining last year to their lowest level on record despite a huge jump in passenger numbers. The rate of mishandled bags was 6.5 bags per thousand passengers in 2015, down 10.5% from the previous year, less than half …

Mrs Cole of Ncaa is a year older today. In their usual tradition, Ncaa staff rolled out the red Carpet and kept the cameras rolling and pictures clicking in honour of her special day. Jion me in wishing her a happy birthday.