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Hurray! Yewande Caulcrick, popularly known as Wendy is a year older today. Wendy use to work with Virgin Nigeria and Discovery Air. Jion me in wishing this hard working lady with a beautiful heart, a happy birthday today.

Cramped seats Complaining about flying is an American pastime, thanks to cramped seats and fees for everything from checking baggage to changing an airline ticket. That helps explain why airlines have consistently ranked as one of the lowest-scoring industries with the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, an independent national benchmark of …

Ever since Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin served his guests turtle bouillon, lamb chops and champagne on the world’s first international passenger flight in 1912, on-board catering has been key to winning the hearts and stomachs of top-paying passengers. These days, about 4 million meals are consumed in the air every …

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has assured that Nigerians will not buy flight ticket in dollars, and he has pleaded for patience from the public. Fielding questions yesterday at the federal government-organised town hall meeting in Lagos, Amaechi said the air ticketing payment process may be “a bit complex” at …

Hardworking, kind-hearted staff of Air Peace, Bunmi Akano is a year older today. Happy birthday Bunmi.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said that an unruly passenger, who resorted to smoking on board an aircraft in abeyance to civil aviation regulations, has been handed over to the police for prosecution. The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye, who disclosed at the weekend, explained that …

These are indeed rough times for the oldest local Airline in Naija. I hear more than 60 Cabin Crew out of the more than One Hundred Cabin Crew may be affected. However because of the nature of their Job, the company is considering their redesignation to Ground Services where their …

Singapore Airlines Ltd (SGX: C6L) had opened a pilot training centre joint venture – together with aircraft maker Airbus – as part of a strategy to help sustain the long-term growth of the airline. The US$100 million joint-venture, named Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), is 45% owned by SIA. The …

Experimental solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Mountain View, Calif., after a three-day flight across the Pacific. “Good morning, California!” the plane’s visibly emotional pilot Bertrand Piccard told a cheering crowd at Moffett Airfield, where he landed at 11:44 p.m. local time. He’s soon handed an extra large …

Ethiopian Airlines has disclosed plans to commence scheduled flights to New York-Newark from Addis Ababa from July this year, via Lomé, Togo. The airline said it would deploy the modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner on this route believed to be the world’s most environmentally friendly aircraft with its lower carbon and …