We kill Our Domestic Airlines With Multiple Entry Points, Expert Tells FG

As the Federal Government continues to grant multiple entries to international airlines operating into the country, an aviation expert, Capt. Dele Ore has stated categorically that it was capable of killing domestic carriers. This is just as he said that the continuous signing of Bilateral Air Service Agreements, (BASAs), by …

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Business Aviation in Nigeria

The third edition of the Nigerian Business Aviation Conference (NBAC) took place this month in Lagos, Nigeria. Organized by local player EAN Aviation, the event attracted 150 delegates and sparked intense discussion among attendees, spawning new working groups and further collaboration between industry and government. The Nigerian business aviation market …

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British Airways Airbus carrying 137 people is struck by a drone as pilot prepares to land at Heathrow

  A passenger jet was hit by a drone above London yesterday, sparking major concerns over air safety. The front of a British Airways jet, G-EUYP, carrying 132 passengers and five crew, was struck in what is believed to be the first time a drone has hit a commercial plane …

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United Airlines tells teen who claims her breasts were groped on a flight she had ‘extremely short shorts’

IT WAS the stunning rebuke from a major airline that left a teenage girl in shock after she claimed she was sexually ­assaulted on an international flight. Chelsea Schiffel said she was groped by an elderly man sitting next to her on a United Airlines flight from LA to Sydney …

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Southwest Airlines draws outrage over man removed for speaking Arabic

The account of a UC Berkeley researcher who was removed from a flight after a fellow passenger heard him speak Arabic on his phone has drawn condemnation and outrage for the airliner, Southwest, about a perceived pattern of barring travel. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a senior at the university, was removed from …

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Galley FM Gist

An eye witness has reported that there was a big ruckus at Abuja Airport today. According to the source, the passengers of Medview airlines traveling to Maiduguri blocked the boarding gate because their flight had been cancelled thereby preventing all other airlines from boarding. I learnt they later reinstated the flight when …

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