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Saw this on a facebook page. Author unknown. Lol…Cabin Crew in the house do you agree?

Pretty Pilot Ranti Ogunwale formerly of Air Nigeria, now with Arik Air recently had a destination white wedding in far away Tanzania where she got hooked to a fellow pilot Isaac. Nice Combo. See more wedding photos below: Wishing the lovely couple a blissful marriage. Congratulations!  

This was spotted at Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu. Cleaners mopping the floor with rags. Biko, airport management, get your cleaners mops nah. Locally made mops will do just fine. Source: Lindaikeji  

In the last two weeks, two good things have happened to Nigeria’s aviation sector. The country scaled the huddle of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). The first time Nigeria met the conditions and passed the audit was in 2006. That was the same …

I stumbled on this photo on the African Aviation group facebook page and thought it was worth sharing…. “PICTURE OF THE DAY: This is your captain and his daughter speaking… The world’s first Father and Daughter Co-pilots, Captain Peter Elliott and daughter, Senior First Officer Laura Elliott from Birmingham, UK. …

Happy birthday to Capt. Philips Machunga who recently retired from flying after 40 years of no incident or accident in active flying. Former Cabin Crew now turned Engineer is a year older today. Aba Ajao was formerly a TCO at Virgin Nigeria. Jion me in wishing them a happy birthday.

In a confounding move, Kenya Airways this week wrote to some of its Boeing 777 captains ‘redeploying’ them for three years to its high-flying competitor, Ethiopian Airlines. A confidential letter seen by the Saturday Nation has provoked legal questions from its association, setting the stage for an industrial conflict with …

Starting today, April 8, 2016, Ethiopian is delighted to celebrate its 70 years of dedicated and highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of Africa. With its strong mission of bringing Africa together and closer to the world, Ethiopian has expanded much needed air connectivity within …

The Managing Director of Overland Airways, Capt Edward Boyo, has stated that the airlines was committed to partnering with Taraba state in realising the economic, social, cultural and other potential of the state despite the current harsh economic conditions. He said this while speaking at the launch of the airline’s …