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Pretty Maltida Oke Adetola and Handsome Gabriel Chiogor are a year older today. Both were Cabin Crew with Virgin Nigeria. See what Matilda’s hubby post on facebook this morning in honour of her day: “Today I celebrate my beautiful wife as she turns plus 1. Matilda Oke-Adetola you are truly …

A United Airlines flight attendant on Monday intentionally deployed the emergency slide on a Boeing 737 in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred about noon as United Flight 1246 pulled into the gate after arriving from Sacramento, California. According to the airline, a female member of the cabin crew deliberately opened …

Richard BransonVirgin’s billionaire founder, is sad that Virgin America airlines is being sold to Alaska Airlines for $2.6 billion: “I would be lying if I didn’t admit sadness that our wonderful airline is merging with another,” he wrote on his blog. “There was sadly nothing I could do to stop …

Happy birthday to Izegbunam Franklin formerly of Virgin Nigeria and Discovery Air. Elizabeth Ohiomah Adeloje formerly of Virgin is a year older today.      

 The Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Mukhtar Usman, has said that airlines’ revenue globally dropped substantially due to discontinued state funding, sustained de-regulation/liberalisation, privatisation and intense competition. He said this while delivering a paper titled, “The Acts of Promoting Sustainable Air Transport Economy While Maintaining High Level of …

Happy birthday to Irene Osaghae formerly of Virgin Nigeria. Auwal Inuwa Mohammad of Police Airwing is a year older today. Pretty Ime Ekaidem formerly of okada Air adds another year to her age today.   Lola Osifeko former Virgin Crew married to fellow Crew Femi Osifeko is a year older …

Hamad International Airport. Consumer aviation website Skytrax has published its latest annual World Airport Awards and for the fourth consecutive year, Singapore’s Changi International Airport took the crown as the world’s best airport. It serves as one of Southeast Asia’s largest transit hubs and is a major cog in the …

Unless you’re fortunate enough to be flying in a first class suite, air travel can often be a stressful and exhausting experience. However, for those of us who can’t afford a luxurious upgrade, there are a few basic etiquette rules that can improve the comfort of your journey. Follow them, …

The gist in the aviation circle is that a naija airline is paying some Crew Members One hundred thousand naira total monthly salary. No allowances. Flat #100k. Irrespective of the number of flights or sectors daily. For the operators i feel them. Keeping an Airline afloat at these times is …

Hmmm…This news below is refreshing…although not to some Nigerian Cabin Crew whose total monthly take home is #100k allowances all inclusive. Which translates to 1.2m naira annually. Talk of modern day slavery. See what the iheartcabincrew has reported below: Have уоu еvеr wondered whаt flіght аttеndаntѕ gеt раіd іn thе …