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The National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has terminated all Bristow helicopter services contracts with its joint partners. This followed the accident involving Sikorsky helicopter with registration 5B-BJQ owned and operated by Bristow Helicopters Limited on February 3, 2016, which led …

Olajumoke Orisaguna’s handlers shared a picture of her setting out to Abuja from Lagos earlier today and another one of her in the cockpit.The former bread seller who may actually be aboard a plane for the first will be in Abuja this Saturday at Shirley’s confectionery. Credit:bunmiodunowo  

A Nigerian pilot, Mr Ademilola Odujinrin has described the forthcoming first Africa Solo flight round the world flight as a dream which the team have been working assiduously to achieve. This is just as he stated that one of the essence of the flight is to change Africa narrative. This …

Wonders shall never end! Read this: People at the Nashville International Airport got an eyeful Sunday when a man wearing nothing more than his birthday suit stepped into line. The extremely light traveler was photographed standing in American Airlines’ priority check-in line by a fellow traveler, who said he thought the …

THE Federal Government has begun measures to give a face-lift to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos with the construction of a multi-billion naira new terminal building and a five-storey office complex with a modern car park facility, which are nearing completion. The new terminal which would be linked …

JOHNSTON, Iowa — Mike Feinberg wants to start a new campaign.  He wants to call it the “check your seat” campaign. As a sales representative for a medical supplies company, Feinberg flies a lot.  He’s experienced flight delays, long waits on the tarmac and bad customer service.  But he’d never experienced anything …

  Bodies have been found ‘scattered everywhere’ among the burning wreckage at the crash site of a passenger plane which vanished shortly after take-off in Nepal. Officials said the aircraft took off from Pokhara, a resort town 125 miles west of Kathmandu, and was heading north to Jomsom, the starting …

Dear ABC News Fixer: I flew American Airlinesdirect from Raleigh-Durham to Dallas-Fort Worth. Somehow, my luggage ended up in the Dominican Republic. I spoke with the baggage claim agent who assured me this would be remedied. It was not. Over the course of four days, I spoke with several AA …

Aero leaves passengers stranded. Aero flight to Portharcourt and Enugu scheduled to depart by 10:35am today was delayed. As at 1:30pm the checked in passengers who became infuriated after the long wait at boarding gate besieged the Aero check in desk and chased away the staff from their counters. According …

Remember Eseverere Akara formerly of Virgin Nigeria?, today is her birthday. Coincidentally she shares the same date with her son See what she just post on facebook: “Just got this pic from my son’s teacher Shannon Kelly. She is so sweet. Infact she is the best. Thanks for making my …