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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 …

A Victorian woman who lost her husband when flight MH370 crashed two years ago is suing Malaysia Airlines. In a writ lodged with the Victorian Supreme Court, Yen Li Chong, 49, alleged the airline breached its duty of care, resulting in the death of her husband, Chong Ling Tan, a …

A small passenger plane has crashed in mountainous western Nepal, killing all 23 people on board. The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air, was travelling from Pokhara to Jomsom and lost contact with the control tower shortly after taking off. Most of those on board were Nepalis. It is …