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THIS latest design is taking aircraft seating to the next level offering “super throne” suites for business and first class passengers. Conceived by innovation group, Formation Design, the proposed suites will sit above traditional seats in a bunk bed like formation. The elevated seats would fold out into flat beds …

HAVE you ever wondered why aeroplane windows are round? It may sound like a minute detail — but the shape of a plane’s windows is actually really important. In the past, square windows were all the rage and many early plane designs featured them. However, by the time the 1950s …

Hmmm…laughable but serious safety and security error… i remember whilst in Virgin Nigeria, i was at the office one night when a white man came looking for our baggage handler to pick up his checked bag.. You may want to know why? The white man bought Virgin Nigeria ticket, checked …

Branding is one of the most critical aspects of business communication strategies for attracting customers. Despite the value-adding importance of this marketing communication initiative, several businesses, including airlines in Nigeria, have failed due to poor branding, which has made their operations in most cases not appealing to air travellers. In …

A Japan Airlines flight with 165 people on board came to an emergency halt on the runway because of an engine fire. Video of the Boeing 737 domestic flight showed passengers sliding down chutes as snow fell at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. One woman reportedly …

Wow! Capt. Horace Millar-Jaja hits 35 solid years in flying… He started his aviation career in 1983 and has been a Captain since 1991 flying mostly the Boeing family. Amazingly, he was the first Nigerian pilot to fly an Airbus A340-500 aircraft. The feat was achieved by Captain Horace Millar-Jaja …

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N156DL performing flight DL-283 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 237 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 90nm northeast of Osaka (Japan) when the crew decided to divert to Osaka’s Kansai Airport due to a low pressure indication in one …

An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-800, registration JA804A performing flight NH-816 from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 203 passengers and 11 crew, was climbing through FL280 out of Kuala Lumpur when the crew stopped the climb due to a right hand engine (Trent 1000) EGT (exhaust …

Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika are among the top dignitaries that would attend the review of the Civil Aviation Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents Regulations 2006 spearheaded by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). An online statement signed by the …