Mamaj's Aviation Blog Travel News, Events, Trends, Jobs, Gossip and Inspiration

A plane was forced to make a diversion after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant. The Air Canada flight was en-route to New Delhi from Toronto Pearson International Airport when the pilot took the decision to turn the plane around and land back where it had set off from. …

  The Engineers of Dornier Aviation will be required to technically handle and certify their fleet/components to the highest level of professional standards whilst leading a highly skilled team of Aircraft Technicians.  Responsibilities will include certification, maintenance and serviceability of aircraft/components whilst ensuring superior safety standards are upheld.   Requirements: …

  Flight Deck Opportunities- First Officers – 130000XA  Job Purpose   The Emirates Group comprises of dnata, the successful Airport Ground Services and Travel Industry division, and Emirates, the Group’s rapidly expanding and award winning International Airline. At Emirates, our fleet growth matches our vision.   As a global airline we operate …

Unnamed Russian airline is under severe fire for having lewd strippers as part of its flight crew after images of some of its air stewardesses stripping off in cockpits and even performing sex acts was released. The shocking images, found by Polish media, provide an alarming glimpse into what goes …

Meet our Aviator of the day-Handsome Diji Adeyanju. Diji is an Onboard Manager, Formerly of Virgin Nigeria, Air Nigeria, Azman Air and Discovery Air. Diji as popurlary called is a hardworking and fun to be with.You can never catch him frowning….a warm smile is the first intangible Service you recieve …

Thought this was worth sharing…Copied from a whatsapp forum. I was jogging this morning and I noticed a person about 1/2 a kilometre ahead. I could tell he was running a little slower than me and I thought, good, I shall try to catch him. I had about a kilometre …

Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure travel airline, has announced Mauritius as a new holiday destination. From autumn 2016, Edelweiss will be flying non-stop to the dream island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean twice a week. Flights to Mauritius can be booked from January 2016.Edelweiss is set to expand its fleet …

India was the world’s fastest growing aviation market in 2015, expanding more than 20pc as economic growth on the subcontinent picked up. The country’s air travel industry outpaced the 10pc growth registered in China and 5pc increase in the United States, according to International Air Transport Association. Strong domestic demand …

A pilot for an airline owned by Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) made an unusual move when he decided to turn his plane around to pick up a family on the way to a family member’s funeral. The pilot, Capt. Adam Cohen, said he saw the desperation on the faces of a family …

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that Etihad Airways and Air Berlin can’t continue code-sharing on some of their routes beyond mid-January. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad holds 29.2% of Germany’s second-biggest airline and their code-sharing provides important income for Air Berlin. However, the German government says some of the routes …