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Gelber watched as a woman sitting in front of her was violently thrown out of her seat and tossed into the aisle, hours into what was scheduled to be a 14-hour flight from Shanghai to Toronto. A terrified Gelber heard cries and saw phones, purses and anything that wasn’t anchored …

Hundreds of police officers at one of the country’s busiest airports say in the case of an active shooter, they are instructed to run and hide. That’s because these officers are unique among the nation’s major airports: They don’t carry guns. Their badges, uniforms and vehicles all say “police.” And …

Jagun Omotayur of discovery Air is a year older today. Happy birrhday Omotayur, you have every reason to smile.

Pretty Lois Eziaku Obuba formerly of Virgin Nigeria and Dana Air is a Year Older today. Happy birthday Lois.

Jolly good fellow Abiodun Olakunbi formerly of Virgin Nigeria now Station Manager of Kenyan Airways is a year older today. Happy birthday Abiodun.

Wearing multiple layers and donating luggage to charity top the ways flyers sought to elude luggage fees in 2016. Flyers used a number of excuses to get out of paying luggage fees on low-cost carriers around the world, from bribery to even pretending to not understand English. The excuses were …

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise (Ethiopian Airlines) announced today that they have signed a firm purchase agreement for two additional Q400 turboprop airliners that will bring Ethiopian Airlines’ Q400 aircraft fleet to a total of 19 aircraft, the largest total fleet in Africa. Based on the …

In line with the Federal Government’s efforts to raise the level of entrepreneurial skill acquisition and empower youths in Nigeria, Dana Air has partnered KinabutiFashion House and Pulse.ng to help youths particularly models across the country to achieve their dreams by providing them a platform to showcase their talents through …

An Alaska Airlines passenger jet landed on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s central taxiway – not the runway – on Dec. 19, the fourth time a pilot has made the error in the history of the airport. Nobody was hurt in the 8:33 a.m. incident, and the Boeing 737-900, Flight 27 from …

The next big thing in aviation. Story highlights 2016 aviation outlook includes airport improvements, longer routes and safety concernsNew airplanes, changes in frequent flier rules coming in 2016 Huge airline profits. New planes. Longer Routes Improved Airports Heightened attention to safety. Throw in an estimated 3.7 billion passengers for 2016 … and …