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Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace has been selected as Leadership Company of the Year 2017 for maintaining quality flight operations and making bold investment decisions in the nation’s aviation industry. A three-member delegation comprising Leadership Newspapers’ Deputy Editor, Mr. Olajide Omojolomoju, Acting General Manager, Advert/Special Projects (Southern Operations), Mrs. Angela …

Dana Air has announced a ‘Buy one, Get One free’  promo for any of its  guests that books a return ticket between 12 Midnight on Thursday 29th March, and 12 midnight on Friday, 30th March, being Good Friday. The airline has also partnered Royal Films Academy on a movie titled ‘Forgotten in Libya.’ as part of efforts …

AAs part of efforts to ease passenger facilitation at the nation’s airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has automated the collection of Passenger Service Charge (PSC) at its local airports. An online statement signed by the General Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, explained that this is in line …

    Turkish Airlines has added Samarkand to its flight network as the 302nd destination of Turkish Airlines. Samarkand which was founded on the Silk Road and has been one of the most important transportation lines of world trade for centuries, has become 2nd destination of Turkish Airlines to be …

Etihad Airways and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) have launched a new codeshare partnership with bookings effective immediately. Under the agreement, Etihad Airways will have its EY flight code on SWISS services between Geneva and Zurich, two key gateway cities served in Switzerland from Abu Dhabi. SWISS will market its LX …

Dana Air has announced that lovers of the Nigerian Professional Football League teams will stand a chance of winning return air tickets at the rescheduled first leg encounter between Akwa united and Heartland fc on 21st March, in uyo the Akwa Ibom state capital. According to Dana Air’s Media and Communications …

ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has confirmed plans to buy at least 50 wide-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing as the flag carrier ramps up its ambitions ahead of a move to a new Istanbul airport. The company said in a statement that it had agreed to buy 25 Boeing B787-9 aircraft, …

Following the declaration of profit in the aviation industry in West Africa by Togolese carrier, Asky Airlines in 2016, another carrier, Medview Airlines has declared a profit of $5 million in the 2017 operational year. For achieving this feat, Medview made history by becoming the first Nigerian airline to have …

Black women are making telling contributions to the aviation sector, an industry which is largely male-dominated. The number of women working as pilots keeps rising and the interesting thing is these black women are now calling the shots in the industry. Apart from owning some of these airlines, these women …

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) is to host the International Civil Aviation Organisation(ICAO) Council President Dr.Bernard Aliu and over 300 professionals at the 59th Airport Council International (ACI) Africa Board and Regional Committees Meeting & regional Conference and Exhibition In April 19 to 19,2018, abelnewsng reports. This was made known today …