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Air Peace has cautioned unions in the aviation sector against the reported plan to picket airlines in the country, warning that it would not allow anyone disrupt its flight operations or prevent its guests from flying, Aviation Ages reports. The airline issued the warning on the heels of media reports of …

Pilots of Etihad Airways experienced a rather unusual surprise during their flight from UAE to Morocco. After landing, a 6-year-old boy visited the cockpit and gave a detailed account of the aircraft operating systems and actions pilots take during emergencies. “Some planes have a Ram air turbine. It gets emergency …

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is launching the biggest repatriation effort of Brits abroad since the Second World War after the collapse of Monarch Airlines over the weekend. Monarch, which flies to the Mediterranean and other hot weather destinations such as Egypt, collapsed into administration on Sunday after over a year …

  Dana Air has announced it will support the Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#23), scheduled to hold from 10th to 12th October, 2017, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. Themed: Opportunities, Productivity, and Employment: Actualizing the Economy Recovery and Growth Plan,’’ the annual Nigerian Economic Summit (NES),  which is jointly organized by the Nigerian Economic …

The UK’s “biggest ever peacetime repatriation” is under way after Monarch ceased trading, with 1,800 staff now left without work. Administrators say 1,858 Monarch staff have been made redundant following the collapse of Britain’s fifth-biggest airline. Approximately 860,000 passengers have been affected by the carrier’s demise – and 110,000 people …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the alleged forceful deportation of over 100,000 Nigerian asylum seekers by Cameroonian military as worrisome and disturbing. Dabiri-Erewa in a statement on Friday decried the inhuman treatment meted out to Nigerian asylum seekers who …

  Ministers are braced for the possibility of a British airline collapsing over the coming days, The Times has learnt. Cross departmental meetings have been held in Whitehall to draw up contingency plans in case Monarch Airlines is grounded immediately. One source said that talks had been held in Cobra, the emergency …

Lagos Aviation Academy (LAA) was established in 2017 with a key objective of continuing to support and raise the competency of the aviation industry and at the same time supporting the next generation of aviation professionals LAA is focused on training excellence and delivers high quality and accredited training programmes …

  Position title: Chief Aviation and Air Transport Officer Grade: PL3 Position N°: 50093731 Reference: ADB/17/139/2 Publication date: 28/09/2017 Closing date: 11/10/2017 Country: Côte d’Ivoire Objectives THE BANK: Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 …

  We are looking for people to join our ever growing team. We require talent who are as excited as we are to help build a world class Airline flying out of Africa.   Job Title: Internal Auditor Job Description: Evaluate and contribute to the improvement of governance, risk management, …