Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after bomb threat at Cologne Bonn airport

  A Turkish Airlines plane was evacuated at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany after a bomb threat. The plane had already begun to taxi on the tarmac when it was forced to make an emergency stop. “From the telephone call, it was clear the caller was targeting a Turkish Airlines flight,” a police …

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Two Virgin flight attendants hospitalised, one with broken leg, after flight turbulence into Adelaide

Two Virgin flight attendants have been hospitalised, one with a broken leg, after a Melbourne to Adelaide flight experienced severe turbulence. Flight VA233 departed Melbourne at 4.30pm on Wednesday and hit unexpected turbulence on its descent into Adelaide. “We can confirm that unfortunately two of our cabin crew were injured …

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Video & Photo -Air Peace offloads an alleged unruly passenger from flight

This afternoon i got tagged by someone with twitter handle @ceejayesq. Going through the  tweets below, i observed that the subject was centred on a passenger who was alleged to be unruly onboard Air Peace and was eventually offloaded from the flight. This was my response. Thank you @ceejayesq for …

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Faan appeals for understanding, as government begins the reconstruction of lagos airport road.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to notify passengers and other airport users that the Lagos State Government has commenced the reconstruction of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Road, Lagos. The project which would last for 15 months is aimed at expanding the road for better service to users. Appealing …

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NAMA Begins Competency Test Of Aeronautical Info. Officers

…Trains Personnel On Search, Rescue Coordination The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has commenced a comprehensive competency appraisal of all Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Officers in all airports across the country. The exercise which is targeted at testing AIS officers in areas such as Aeronautical Charts, AIS Publication and Operations …

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FG Gives Go Ahead For Concession Of Lagos, Abuja Airports

The Federal Government said it has given approval for the concession of the two major airports in the country: Lagos and Abuja. The Federal Government made this known today through the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo disclosed that the Federal Executive Council(FEC) has agreed that the Murtala Muhammed Airport …

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Dana Air Gets IATA Membership

Nigerian Carrier, Dana Air has been formally announced as the newest member of The International Air Transport Association (IATA). The IATA membership is coming just two years after the airline passed its International Operations Safety Audit (IOSA) and was admitted into the association’s global safety registry. The Accountable Manager of …

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N1B Court Judgement: Moribund NICON Airways Workers Lament Jimoh Ibrahim’s Refusal To Obey Verdict

Accuses Capt. Wada Of Wickedness, Abandonment According to abelnewsng, the former workers of the defunct NICON Airways owned by the controversial businessman, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim have accused him of evading justice by refusing to pay the N1 billion judgement awarded against him by the National Industrial Court in Abuja as …

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Why Nigerian airlines die

FirstNation Airways, one of the eight surviving domestic carriers in the country, is no doubt on the verge of extinction with its operations downgraded from scheduled services to charter after operating with just one aircraft for nine months contrary to civil aviation regulations which stipulate a minimum of two aircraft …

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Two pregnant women, 119 others rescued from Libya

Two pregnant women and 119 others were on Wednesday evacuated from Libya by the International Organisation for Migration. According to the National Emergency Management Agency, who received them at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the 121 people had expressed interest to return home. The Zonal Coordinator of NEMA Southwest, …

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