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Barely three years after the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) carried out assessment of the Nigerian aviation industry, the organisation will return to country for another round of audit beginning from August 21,2017, abelnewsng reports. This is just as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) restated that it would …

Ethiopian Airlines Group, a Star Alliance member, has colourfully marked the 20th anniversary of Star Alliance, the largest global airline network, while also inaugurating its maiden flight to Kaduna, Nigeria at a reception held at Ethiopian main hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on August 1st, 2017. Ethiopian Group CEO, …

A five- man Appeal Panel has upheld and reaffirmed the civil sanctions imposed on First Nation Airways and one of its Pilots by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), abelnewsng reports. This was contained in the Report submitted by the Panel to the regulatory authority at the conclusion of the …

  Air France on Thursday said it was investigating how a passenger was put on the wrong plane, travelling with a boarding pass bearing the same name as another passenger on that flight. Ana Maria Bittencourt Marques, a 45-year-old nursing assistant from Porto Alegre in Brazil, departed from Paris’s Charles …

As soon as we got airborne and announcements made simultaneously in Arabic and English languages, Madam Fijabi went into a fit of rage. Twisting, turning and hissing endlessly that she’s Yoruba and “speaks no ingris”, so doesn’t understand a word spoken over the PA. Her sense of entitlement was as …

A Lufthansa flight emergency landed at Manchester Airport today – after a woman gave birth on board. Luckily, three doctors were on board the trans-Atlantic flight to help with the delivery, according to the M.E.N. The plane was travelling from Colombia to Frankfurt and was grounded at the airport on Wednesday …

Etihad Airways today announced its 2016 financial results, recording a net loss of US$ 1.87 billion on US$ 8.36 billion in revenues as one-off impairment charges and fuel hedging losses weighed against a solid performance of the core airline. The core airline business achieved steady passenger revenues of US$ 4.9 …

Tycoon to stay on as chairman after selling 31% stake to Air France-KLM in deal worth £220m The potential end of an era looms in British aviation after Sir Richard Bransonannounced he is selling 31% of Virgin Atlantic, relinquishing his controlling interest in the airline he founded in 1984. Branson will net …

A Delta Airlines pilot and a flight attendant flew off the handle Monday at LaGuardia Airport, causing a two-hour delay, sources said. The 54-year-old pilot had a dispute with a 26-year-old flight attendant prior to takeoff aboard the plane bound for Portland, Maine, sources said. He and the attendant exchanged …

What happens in our ears when an aircraft climbs? Pressure and pain in your ears during a flight can be extremely annoying, even painful. And almost as unpleasant is having to wait another 12 hours, or longer, before being able to hear normally again. I’d like to give you some …