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According to DailyPost report, a senior pastor of the Labourers Assembly, in Singorwet ward, Bomet County, Kenya, pastor Nwanga Gwranja has been rescued after unsuccessful attempted to fly to Jerusalem using artificial wings. The controversial pastor fell off a tree and break his legs in the process. Gwranja, known for …

Med-View Airline customers were once again abandoned in Lagos on Monday, as the troubled carrier failed to fly them out to London for the second day in a row. The airline assured its customers stranded at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday that it would airlift the passengers to London-Gatwick …

  …Says Directive An Attempt To Cripple FAAN The Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and  the Nigeria Union Of Pensioners (NUP), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Branch have kicked against the ministerial approval and directive that FAAN should pay 5 per cent of the Passengers’ Service Charge(PSC) to …

  …To Establish Remotely Piloted Aircraft Safety Team Minister for State Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has stated that the Federal Government was working hard to integrate Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations into Nigeria’s airspace as quickly and as efficiently as possible, abelnewsng reports. He  stated that the best way to integrate …

Gatwick Airport closed its main runway twice after an aeroplane burst a tyre during take off. The runway was shut between 13:15 and 13:45 BST while it was checked for debris from the Air Canada plane. It was closed again at 14:12 to allow the plane to come back in …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says the agency will start regulating the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) popularly referred to as drones. Mr Dele Sesegbon, the Director of General Aviation, NCAA told our correspondent that the draft regulation which will cover both commercial and private operators was ready. …

An Air Canada flight with 140 people on board came within 30m (98ft) of other aircraft at San Francisco’s airport as it prepared to land, a report says. Days after news that Flight AC759 from Toronto was involved in a near-miss it has emerged just how close it came to …

US rapper ScHoolboy Q has unleashed a tirade at United Airlines after he went to retrieve his dog from a flight and found it was the wrong one. “You guys r idiots… HOW U PUT MY DOG ON THE WRONG FLIGHT???? I need answers”, he tweeted. ScHoolboy Q was travelling …

The Managing Director / Chief Executive officer of Dana Air, Jacky Hathiramani, has congratulated the winners of Business Day’s States Competitiveness and Good Governance Award held recently at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Jacky Hathiramani while speaking to newsmen at the award ceremony in Abuja, said ‘we are proud to have supported …

A New Zealand woman has died on the Caribbean territory of Sint Maarten after the blast from a powerful jet engine knocked her to the ground, BBC reports. The incident happened at the famous Princess Juliana International Airport, which is just metres from the beach. Beachgoers can walk up to …