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A plane flying to Cuba with part of its wing missing was forced to land at Manchester airport with a broken wing after a low oil alert. The Thomas Cook plane left for Holguin, Cuba shortly after midday on Monday but was forced to return to Manchester Airport just after …

AirFrance Bans Woven ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags, naijahelm reports. According to Airfrance, henceforth, Woven bags popularly known as Ghana Must Go, would not be allowed on both Airfrance and KLM flights. Also, bags packaged with cling film for food or wrapped in shape of ball would not be allowed on …

Qatar Airways sees a strong investment opportunity in American Airlines. Qatar Airways believes in American Airlines’ fundamentals and intends to build a passive position in the company with no involvement in management, operations or governance. Qatar Airways has long considered American Airlines to be a good oneworld Alliance partner and …

Photos of the Newly Renovated Wing D of Abuja Airport Terminal as released by Aviationages.com

Just last week, Femi Adesina, the proud and excited father of Oluwatobi Adesina, a pilot with Arik Air, who is the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, posted his father’s day message on his face book page expressing his joy after flying with son in the cockpit. …

Most passengers would love it if British Airways could keep flying a full schedule even while many of its flight attendants are on strike. But will regulators let British Airways wet-lease nine planes registered in Qatar? — Brian Sumers With some of its cabin crew members preparing to strike next month for …

As summer temperatures continue to rise across the UK, British Airways is launching two cool new ski routes for winter and more flights available from Heathrow for under £40 than ever before. The new Heathrow flights to Grenoble, perfectly located for access to some of Europe’s best ski resorts will …

Africa’s tourism ministers and female CEO’s of tourism boards will be at the Women in Tourism discussion at the 13th Akwaaba African Travel Market 2017. According to a statement by the Organiser of the Akwaaba African Travel Market, the session, themed: Women in Tourism; Challenges and the Future will allow …

Delta and Airbus SE have agreed to augment Delta’s order of narrowbody Airbus A321s by 10 additional aircraft, bringing the total number of A321s on order to 122. The move adds to an already expanded order announced in May. In an Airbus news release Tuesday, Greg May, Delta’s Senior Vice …

Delta is tripling choices for customers on its 12 domestic coast-to-coast routes that offer free meals in the Main Cabin as part of the airline’s focus on offering continuous refreshes and more options for travelers.   Delta will increase the variety of complimentary meal options by offering distinct breakfast, lunch …