Nigeria rallies behind ICAO on single air travel market agenda

By Wole Oyebade 29 September 2019 | 3:45 am The Federal Government, yesterday, rallied behind the international civil aviation community on the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) agenda for the continent. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, at the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal, […]

World Diabetes Day: Nine things to do to avoid disease

28/Sep/2019, 07:03 Do you feel tired, hungry and excessively thirsty all the time? Do you experience blurred vision or a tingling in the feet? Have you lost weight, frequently visited the toilet to urinate? If the answer to these is yes then you could be suffering from diabetes. Diabetes occurs when […]

Boeing to pay bereaved families N50.57m per 737 Max victim

September 26, 2019 American commercial plane manufacturer, Boeing, will pay the families of passengers who died in two 737 Max crashes the sum of N50.57 ($144,500) per person. The company disclosed that a N17.5 billion ($50 million) financial assistance fund was announced in July and will now be open to claims […]

Inspirational story of 29-year-old black woman who runs a successful airline company

Author: Joseph Omotayo – Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle, a 29-year-old black woman, is piloting the affairs of one the most financially successful airlines in the world – Though the company is owned by her parents, Rolle is at the centre of the company’s management and vital to its success – The 29-year-old […]

Just In: Bomb scare in Manchester Airport UK

ON SEPTEMBER 23, 20191:44  NEWS, BY NWAFOR  Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Manchester Airport on Monday, police said, adding a man had been detained by officers at the scene. Bomb scare in Manchester Airport UK Flights were unaffected but transport to and from […]

Thomas Cook collapses, leaving thousands of travelers stranded

The 178-year-old company said in a statement that its board “concluded that it had no choice but to take steps to enter into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect” after talks on a financial rescue failed. All Thomas Cook bookings have been canceled, the UK Civil Aviation Authority tweeted. Peter Fankhauser, Thomas […]

The World’s Largest Airport Will Open This Week

BY CAILEY RIZZO SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 Beijing Daxing International Airport is set to begin its first commercial flights this week. When it reaches full capacity, it is expected to become the largest airport in the world. China Southern, one of the main airlines at the airport, was expected to deploy an […]

MIDDLE-AGED MEN ARE DYING

  By Francis Omejevwe Ewherido Middle age is usually between 45 and 65 years, but my attention today are men in their 50s. In the last two months, I know a handful of people in their 50s who have died as a result of stroke, cancer, heart failure and other health […]

Flights cancelled as Typhoon Tapah approaches Japan

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 20193:51 PMIN AVIATION BY EMMANUEL OKOGBA Typhoon Tapah approached southwestern Japan Sunday, with heavy rain and strong winds grounding hundreds of regional flights. Tapah, with gusts up to 162 kilometres (100 miles) per hour, was expected to draw near Nagasaki prefecture overnight, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. […]