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8th Aug 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Africa World Airlines Limited (AWA) is further strengthening its regional presence in West Africa by increasing flights between Accra and both Freetown and Monrovia to daily services effective 05th September 2019. The new flights will provide daily seamless connections to/from South African Airways' (SAA) newly…

6th Aug 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu JOHANNESBURG. 6 August 2019. South African Airways (SAA) would like to apologize to all its passengers for the inconvenience and anxiety caused to all its customers who flew from Johannesburg and Accra to Washington D.C. on Sunday. Two unconnected incidents…

5th Aug 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu A 31-year-old man, who was on a flight from Los Angeles to Dubai when he assaulted an air hostess and behaved erratically, faced multiple charges at the Dubai Court of First Instance on Sunday. The Dubai public prosecution accused…

31st Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Ethiopian Airlines is set to start passenger flights to Bengaluru, India as of 27th October 2019. The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, Bengaluru is dubbed ‘Silicon Valley of India’ and serves as the center of technology and innovation. Commenting on the upcoming…

31st Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Captain Simisola Ajibola who operated the Air Peace flight on July 23, which had nose wheel collapse, debunks reports, saying the aircraft landed without tyres. She said the incident, which took place at the international runway of the Murtala…

26th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Access to financial capital and human resources were cited by these two aircraft operators as largest concerns in Africa Africa World Airlines technicians finishing a maintenance task on left engine. AFRICA WORLD AIRLINES In 2016, the continent of Africa had an estimated…

26th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Challenges facing airlines today and the role of technology in keeping them up to speed Much like any other industry, technological advances are impacting the aviation industry. It’s unquestionable that operational efficiencies can be achieved and service improved by…

24th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Barely 24 hours after an Air Peace aircraft made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, another aircraft belonging to Med-View Airlines recorded a similar problem on Tuesday. The incident is the latest in a…

24th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace has commended Captain Ajibola and her crew for handling a situation in Lagos this morning. Caption Ajibola noticed sudden weather changes when approaching Lagos and demanded to land on the International runway as it…

19th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Passengers on an Azman airline flight were thrown into confusion Friday as a yet to be identified man jumped on the aircraft on the runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. Our reporter learnt that the incident occurred…