American Airline Passenger Jet Catches Fire at Chicago Airport

October 29, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

An American Airlines passenger jet caught fire Friday at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, forcing an emergency evacuation of passengers and resulting in nine injuries. American Read more

Rockwell broadens its reach with $6.4 billion purchase of B/E Aerospace

October 24, 2016 Timothy Stephen 0

After two years of looking to expand, aircraft component maker Rockwell Collins Inc has struck a deal to buy aircraft interior maker B/E Aerospace Inc Read more

Plane crashes after take-off in Malta, at least five dead

October 24, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

VALLETTA (Reuters) – A light aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Malta on Monday, killing at least five people on board in the island nation’s Read more

Emirates to suspend Dubai-Abuja service after president highlights Africa’s financial challenges

October 19, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Tom Arnold DUBAI Oct 19 (Reuters) – Emirates Airline will suspend its four times weekly service between Dubai and Nigeria’s capital Abuja starting Oct. Read more

Seating secrets: How airlines decide what fare you pay – Business Traveller

September 18, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(CNN)Anyone who’s lost an evening researching flight deals knows that airfare pricing can seem pretty random — high one week, low the next and long-distance Read more

Malaysia confirms debris found in Tanzania is from MH370

September 16, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Thursday that a large piece of aircraft debris discovered on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Read more

Power outage at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos causes panic and disrupt flight operations.

September 14, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

In what has become a regular occurrence in recent weeks, flight operations and other activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos has again Read more

Nigeria’s biggest Airline, Arik Air temporarily suspends operations

September 14, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(Adds comment from Arik on resumption of flights) ABUJA (Reuters) – Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest airline, cancelled all flights on Tuesday in what it called a Read more

Foreign airlines flying to Nigeria now refuel abroad to bypass increasingly costly and scarce jet fuel

September 13, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

* Currency crash leads to jet fuel price shock * Fuel often scarce as importers struggle for dollars * Airlines detour to refuel, use smaller Read more

AirAsia awards lifetime free flights to ASEAN Paralympic gold medalists

September 13, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

SINGAPORE (Channel News Asia) – AirAsia will provide free flights to all Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Paralympians who won a medal at the Read more

Nigerian Government spends N5bn on Presidential fleet in 15 months

September 10, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Lekan Adetayo, Oyetunji Abioye, Kunle Falayi, Jesusegun Alagbe and Eric Dumo Despite the biting economic recession in the country, the Federal Government has spent the Read more

Aviation unions react to Aero Contractor’s suspension of operations

September 2, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Leaders of aviation workers’ union have expressed different views on Aero Contractors’ to suspend flight oeprations from September 1. Isaac Balami, president, National Association of Read more

Rwanda signs $818 mln deal for new international airport

September 2, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda has signed a deal with the African division of Portuguese construction firm Mota-Engil to build an international airport Read more

Tunisia’s state airline to cut 1,000 jobs: minister

August 30, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisair, Tunisia’s state-owned carrier, plans to lay off 1,000 employees or more than 12 percent of its full-time workforce, as part of Read more

Breaking News: Shooting reported at Los Angeles Airport, movements restricted

August 29, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(CNN) Police are searching Los Angeles International Airport following unconfirmed reports of a shooting at the facility. “All precautions being taken to ensure safety of public. Read more

South Africa’s opposition calls for urgent meeting to rescue state airliner

August 28, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Mfuneko Toyana JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) called on Friday for an urgent parliamentary meeting to work out Read more

Qantas Airline ‘stronger than ever’, announces record profit of $1.53b

August 24, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(9News) Australia’s national carrier Qantas will return a further $500 million of capital to shareholders after Australia’s biggest airline reported an 84.7 percent jump in Read more

Delta: Power cut strands thousands of passengers

August 9, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Thousands of air passengers around the world have been left stranded after a power cut forced the US airline Delta to suspend flights. The incident Read more

Emirates plane catches fire after emergency landing in Dubai, all passengers safe

August 3, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

An Emirates Airline flight from India caught fire after making an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, but all 300 passengers and crew Read more

MH370 was deliberately flown into water, says Crash expert

August 1, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

[BBC] A world-leading air crash investigator has said he believes flight MH370 was deliberately flown into the sea. Larry Vance told Australian news programme 60 Read more

Australia officials say Wing part found in Tanzania ‘highly likely’ from MH370

July 30, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(CNN) A large wing part recently found on a Tanzanian island “highly likely” came from missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, according to Australia’s transport minister. The Read more

Istanbul Airport Attack: 36 dead, 147 Injured in Suspected ISIS Terror Attack

June 29, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

[Istanbul – Reuters] Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul’s main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to Read more

EgyptAir flight MS804 carrying 66 has disappeared from radar between Paris and Cairo

May 19, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

[Associated Press] CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 66 people disappeared from radar early Thursday morning, the airline said. EgyptAir Read more