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- 14 Aug 2014
Delta Airlines Tops Ranked Airlines
Delta Air Lines leads top ranked airlines by total scheduled passengers carried in 2013. According to statistics by International Air Transport Association (IATA) in its 58th edition of the World Air…
- 15 Feb 2018
Delta Airlines apologizes to AIB over protocol Violation
Delta Airline has apologised to the Accident Investigation Bureau over the airline’s failure to notify the agency on emergency landing of its Airbus 330-200 aircraft on Tuesday night. The Atlanta…
- 25 Feb 2015
Delta Tops Airline Industry List for 4th Time in 5 Years.
Delta Air Lines, has been named in the top 50 of Fortune magazine's list of the World’s Most Admired Companies for the second consecutive year. Delta was also named the most admired airline for the…
- 11 Mar 2019
Adebayo, Nigerian Dies on Delta Airlines Flight to Nigeria
Michael Adebayo, 54, a passenger travelling from Atlanta-USA to Lagos has passed on before arriving the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) on Monday. Adebayo, was found lifeless…
- 20 Sept 2019
Panic as Delta Airlines Plane Plunges 30,000 Feet in Minutes
Passengers aboard a Delta flight have lived to share a harrowing experience when their plane plunged 30,000 feet in minutes. The near crash took place this week aboard a plane flying from Atlanta to…
- 19 Apr 2014
Delta Air Hints on Skymiles Program 2015
Delta Air Line, in a bid to maintain its leading role in passenger satisfaction, has disclosed plans for Skymile Program 2015. The Airline disclosed this to the cheering of travel agencies…
- 19 Mar 2015
Chidoka’s (Aviation) Stimulus Plan
Last week, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka was in London. It was an opportunity for him to impress the international community with his plans to grow the budding, but fast-paced…
- 8 Sept 2020
Air Peace Denies Purchasing Aircraft from Kuku’s Amnesty Loot
Management of Air Peace has denied that Mr Kingsley Kuku, the former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs acquired airplanes for its operations. The Airline, in a statement by…
- 16 Sept 2015
Africa Accounts for 2.3% in International Aviation Traffic in 2014
In terms of market share, Africa accounted for 2.3% of the international aviation traffic last year, as revealed in the 59th Edition of IATA World Air Transport Statistics. The International Air…
- 13 Oct 2015
Apple Pay Now Available on the Fly Delta App
‎Delta Air Lines customers can now book and pay for flights via Apple Pay, the easy and private way to pay, using the latest version of the Fly Delta app. Delta is now the first U.S. based…
- 21 Aug 2014
Delta Air Lines Supports NTEC Initiative
Delta Air Lines has showed its support for developing young talents in the country by sponsoring the 5th National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC 2013/2014). The airline gave out a free ticket to the…
- 20 Feb 2019
Jumia Opens Voting for Nigeria Travel Awards
Jumia Travel has announced the launch of the 3rd edition of the annual Nigeria Travel Awards which is scheduled to hold on Monday, March 11th, 2019 at Jupiter Hall, Four Points by Sheraton. The…
- 28 Feb 2012
Boko Haram Links: US Embassy Beefs up ICT Gadgets
The fear of terrorists appears to be the beginning of wisdom for the US embassy in Nigeria, as Nigeria CommunicationsWeek learnt the consular has augmented the capacity of her ICT device to contain…
- 11 Dec 2013
Honest FAAN Personnel Returns $8,500 to Passenger
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said that its aviation security personnel at the Murtala Muhamed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos returned $ 8,500 lost by a Nigerian, Mrs.…
- 29 Dec 2021
How 5G Could Make a Mess of a Flight
If certain not-yet-activated 5G phone frequencies don’t stay in airplane mode, the Unites States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is prepared to hang up on some flights in January. This was…
- 12 Dec 2019
Arik Air resumes services to Asaba, Increases frequency to Owerri
Arik Air, Nigeria's leading airline has announced the resumption of flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta state. Starting from Wednesday, December 18, 2019, Arik Air will be operating daily…
- 26 Aug 2019
Arik Air Expands Flight Operations
The management of Arik Air says it will commence flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta from Aug. 29. Arik Air Mr Adebanji Ola, Arik Communications Manager, made this known on Monday in Lagos. Ola…
- 17 Mar 2017
Aero Contractors ‘Sacks’ 60% of Workers
Up to 60% of workers of the distressed airline Aero may have been laid off following dwindling operations by the airline which is the oldest in the country. Findings show workers, more than 1000,…
- 21 Oct 2014
Caverton Boss Says Import Duty Removal Improves Airline Operations
Mr. Kingsley Uwagbale, director of Strategy and Planning at Nigeria leading indigenous helicopter firm, Caverton has said that removal of import duty on aircraft spare parts by the federal…
- 24 May 2016
IATA Cries Out over $577m Trapped in CBN
Funds of foreign airlines trapped in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) hit $577 million as at March this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Mr. Samson Fatokun,…
- 27 May 2016
United Cancels Lagos Route, Ends Flight to Africa
United Airlines will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending the carrier’s only route to Africa because of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in collecting money from tickets sold in…
- 16 Sept 2014
Aeroconsult Holds Aviation Safety Seminar
Aeroconsult, a reputable Aviation Training and Consultancy firm, will tomorrow, play host to the cream of aviation practitioners and stakeholders in Lagos, as part of its contribution to the growth…
- 17 Nov 2019
Konga Will Break e-Commerce Biggest Day Sales Record Soon – Chris Uwaje
Dr. Chris Uwaje, Africa chair for IEEE-World Forum on Internet of Things (IoTs), has boldly declared that foremost e-Commerce giant, Konga will beat the record for the biggest single day sales in the…
- 9 Jun 2016
Nigerian Economy Drops Further into Freefall
Reality for Nigerians comes harder by the day. Investors told Kemi Adeosun, finance minister in London this week that in the current climate even a high-yielding sovereign bond would be a tough sell…
- 29 Jan 2013
NAMA Makes 24-hr Service Pledge
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has declared its intention to commence a 24-hour service in three airports in the country as from March this year. Mazi Nnamdi Udoh, managing director,…
- 28 Aug 2022
NDLEA Arrests Lagos Airport Cleaner who Leads Drug Syndicate
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, Ohiagu Sunday, who leads a drug syndicate at…
- 2 Feb 2014
NCAT to Commence Helicopter Training, to Award Degree Course
Captain Mrs Chinyere Kalu, rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, said Helicopter training and Degree programmes will commence at the college this year. Speaking on the…