There’s something about your first glimpse of a Boeing 747 parked at the gate. I’d wager that even the most jaded traveler, hurrying through the airport after an interminable security line, pauses briefly to take it all in. Because for the moment you see it, you know this airplane is like no other. The […]
It wasn’t supposed to end like to this. Earlier today, ministers from the three nations responsible for finding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370-Australia, China, and Malaysia-announced that they would stop looking for the lost jet once the current 46,000-square-mile search zone is completed this fall. The decision was essentially an acknowledgement that they’d come up empty-handed in their quest to […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has urged passengers to be patient with airlines in the face of protracted aviation fuel scarcity which threatens to paralyse air transport in the country. NCAA made the call in a statement issued to the media and signed by its spokesman, Sam Adurogboye. The call may be in response […]
Greece may win over last-minute visitors scared away from tourist rival Turkey after the failed military coup but overall growth in the sector remains fragile, according to the country’s largest tourism body. Greece is relying on its sun-drenched islands, sandy beaches and ancient monuments for an economic turnaround. Tourism accounts for about 17 percent of […]
Turkish Airlines fired more than 100 employees, including management and cabin crew, as part of a purge at state institutions to root out supporters of an abortive coup, Turkish media reported. The dismissals at the national carrier occurred late on Sunday after it was determined the employees were linked to a religious movement President Tayyip […]
