Boeing Co (BA.N) has won a contract to start preliminary work on a new fleet of Air Force One presidential aircraft based on its 747-8 jumbo jet, the Pentagon said on Friday, Reuters reports. The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing an initial contract worth $25.8 million to reduce risk and lower the cost of […]
Qatar Airways freely operates in and out of Nigeria along with its citizens. However, the country’s anti-visa policy hinders Nigerians from visiting the Middle Eastern country, Chinedu Eze reports Qatar Airways started operating into Nigeria about 10 years ago. Within the first five years, it justified its operation to the country by its record […]
An EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin joined Islamic State in Syria is suspected of planting a bomb on a Russian passenger plane that was blown out of Egypt’s skies in late October, according to sources familiar with the matter. According to Reuters, so far Egypt has publicly said it has found no evidence that the […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has alerted the federal government that domestic airline operation may be grounded unless the operators are given lifeline through review and elimination of charges which airlines pay. The Executive Chairman of AON, Captain Nogie Meggison, said the Naira value has gone down by 70 percent and 80 per cent […]
A metal object believed to be plane wreckage washed up on the Malaysian east coast on Wednesday, prompting speculation for the second time in a week that debris from missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft MH370 may have surfaced. According to Reuters, local media reported that the object, which was white and measured two meters long, […]
