Chris Duncan: Chaos rules at a Nigerian airport.

As Chris Duncan leaves the comforts of Doha, Qatar for his temporary workplace in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, he has in some way prepared himself for the trip. It’s another tale of chaos, which is the Nigerian way, especially at airports. And not even screaming babies and a kangaroo-style plane landing upset him, as he concludes a 36 hour trip.As Chris Duncan leaves the comforts of Doha, Qatar for his temporary workplace in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, he has in some way prepared himself for the trip. It’s another tale of chaos, which is the Nigerian way, especially at airports. And not even screaming babies and a kangaroo-style plane landing upset him, as he concludes a 36 hour trip.

Delta Airline employee arrested with $282K in backpack

Authorities say he’d planned to pass off the secret cash to someone inside an airport bathroom, but they got to him first.

Flight delays: Med-View apologises to passengers

Med-View Airline on Thursday said that flight delays suffered by its passengers during the Easter period were due to the withdrawal of an aircraft in its fleet for unscheduled maintenance.

Workers shut down Bristow Helicopters

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers of Nigeria, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress, on Thursday morning shut down all Bristow Helicopters’ offices in Port Harcourt to protest against what it described as the company’s discriminatory policies.

50 microlight aircraft set to fly down the River Tyne in aviation spectacle

Skywatchers will be treated to the spectacular sight of dozens of microlight aircraft flying down the River Tyne this summer.

Jean Lapierre's brother-in-law aboard flight that makes emergency landing

A plane headed for the Magdalen Islands from Quebec City was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday evening at an airport on Quebec's Gaspé coast.

Composites Facing Production Pinch

Composites material supplier Hexcel is looking for ways to overcome what it sees as a production-capacity challenge from around 2025 if the trend toward more composite materials in airframes continues on its current pace.

Spent what? Plane stored in Delaware cost taxpayers $86 million

There's an $86 million airplane sitting at an airport in Middletown that will never fly its intended mission.

'Violent' passenger arrested after doing yoga, meditating on plane

A Japan-bound airplane returned to Hawaii because of a violent passenger who wanted to do yoga instead of sit in his seat.

One Reason Airplanes Are Far Safer Than Buses and Trucks

A crew bunk area inside a Boeing 787 aircraft.

The next time you struggle to nap on a long-haul flight, take some comfort in the fact that your pilot is probably sleeping more soundly than you are.

Plane carrying Lapierre family 'should never have taken off'

In the tightly knit aviation community that makes up St-Hubert Airport, the prevailing mood among many is outrage over a tragedy that should have been averted.

FedEx plans to deliver 'future of aviation' with biofuels drive

The world's largest express transportation company is pioneering the use of sustainable aviation fuels through a new partnership which will see millions of gallons of biofuel produced from waste wood biomass.

Plane crashes outside Port Alfred

A trainee pilot swam to safety after his plane crashed in the Kowie River this morning.

EgyptAir Passenger Recounts Terrifying Mid-Air Hijacking

A passenger who survived a hijacked EgyptAir flight today was terrified the hijacker would "take the plane and crash it in the sea."

FAA Moves To Next Phase of Unleaded Avgas Testing

The FAA has taken the next step toward its goal of transitioning to unleaded aviation gasoline (avgas) by the end of 2018, narrowing the field of potential replacement fuels to two for further testing.

Nigeria: Funds Repatriation - EuroControl Takes On FG in Proxy War

The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, Eurocontrol, has launched strong-arm tactics against the Nigerian government in a bid to force the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release an estimated $1.3billion foreign exchange allegedly held by the bank.

Flydubai crash: Cockpit voice recorder data will not be disclosed- Investigators

Russian investigators have confirmed that audio from the cockpit voice recorders onboard flydubai flight FZ981 which fatally crashed two weeks ago will not be made public.

Boeing Commercial To Slash 4,000 Jobs by Mid-Year

Boeing has begun a cost-cutting exercise that will result in the loss of 4,000 jobs in its commercial airplanes unit by the end of June, the company confirmed Wednesday.

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to codeshare with Air China

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir will offer more options when travelling between Singapore and China as a result of a new codeshare agreement with Air China.

Pilot makes 'textbook' emergency landing on I-540

No injuries were reported Tuesday morning when a single-engine airplane made what authorities called a "textbook" emergency landing on Interstate 540 near Leesville Road in north Raleigh.

EgyptAir hijacker arrested, all passengers freed: aviation minister

The hijacker who hijacked Tuesday an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Cyprus has been arrested, Egyptian Aviation Minister said.

Is Egypt safe? Aviation experts raise serious concerns over airport security after hijack

A HIJACKER who forced an Egyptian passenger plane to land in Cyprus has raised worrying questions over aviation security in the increasingly volatile North African country, which has long attracted millions of British holidaymakers.

Foreign Airlines Claim Of 2,000 Staff False — Stakeholders

Stakeholders in the aviation sector have described as outrageous and false the claim that foreign airlines plan to sack over 2,000 workers, insisting that the airlines do not have such number on their staff.

Air India aircraft does emergency evacuation

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Possible Pilot Errors Emerge in Probe of FlyDubai Crash

Poor cockpit coordination and possible pilot error have emerged as the most likely reasons a FlyDubai jetliner crashed earlier this month in Russia, according to independent air-safety experts and one person familiar with the probe.

Russian officials have announced they may suspend the Boeing 737’s airworthiness certificates

A recent report by Sputnik suggests the Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) may ban Russian airlines from flying Boeing Co’s (NYSE:BA) 737 aircraft, owing to safety concerns.

Hijacked EgyptAir jet lands in Cyprus

All flights into Larnaca airport are being diverted to Paphos airport on the southwest coast of the island, a spokesperson for the Cyprus Civil aviation authority tells CNN.

Know Your Rights in the Case of an Aviation Accident

An Air Passenger’s Rights

Individuals board a plane without the knowledge of the rights that they have. In the event of an unexpected air crash, it pays to know what legal actions can be done in order to keep a passenger protected in court. One should know the necessary airline injury compensation that he or she can acquire in case an unforeseen incident happens.

British Airways plane in potential fatal crash as DRONE flies within 10 FEET of flight

A DRONE nearly took out a PLANE and caused a potentially fatal horror crash when it was flown within just 10 feet of a packed British Airways flight in the pitch black night sky.

Algeria military helicopter crash in Tamanrasset region

The Russian ­made Mi­171 came down while on a reconnaissance mission in Tamanrasset region, some 2,000km (1,200 miles) from the capital, Algiers.

Falcon 8X Nearing Certification Finish Line

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Nigeria commended by ICAO

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on Monday said that Nigeria had excelled in its recently-concluded Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP).

Incredible moment airline passenger captures Alaskan volcano erupting from plane window after pilot flies CLOSER to give everyone a good look

The Pavlof volcano erupting on the Aleutian Islands in Alaska yesterday. The eruption sent plumes of smoke 20,000 feet into the air

This is the moment an airline passenger captured an amazing image of an Alaskan volcano erupting sending ash 20,000 feet into the air.
The image was captured by a passenger travelling on a Penair flight from Dutch Harbor to Anchorage in Alaska yesterday evening.

Foreign airlines to sack 2,000 Nigerian workers

The National Union of Air Transport Employees has alleged that foreign airlines plan to sack about 2,000 Nigerian workers.

Lawsuit reveals how aircraft operators can bypass federal safety standards

Jean-Pierre Forest’s 1,857th skydive ended in disaster.

Mr. Forest was one of eight people on board a Beech King Air when it crashed in a cranberry field in August, 2008, about 400 metres west of Pitt Meadows airport. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada found the left engine failed as the plane climbed, and it ruled that the aircraft had been inadequately maintained. Four of the people on the plane were seriously injured.

Ryanair tries to entice rival airlines' pilots as fleet expands rapidly

Ryanair is seeking to poach pilots from competitors Stobart Air and CityJet as the Irish-listed carrier rapidly expands its fleet.

Bomb threat to Kathmandu-Delhi flight

Airport authorities in Nepal on Sunday evacuated passengers from a Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight at the Kathmandu airport after receiving a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said.

4 die in small plane crash at Yao Airport

A single-engine propeller plane crashed at Yao Airport in Osaka Prefecture at about 4:20 p.m. Saturday, with all four people on board confirmed dead inside the aircraft.

Life flight helicopter crashes in South Alabama: four confirmed dead

The Coffee County Emergency Management Agency have identified the four people who were killed early Saturday morning when a Haynes Life Flight helicopter crashed.

Arik A332 at London on Mar 24th 2016, technical fault

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Dramatic moment JetBlue plane touched down on its nose and sent sparks flying on the runway after its landing gear failed

This is the dramatic moment a JetBlue plane made a hard landing – sending sparks flying on the runway – and was sprayed down by firefighters at an airport in the Bahamas.

Colorado Company Plans Next Supersonic Passenger Jet

Since the retirement of the beloved Concorde in 2003, aviation enthusiasts and the traveling elite have longed for another plane that could attempt to match the grace, luxury and speed of the original supersonic transport aircraft. Thirteen years later, one Colorado-based company plans to do exactly that.

Chinese aircraft manufacturer uses big data to build safer planes

With a global focus on how to reduce safety risks caused by anomalous human behavior and how to fully recover data crucial for analyzing an air crash, a Chinese aircraft manufacturer is using big data and cloud technology to build safer airplanes.

Your next flight could be in this new Airbus cabin

Travelers are sick of being crammed into airplanes with little space for their carry-on luggage.

'Pull up!': Russian TV airs final words of flydubai jet crash pilots

Russian state television has aired the final words of the pilots of the flydubai passenger jet that crashed in Rostov-on-Don last week killing 62 people, suggesting pilot error could be to blame.

Dive team finds plane that crashed near Astoria, bodies of pilot and passenger

A Clatsop County dive team has recovered a plane that crashed into the Columbia River near Astoria Wednesday night, and the bodies of its pilot and passenger.

American Airlines Pilot Arrested After Failing Breathalyzer Test at Detroit Airport

An American Airlines co-pilot was arrested after he failed a breathalyzer test at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport this morning, an airport police spokesman told ABC News. The flight, bound for Philadelphia, was cancelled.

United Airlines Pilot Accused of Running ‘Massive’ Houston Prostitution Ring

A United Airlines pilot faces up to 20 years in prison after getting busted for allegedly running a “massive” prostitution ring in locations throughout the greater Houston area, including in an apartment complex where former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush once lived in the 1970’s.

Deadlines loom for Alaska aviation scholarships

Several Alaska organization offer aviation scholarships but deadlines are rapidly approaching.

#Flydubaigate spreads: Now exhausted Emirates airline pilots tell RT of overwork (EXCLUSIVE)

Following the Flydubai scandal, pilots with Emirates airline, the largest in the Middle East, told RT that the company is allegedly cheating on pilot schedules by illegally prolonging work hours and intimidating them from reporting feeling sick or tired.

Air Ambulance Helicopter Crashes in Iran, Killing 7

Iran's official IRNA news agency says that an air ambulance helicopter has crashed in southern Iran, killing all seven onboard.

Revealed: The plane seat with an AIRBAG to protect first and business class passengers in a crash landing

A German seat manufacturer has designed a premium aeroplane suite with an airbag to protect passengers in the event of a crash.
The airbag would deploy from a hidden compartment next to the in-flight entertainment screen to prevent first or business class passengers from slamming face first into the console.

NAF Alpha jet aircraft veers off runway

The Nigerian Airforce said Friday, that one of its fighter aircraft prosecuting the war on terror, veered of the runway and fell into a ditch, on landing at the Yola airport and that no life was lost in the accident.  

Bombardier Completes CSeries Route-Proving Flights

Bombardier has completed the route-proving program of its CSeries CS100, which included more than 30 city-pairs.

Pilot error factor in 2014 crash landing of small passenger plane in N.W.T.: TSB

 A report says pilot errors were a factor in the crash landing of a small passenger plane onto the frozen surface of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.

Aircraft crashes into van in Nottinghamshire village

A light aircraft crashed into a County Council van in Lambley, Nottinghamshire, after taking off from a rural airstrip.

Aircraft Smoking Ban Extended to e-Cigarettes

The U.S. DOT extended the on-board smoking ban to explicitly include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on all Part 121 air carriers, as well as FAR 135.107 unscheduled charters that require a flight attendant (aircraft with 19 or more passenger seats).