How worried should we be about drunk pilots? Case of Sunwing pilot uncommon but not unique

The prospect of a pilot passed out drunk in the cockpit shortly before take off with 99 passengers on board — as police alleged happened last week on a flight from Calgary to Cancun — is about as scary a flight tale as any passenger would want, short of a crash or hijacking.

Nigeria installs windshear alert system in 13 airports

The Federal Government has installed the Low Level Windshear Alert System, LLWAS, at the Umar Musa Yar’Adua Airport Katsina and 12 others to ensure safety.

Lost luggage, endless delays and a broken runway: the perils of Nigerian air travel

Local travelers endure immense amounts of stress getting around Africa’s most populous country by air. The biggest airports are usually overcrowded with poor air conditioning while check-in desks overflow with passengers trying to get on to planes which can be canceled after hours of delay.

Nigerian Aviation Industry in 2016

The year 2016 was very challenging for Nigeria as the country entered into an economic recession which affected almost all the sectors of its economy.

Snake on a plane grounds Emirates flight

There was no sign of Samuel L Jackson, but a snake on a plane led to the cancellation of a flight from Muscat to Dubai on Sunday.

Iran Air takes ownership of first new-build Western aircraft

Iran Air (IR, Tehran Mehrabad) has taken ownership of its first A321-200 (sl) marking the first official delivery of a new aircraft to Iran by a Western manufacturer since 1994.

Airline fatalities rose in 2016 but the year was still one of the safest in decades

Fans pay tribute to the players of Brazilian team Chapecoense Real who were killed in a plane accident in the Colombian mountains on Nov. 29. (Heuler Andrey /Getty Images)

The November crash of a flight carrying a Brazilian soccer team, which killed all but six of the 77 people on board, was one of 18 fatal airline crashes in 2016, an increase from 14 fatal aviation accidents in 2015, according the Aviation Safety Network.

Drone smashes into Boeing passenger plane during landing

A drone smashed into a Boeing plane with 80 passengers and 6 crew on board, causing substantial damage to the aircraft as it prepared to land at an airport in Mozambique.

Boeing delivers fewer airplanes in 2016, but not by much

It’s hard to top a record year for airplane deliveries, and that was certainly the case for Boeing in 2016.

What are the world's safest airlines for 2017?

Good news has been in short supply the last 12 months, but for nervous fliers there's one ray of light: 2016 was one of the safest years in aviation history.

New Nigerian national airline begins operation in 2017 – Minister

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Wednesday, assured that Nigeria’s new national airline will commence scheduled flight operations before the end of 2017.

FG approves weapons for Aviation Security

The Federal Government has approved that the Aviation Security personnel should bear arms to enhance the security of passengers and installations across the nation’s airports.

Arik Air threatens disruptive customers, vows ‘all measures’

Arik Air on Thursday lamented incessant attacks by some aggrieved passengers on its staff and property at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Africa World Airlines serving half of Ghana’s aviation

Ghana’s Africa World Airlines, is a joint venture by Chinese and Ghanaian investors, and the carrier has grown to serve a larger and larger section of the potential market in Ghana.

Airports, airlines recovering from U.S. Customs computer outage

Airlines, airports and travelers around the country are working to recover from a Monday evening computer glitch that shut down U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing systems at numerous airports for several hours.