Iran, Boeing reach deal on purchase of 100 planes: Tehran

Iran and US aerospace giant Boeing have reached an agreement for the purchase of 100 aircraft to renew the country’s ageing fleet, the head of Tehran’s civil aviation authority announced today.

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Dubbed New Airbus The Simien Mountains

Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in connecting Africa with the rest of the World, continued its aviation technology leadership with yet another first African Airbus A350 XWB.

Vietnamese search plane missing with 9 people aboard!

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese rescuers have found some pieces belonging to a search plane that went missing with nine people aboard while attempting to locate a pilot from a crashed fighter jet, the military said Friday.

Aircraft noise may cause hypertension and organ damage!

Is living near an airport bad for your health? A Swedish research team recently uncovered an increase in both hypertension and asymptomatic organ damage in those who are exposed to aircraft sounds over prolonged periods of time.

Ryanair's hidden airline charges to be investigated by watchdog

Britain’s aviation watchdog is due to launch a review into hidden airlines charges after an MP raised concerns over Ryanair’s high costs of amending boarding passes and other travel documents.

Air France pilots to strike again!

Air France pilot unions SNPL, SPAF and ALTER announced late on June 17 they would strike again from June 24-27. 

NASA gets first official X-plane in a decade: Electric craft named X-57 Maxwell

NASA has unveiled plans for its experimental electric plane, designated the X-57 and nicknamed "Maxwell," in the agency’s first addition to the groundbreaking ‘X series’ in a decade.

EU airlines black list: Who's on and who's off in Africa?

The latest update of the much-feared EU blacklist for airlines and even entire countries was published yesterday, and at least in two African countries this was cause for celebration.

Second black box recovered from EgyptAir crash site

Search teams on Friday recovered the second flight recorder of an EgyptAir plane from the bottom of the Mediterranean that could prove vital in establishing the cause of the unexplained crash.

The way we board airplanes makes absolutely no sense

Most US airlines follow the same procedure for allowing non-first-class passengers to board a plane. They let people who are sitting in the back board first, then people in the next few rows, gradually working their way toward the front.

Airplane black boxes, explained

Every time a commercial airplane crashes, news outlets detail the search for the "black box," the data recorder that often holds the best evidence of what happened to the plane. But how do they work? And why are they called "black boxes" when they are decidedly orange?

Cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight found damaged in sea

The cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been found by search teams who were forced to salvage the device over several stages as it was damaged, the Egyptian investigation committee said on Thursday.

Arik Air gets royal endorsement

Arik Air, Nigeria's leading carrier has received a royal endorsement from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II.

Airline holding hiring event at PHL Airport; 200 pilot positions available

Any pilots looking for a job are in luck because an airline that recently opened a hub in Philadelphia is looking to fill at least 200 new positions by the end of the year.

Liberia: A new airport terminal building to commence soon, says Wil Bako

Before he was appointed Managing Director of Liberia Airport Authority, LAA, Wil Bako Freeman was the Director, Operations and Regional Integration and later Director, Corporate Services at the West African Monetary Institute, WAMI, a specialized agency of ECOWAS, working towards a common currency and Central Bank for West Africa. He had also served as Senior Advisor to the Minister of Commerce in Liberia. He had also been a Central Banker with the United States Federal Reserve Bank of New York. With work experience in various countries in the world, he spoke to ABUBAKAR HASHIM of his mission, vision and challenges at the Airport in Monrovia.