Troubled Nigerian Airline Aero Contractors Suspends Flight Operations, Accuses Former Oceanic Bank Of Fraud

After over five years of been in murky waters due to the diversion of funds and inflation of aircraft price by its the management, Aero Contractors has finally announced its plans to suspended flight operations from tomorrow, Thursday, September 1, 2016.

India grounds Air Arabia’s designated airline status plea

India has declined a request, for a second time, from the United Arab Emirates’ Ras Al Khaimah to grant flying rights for Air Arabia to connect with Indian cities as its designated carrier.

United Airlines pilots arrested in Glasgow on alcohol charge

Two airline pilots are due to appear in court after being arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol as they prepared to fly a passenger jet from Scotland to the US.

Southwest flight makes emergency landing after engine fails

A Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando was forced to make an emergency landing when one of the engines failed, the airline said.

Ghana to receive support from British aviation sector

UK Minister for Aviation, Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad

Ghana’s aviation industry is to attract stronger support from the British aviation sector to help accelerate the government’s objective of making the country an aviation hub in West Africa.

South African pilot dies at China air show

The South African pilot of an aerobatic aircraft was killed when it crashed during an air show in north-central China's Gansu province on Saturday morning.

Air India plane wing nearly hits passenger coach at Jabalpur airport

Scores of passengers who had just deplaned a SpiceJet flight escaped unhurt at Jabalpur airport on Saturday when the wing of a taxiing Air India plane narrowly missed hitting the coach in which they were travelling. The incident happened when the coach carrying passengers, who landed from a Delhi flight (SG-2641) was preparing to move towards the terminal building.

U.S. lifts Mexico flight restrictions; McAllen hoping to grow

A photo of San Luis Potosi is framed on the wall in Liz Suarez’s office at the McAllen airport. There are some flight statistics printed on the perimeter, but none of that matters. The meaning of it does.

Airline to use smart chips attached to your luggage to make sure it doesn't get lost

An airline has announced it will use smart chips attached to passengers' luggage to make sure belongings do not go missing.
Delta Airlines, based Atlanta, said it will use Radio Frequency Identification chips placed on travellers' bags to track their location.

No in-flight selfies!

Worried about security risks arising out of in-flight selfies, aviation regulator DGCA may soon ask airlines to strictly enforce a ban on taking pictures inside cockpit and at other critical places, including by crew members.

Japan's biggest airline grounds its Dreamliners over engine problem

Japan’s biggest airline has started grounding its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after discovering a problem with the plane’s Rolls-Royce engines, in another setback for the troubled aircraft.

Airlander 'Flying Bum' Crashes On Test Flight

Airlander 10, the world's largest aircraft, has crashed during its second test flight since being revamped in the UK.

Blue Angels jet arrives at Museum of Flight

A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C, which was flown as part of the Blue Angels for 12 years, arrived at Seattle's Museum of Flight on Tuesday morning.

Qantas’s $4.3 billion turnaround

JUST two years after Qantas sank to its biggest ever loss, the Flying Kangaroo has soared to new heights with a record $1.532 billion pre-tax profit, and $1 billion after tax.

To improve retention, Air Force set to offer fighter pilots $400k+ bonuses

The United States Air Force is facing a pilot shortage. More and more pilots are lured away from their jobs in the Air Force and toward contract work or airline gigs.