Nigeria confirms second coronavirus case

By Reuters,

Nigeria has a second confirmed coronavirus case, the country’s health minister said on Twitter on Monday. The first case was an Italian man who f...

coronavirus

Cameroonian man claims he was stripped naked, bound like luggage on Turkish Airlines

By Rene Oswere,

What should have been a nice trip for Emmanuel Chedjou turned into a nightmare after he was bound in plastic film and forced onto a Turkish Airlines p...

Cameroonian , Someon Chedjou , Turkish Airlines

Airlines in Africa that have suspended China flights over coronavirus

By Reuters,

Airlines have started suspending flights to China in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak, which as of Thursday had killed 170 people and infected a...

coronavirus , Ethiopian Airlines , kq , RwandAir

Nigeria threatens Turkish Airlines over baggage delays

By Duncan Mutwiri,

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that it will suspended Turkish airlines operations over persistent baggage delays. NCAA Dir...

Turkish Airlines

Renationalization unlikely to fly Kenya Airways back to profit

By Reuters,

By taking back full control of Kenya Airways, lawmakers are banking on Kenya’s ability to replicate the profitable example of Ethiopia’s state-own...

Ethiopian Airlines , Kenya Airways

Obtaining land title for Gor’s new stadium will be a milestone -Rachier

By Evans Makokha,

Outgoing Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier has revealed more details on the plans to construct the club’s stadium. Rachier, who has been at the ...

Ambrose Rachier , GOR MAHIA , Kenya Premier League

China’s big three airlines seek Boeing compensation over 737 MAX grounding

By Reuters,

China’s three biggest airlines have asked U.S. planemaker Boeing Co to compensate them for losses caused by the grounding and delayed deliveries of ...

737 MAX , boeing , china

Turkish Airlines chairman expects Boeing 737 compensation

By Reuters,

Turkish Airlines expects compensation from Boeing Co for losses over the grounding of 12 737 Max aircraft, the chairman of Turkey’s flagship carrier...

737 MAX 8 , boeing , Ilker Ayci , Turkish Airlines

Kenya Airways open to airport-deal alternatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

While struggling national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has put forth the partnership proposal to co-operate the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKI...

Singapore, Australia, China, Indonesia ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 as concerns mount

By Reuters,

Singapore and Australia suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of their airports on Tuesday, and Indonesia and China grounded ...

Australia , Boeing 737 MAX , china , Indonesia , Singapore

It was a tragic weekend for aviation with 3 fatal crashes

By CNN,

It was a tumultuous weekend in aviation as three planes crashed, killing all aboard, in separate incidents in Ethiopia, Colombia and the United States...

Boeing 737 MAX 8 , Bole International Airport , Ethiopian Airlines , Flight ET302 , Tewolde Gebremariam

British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade

By Reuters,

British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next year after a 10-year absence that followed a major hotel bombing, becoming the first Western airl...

British Airways , London Heathrow-Islamabad , Marriott Hotel bombing , pakistan , Prime Minister Imran Khan , Richard Crowder

Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Mogadishu for first time in four decades

By Reuters,

Ethiopian Airlines will resume regular flights to Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Nov. 2, its first in four decades, the state-owned carrier said on ...

Ethiopian Airlines

Gor players yet to land in Algiers after spending the night at airport

By Milton Ochieng,

  Milton Ochieng in Algiers EXCLUSIVE Gor Mahia players and technical bench officials are yet to land in Algiers, Algeria, less than 24 ...

Algeria , Ambrose Rachier , Casablanca , Dylan Kerr , GOR MAHIA , land in Algiers , Morocco , slept at airport

Champ Gagli leads Kenya Open stars in forthcoming Turkish Airline Challenge

By Citizen Reporter,

This year’s Kenya Open winner Lorenzo Gagli will be among the star attractions in the forthcoming Turkish Airlines Challenge slated for Gloria Golf ...

Antalya , Gloria Golf Club in Belek , Kenya Open winner , Lorenzo Gagli , star attractions , Turkish Airlines Challenge

Turkish plane leaving Nairobi makes emergency landing after bomb scare

By AFP,

A Turkish Airlines jet carrying 107 passengers from Nairobi to Cairo made an emergency landing in Khartoum on Thursday after a passenger reported a bo...

Bomb Scare , emergency landing , Nairobi , Nairobi to Cairo , Sudan , Turkey , Turkish Airlines , Turkish plane

Dubai air show 2017 kicks off

By Patrick Igunza,

Over 1200 exhibitors are participating in this year’s Dubai Air show being hosted at the DWC Dubai Air show site located at the Al Maktoum Internati...

Airbus , Aviation , boeing , Dubai Air Show , Emirates , Etihad , Flydubai , Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , military , passenger planes

Turkish Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Kenya after bird strike

By Reuters,

A Turkish Airlines jet carrying 121 passengers and six crew made an emergency landing in Kenya on Friday after one of its engines sucked in a bird, po...

Istanbul , Mombasa , Mombasa International Airport , passenger plane , Turkey , Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines launches direct flight to Zanzibar

By Citizen Team,

Turkish Airlines on Tuesday, December expanded its presence in Africa by launching direct flights between Istanbul and Zanzibar. This means the airlin...

How Woods ‘banter’ fired up Ryder hero Reed

By AFP,

Patrick Reed on Tuesday described how he had been fired up by some "friendly banter" with Tiger Woods en route to his starring role in the USA's Ryde...

Patrick Reed , Ryder Cup , tiger woods