Aviation
6 LAS News stories tagged “Aviation”, newest first. Every story links its sources.
Nigeria places 46 Ebola contacts on 21‑day no‑fly list
The aviation ministry has barred 46 people linked to a confirmed Ebola case from air travel for 21 days, while airports increase health screenings to prevent spread.
LAS News Desk · 22 Oct 2026, 12:45 WAT · 8 sources
Western Sydney International Airport opens for commercial flights, targeting 10 million passengers a year
Western Sydney International Airport began operations with its first commercial flight on Sunday, aiming to ease congestion at Kingsford Smith and provide competition as a secondary airport.
LAS News Desk · 21 Oct 2026, 15:15 WAT · 1 source
Austrian Airlines flight OS82 diverts to Sofia after bomb threat, resumes to Vienna
A bomb threat forced an Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 from Tel Aviv to Vienna to land unexpectedly in Sofia; security checks found no explosives and the aircraft continued to its destination with all 57 occupants aboard.
Photo: Ptrump16 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 10:15 WAT · 9 sources
Flydubai captain recounts axe attack that sent plane 16,000ft into descent
Captain Smit Machchhar described how he blocked axe blows, freed himself and opened the cockpit door after a co‑pilot attempted to crash flight FZ1073 into Ben Gurion Airport, a plot prosecutors say was inspired by the 9/11 attacks.
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 03:15 WAT · 5 sources
Nigeria aircraft makes emergency landing after door opens mid‑flight
A Triton Aviation CL60 with registration T7‑SEI lost a door shortly after taking off from Abuja, forcing an emergency return to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The incident, which occurred at 4:34 UTC, ended without injuries, but the cause remains unknown.
LAS News Desk · 16 Oct 2026, 17:45 WAT · 9 sources
Aviation minister accuses former vice‑president of hypocrisy over Nigeria Airways liquidation
Minister Festus Keyamo rebuked Atiku Abubakar for the 2004 shutdown of Nigeria Airways and the alleged failure to pay workers’ benefits, while noting President Bola Tinubu’s recent allocation of funds to settle the outstanding liabilities.
LAS News Desk · 14 Oct 2026, 15:16 WAT · 6 sources