The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the redeployment of 518 personnel from five major airports in the country.
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FG DESIGNATES AIR PEACE FOR SIX FOREIGN ROUTES
Air Peace says it has been designated by the Federal Government to operate flight services to seven international destinations.
Continue reading »INVESTORS EYE AILING AIRLINES, ARIK, AERO CONTRACTORS
Some private equity investors are reportedly seriously considering investing in Arik Air and Aero Contractors – two distressed local airlines that have been taken over by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
Continue reading »FG TO PROCURE 20 AIRCRAFT FOR AVIATION COLLEGE
The Federal Government is to procure 20 aircraft to make Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria a centre of excellence, Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NCAT took delivery of a brand new Diamond DA24NG. The minister, who disclosed this at the launch of the new aircraft […]
Continue reading »FG PLANS FRESH UPGRADE OF 22 AIRPORT TERMINALS
With the failure of the airports remodelling project of the former administration, there are indications that the government intends to replicate the facelift currently ongoing at the Lagos airport terminal in other airports across the country. Following the completion of the repairs of the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the ongoing facelift of the terminal of […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT: SECOND RUNWAY DEPENDENT ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, SAYS SIRIKA
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has hinted that the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja would be dependent on the availability of funds for the project. Sirika, who expressed the commitment of the current administration to build another runway in order to meet the increasing demand of the Abuja Airport, however […]
Continue reading »BRITISH AIRWAYS COMMENDS NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT ON TIMELY COMPLETION OF ABUJA AIRPORT
British Airways has commended the Nigerian government on the timely completion of the repairs on the Abuja airport runway. Mr Kola Olayinka, the airline’s Regional Commercial Manager for West Africa, lauded the government in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Olayinka said that the airline had commenced flights to and from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, after the […]
Continue reading »DANA AIR PLANE ABORTS FLIGHT AFTER MID-AIR COLLISION WITH BIRD
A Dana Air aircraft en-route Port Harcourt on Friday morning, made an ‘air return’, some minutes after take-off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport II, Lagos. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-SRI returned after colliding with a bird mid-air. The Communications Manager of the airline, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, confirmed the incident in a statement. Ezenwa said the captain took a professional […]
Continue reading »TWO AIR PEACE AIRCRAFT COLLIDE AT LAGOS AIRPORT
Two aircraft belonging to Air Peace Limited had a ground collision, on Thursday, while one of them was trying to manoeuvre its way out at the apron wing of the local terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MM2) Ikeja, Lagos. The incident, which occurred barely 48 hours after an Aero Contractors aircraft was engulfed in smoke while attempting to land […]
Continue reading »NCAA PROBES LAGOS-BOUND AERO AIRCRAFT SMOKE
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has begun investigation into the smoke in an Aero Contractors aircraft enroute Lagos from Port Harcourt. General Manager, Public Relations of NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, confirmed the development, in Lagos, on Wednesday. Aero Contractors flight NG316 was engulfed in smoke about 20 minutes after take-off, causing panic among the passengers. The situation prompted the […]
Continue reading »AERO CONTRACTORS EXPLAINS SMOKE IN PH-LAGOS FLIGHT (PASSENGERS’ TWEETS AND VIDEO)
The management of Aero Contractors has been explaining the incident that led to the smoke in the flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos on Tuesday evening. The airline’s Managing Director, Captain Ado Sanusi, said on Wednesday, that the smoke originated in the cargo section of the aircraft and got into the cabin through the air-conditioning system. He said the pilot, […]
Continue reading »BUHARI HAILS COMPLETION, REOPENING OF ABUJA AIRPORT
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the efforts of the ministries of transport, power, works and housing, the security agencies, Kaduna State government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of work on the runway and re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, 24 hours ahead of the time limit. The President, in a statement signed by […]
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