Category: Aviation

Qatar Airways Posts $639m Loss
September 19, 2019 No Responses

Qatar Airways Posts $639m Loss

Qatar Airways reported a loss of 2.3 billion Qatari riyals or 639 million dollars on Wednesday for the year ended March 31, as it grappled with the second year of an embargo by neighbours that has restricted its air routes...
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Dana Air Welcomes First Boeing 737 aircraft
September 14, 2019 No Responses

Dana Air Welcomes First Boeing 737 aircraft

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has given its strategic route expansion plan a push with the arrival in Lagos of one of its newly acquired Boeing 737 aircraft. According to the Managing Director / Chief Executive officer of Dana Air, Mr...
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British Airways Pilots Begin Strike
September 9, 2019 No Responses

British Airways Pilots Begin Strike

British Airways pilots have begun a two-day strike in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Tens of thousands of passengers have been told not to go to airports, and BA says most have made alternative arrangements. Both BA and...
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Max Airline Skids Off Runway At Minna Airport
September 8, 2019 No Responses

Max Airline Skids Off Runway At Minna Airport

No fewer than 550 pilgrims from Niger who performed this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia on Saturday escaped death at the Minna International Airport as the Max Airline plane conveying them back to Nigeria skidded off the runway. Hassana Isah,...
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Aviation Minister Lauds Asaba Airport Facilities
September 2, 2019 No Responses

Aviation Minister Lauds Asaba Airport Facilities

The federal government has commended the Delta State Government for the quality of facilities at the Asaba International Airport, saying the facilities are of international standards. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, stated this on Sunday in Asaba shortl...
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South Africa Impounds Air Tanzania Plane
August 25, 2019 No Responses

South Africa Impounds Air Tanzania Plane

(BBC)–South African authorities have seized a plane from Tanzania’s national carrier, the Tanzanian government said. The Airbus 220-300 was due to fly from Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. It was not immediately c...
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British Airways Pilots Announce Dates For Strike
August 24, 2019 No Responses

British Airways Pilots Announce Dates For Strike

British Airways pilots are to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September in a dispute over pay, the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has said. The three-day strike – the first by BA pilots – could cause severe disruption, as...
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FAAN To Close Enugu Airport Runway
August 18, 2019 No Responses

FAAN To Close Enugu Airport Runway

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified airlines and passengers that the runway at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu will be closed on August 24 for major repairs. FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, made...
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British Airways Pilots Set For Summer Strike
August 1, 2019 No Responses

British Airways Pilots Set For Summer Strike

British Airways has lost an appeal aimed at halting planned strike action by its pilots. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) voted in favour of industrial action on 22 July, after three days of negotiations failed to resolve the dispute....
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NAHCO Shareholders Get N406m Dividend For 2018
July 29, 2019 No Responses

NAHCO Shareholders Get N406m Dividend For 2018

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Shareholders of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) have endorsed proposal by the company’s Board to pay N406million dividend, amounting to 25 kobo per share for the year ended December 31, 201...
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NCAA Declares Air Peace Fleet Air-Worthy
July 29, 2019 No Responses

NCAA Declares Air Peace Fleet Air-Worthy

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Sunday declared the fleet of aircraft owned and operated by Air Peace fleet as airworthy. A statement by Sam Adurogboye, the General Manager, Public Relations, noted that the agency made the decision after...
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British Airways Pilots Vote In Favour Of Strike
July 23, 2019 No Responses

British Airways Pilots Vote In Favour Of Strike

British Airways pilots have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay, threatening a walkout over the key summer holiday period. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) said 93% of its members had voted in favour of...
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Police: Lagos Airport Intruder Can Not Speak English
July 21, 2019 No Responses

Police: Lagos Airport Intruder Can Not Speak English

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Police Command, has identified the man who climbed an Azman Air aircraft at the airport on Friday as Usman Adamu from neighbouring Republic of Niger. The spokesperson for the Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, disclose...
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Dana Air Apologizes To Passengers Over Flight Disruptions
July 14, 2019 No Responses

Dana Air Apologizes To Passengers Over Flight Disruptions

Dana Air has apologized to its customers over the disruption of their flights on different routes Thursday , Friday and Saturday. The airline in statement issued by its media and Communications Manager Kingsley Ezenwa  explained that some of the airline&#...
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