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January 5, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Demands Investigation Into Aircraft Damage By Ground Equipment

Air Peace has urged aviation authorities to look into the ground handling equipment that collided and damaged its aircraft elevator at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos Spokesman of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, who confirmed the incident in Lagos on...

October 13, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves Establishment Of Centre For Aircraft Maintenance

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved the establishment of a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) centre expected to generate 185 million dollars. This is contained in a statement issued by Ms Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity,...

August 12, 2022 No Responses

Aero Contractors Takes Delivery Of Two Aircraft

Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company, has taken delivery of the first set of two Dash-8 (Q-400) aircraft on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. The Nigerian registered aircraft owned by UMZA Air would be operated ...

July 15, 2022 No Responses

Oil Theft: NIMASA To Deploy Special Mission Aircraft

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has given assurances that two special mission aircrafts in the deep blue project fleet of the agency will be deployed to fight oil theft and protect...

April 7, 2022 No Responses

Dana Air Partners 7 Star Global Hanger On Aircraft Maintenance

As part of its commitment to continue to invest in the Nigerian economy and the development of Nigeria’s aviation sector, Dana Air has announced that it will partner 7 Star Global hanger on it’s future heavy maintenance checks (C che...

December 14, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Resumes Makurdi Dec 17, Deploys B777 For Enugu, E195 For Calabar

Air Peace is set to resume Makurdi flight operations from Lagos and Abuja on December 17, 2021. This is as the airline has also deployed the brand-new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft for the Calabar route and the luxury wide-body Boeing 777...

December 10, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Takes Delivery Of Fifth Brand New Embraer 195-E2 Aircraft

West and Central Africa’s leading airline, Air Peace, has taken delivery of the fifth brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft- with reg number 5N-BYJ- which arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, today, December 9, 2021. In a statement sent to...

November 27, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Boosts Operations with 2 New Airbus 320 Aircraft

West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has taken delivery of two Airbus 320s to boost its domestic and regional operations, especially as Yuletide approaches. The two 162-seater aircraft, with 12 Business Class seats and 150 Economy seats each...

November 20, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM, Airbus Seal Four Aircraft Deal

Shipping and logistics firm, CMA CGM Group, and Airbus have signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of four A350F freighter aircraft. According to Airbus, the order, which is subject to finalisation in the com...

November 14, 2021 No Responses

Ibom Air To Get 10 Additional Aircraft

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Saturday disclosed that the state planned to add 10 additional A220-300 series aircraft to the fleet of Ibom Air. He revealed the plan when he spoke at an event marking the 85th birthday of...

October 1, 2021 No Responses

Aero Contractors Takes Delivery Of Two Airbus 320 Aircraft

Aero Contractors has taken delivery of two Airbus 320 aircraft from Heston airline based in Lithuania. In a statement on Thursday, Managing Director of the airline, Capt. Abdullahi Mahmood, explained that the two aircraft arrived Abuja on Thur...

September 24, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Receives Fourth Brand New Embraer 195-E2 Aircraft

AIR PEACE on Thursday received the fourth of its initial 13 E195-E2 aircraft ordered from aircraft manufacturing giant, Embraer. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) has commended the airline for its acquisition of brand new aircraft a...

September 14, 2021 No Responses

Aviation Ground Handlers Laud FG On New Rates

The Aviation Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) has commended the Federal Government for approving new Safety Threshold Ground Handling Rates for ground handling companies operating in the country. The association’s Chairman, Mr Olaniyi Adi...

July 9, 2021 No Responses

AIB Releases Eight Reports

The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has released eight final reports involving seven serious aircraft incidents and one accident that occurred between 2010 and 2019. Presenting the report on Thursday in Abuja, the Commissioner of AIB, Mr Ak...