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July 31, 2021 No Responses

Dana Air Wins NAAPE’s Most Innovative Airline Award

Dana Air has bagged the Most Innovative Airline Award at a conference organized by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers. Themed: ‘Imperatives of Strong Partnership for a Sustainable Aviation Industry; Recovery from Covid-19 impact,” this event is the...

May 28, 2021 No Responses

Russia Blocks Air France, Austrian Airlines For Avoiding Belarus

Russia has denied entry to two European airlines because they planned to avoid flying over Belarus to get to Moscow. Air France and Austrian Airlines have both had to cancel services after their flight plans were rejected by Russia. Some...

April 21, 2021 No Responses

United Nigeria Airline Begins Regular Flights To Port Harcourt

United Nigeria Airlines says it will begin regular scheduled flight operations to the domestic wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport on April 22, 2021. Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu,Head, Corporate Communications said in a statement in Lagos on Tue...

April 15, 2021 No Responses

United Nigeria Airline Unveils MRO Facility Agenda

The United Nigeria Airlines has unveiled plans to acquire lands from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to set up its own Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facility in Enugu State. Its Chairman, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, unveiled the airline’s p...

March 2, 2021 No Responses

Ibom Air Lifts 500,000 Passengers In 21 Months

Ibom Air, an Akwa Ibom owned airline lifted no fewer than 500,000 passengers since commencement of operations on June 7, 2019. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Anniekan Essienette, the Group Manager Marketing and Communication, ...

December 30, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Nigeria Suspends 100 Passports Of Airline Passengers

The Nigerian Government has suspended the passports of 100 in-bound airline passengers who failed to take the second test of COVID-19 after arriving in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, disclosed this at t...

November 9, 2020 No Responses

Ethiopian Airlines Takes Delivery Of Two A350-900 New Airbuses

While many airlines are down-sizing their operations due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ethiopian Airlines is adding new aircraft and expanding businesses, according to officials of the state-owned enterprise. “This shows that Ethiopian Airlines is...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Airlines: Quarantine Will ‘Kill Air Travel’

Airlines have reacted angrily to government suggestions that the UK could implement a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the country. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said he was “actively looking at these issues so that when we have infection rate...

February 12, 2020 No Responses

Owerri Airport Fire: FAAN Alerts Airlines, Others

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has alerted airline operators and other airport users about a bush fire incident at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, explained th...

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...

December 17, 2018 No Responses

Malaysia Airlines Explains ‘challenging’ Q3, To Receive 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Aircraft In 2020

Malaysia Airlines has described third quarter of 2018 as “challenging”, reporting “stiff competition, rising fuel prices and adverse foreign exchange movements, further exacerbated by crew shortages”. Meanwhile, the Airline is to receive 10 Boeing 737 ...

July 22, 2017 No Responses

Dana Air introduces ‘buy two, get one free’ promo for owerri guests

Dana Air has announced a ‘Buy two, get one free’ promo for passengers on its Lagos – Owerri- Lagos route, as part of the benefits of its existing partnership with the Imo State Government. According to the Communications Manager...