Aviation News Archives — Page 9 of 11

May 4, 2021 No Responses

Arik Air Reinstates Flights To Maiduguri

The management of Arik Air has reintroduced flights from Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja, to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital with effect from May 10. The Arik Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, explained in a statement on Monday that...

April 27, 2021 No Responses

Emirates Airline To Resume Flights To Nigeria

Emirates Airline will soon resume its flight operations in and out of Nigeria, the Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, said on Monday Nuhu, while speaking at the national briefing of the Presiden...

April 24, 2021 No Responses

Azman Air Complies With NCAA Guidelines

Azman Air, a privately-owned airline, is following guidelines of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to advance standard in its operations, Mr Sam Aderogboye, NCAA General Manager, Public Relation, has said. Aderogboye made this known in Abuja d...

April 19, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Set To Commence Abuja-Gombe-Abuja Flights

In keeping with its no-city-left-behind vision, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier Air Peace has announced it will be launching scheduled commercial flights into Gombe from Abuja. Similarly, the airline has also revealed plans to resume its Yola f...

April 19, 2021 No Responses

Arik Air Resumes Direct Flights From Lagos To Kano

Arik Air is to resume direct flights from the nation’s commercial capital, Lagos to the ancient city of Kano effective from April 27, 2021. Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air, said in a statement in Lagos on Sunday...

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...

April 6, 2021 No Responses

Ibom Air To Extend Flight To Gambia

Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel of has disclosed that Ibom Air, the State-owned Airline, will extend its flight operations to the Gambia and other West African countries. Emmanuel said this when the Gambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Moha...

March 29, 2021 No Responses

Arik Air Wins Airline Of The Decade Award

Arik Air has emerged the Airline of the decade 2010-2020 at the Travellers Award 2020 organised by publishers of African Travel Quarterly Travellers Magazine. PR & Communications Manager, Arik Air, Mr Adebanji Ola, in a statement on S...

March 3, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Resumes Lagos – Accra Flights

Air Peace has concluded plans to resume its daily flight operations from the Lagos hub into Accra on March 15, 2021. The airline Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, in a statement on Tuesday explained that Lagos-Accra flight would depart dai...

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, ...

February 22, 2021 No Responses

Engine Failure: United Airlines Grounds Planes

United Airlines says it is grounding 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft after one of its jets suffered engine failure after take-off on Saturday. The plane, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew, was forced to return to Denver airport. No...

February 13, 2021 No Responses

Kenya Airways Resumes Direct Flights To Rome In June

Kenya Airways is to resume flights to Rome from its hub in Nairobi in June, 2021. Julius Thairu, chief customer and commercial officer of the airline, in a statement on Friday explained that Kenya Airways would continue to monitor and...

February 11, 2021 No Responses

United Airline To Buy 200 Flying Electric Taxis

United Airlines plans to buy 200 flying electric taxis that it hopes will fly passengers to the airport within the next five years. According to BBC, the US airline is one of the first major carriers to commit to the...

February 6, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Lifts Suspension On Emirates Airlines

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on Emirates Airlines operations in Nigeria. The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu made this known in a statement issued on Friday. The Presidential Task Force (PTF...