Aviation Archives — Page 16 of 28

June 11, 2019 No Responses

Dana Air Partners Project TM With Samson Siasia

As part of its commitment to youth and sports development in Nigeria, Dana Air has announced its partnership with soccer stars projectTM with Nigeria’s ex international, Samson Siasia, scheduled to commence from 15th of July to 15th of August 2019.The project which...

June 11, 2019 No Responses

AIB Faults Air Peace Over Alleged Failure To Report Incidents, Accidents

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has accused Air Peace of failure to report accidents or serious incidents to the bureau at the exact time the incidents had occurred.The General Manager, Public Affairs, AIB, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, made the disclosure in...

June 3, 2019 No Responses

BA Resumes Flights To Pakistan

British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan on Sunday, more than 10 years after a hotel bombing led to the route being suspended. BA stopped flying to the country after a bombing in the capital city of Islamabad in 2008,...

June 1, 2019 No Responses

Dana Air Opens More Outlets

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has opened more sales and ticketing outlets in Abuja and Uyo to provide more convenient booking options for its guests. The airline in a statement by its Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa said the outlets...

May 31, 2019 No Responses

FAAN MD: Ethiopian Airlines’ Aborted Landing At Lagos Airport Normal

Wednesday’s aborted landing of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-300 aircraft at the international wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos was a normal safety procedure in the global aviation industry, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Auth...

May 20, 2019 No Responses

Rabiu Yadudu Resumes As New FAAN MD

The Federal Government on Monday appointed Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu as the new Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) with immediate effect. Until his new appointment, he was Director of Operstions, FAAN.He rep...

May 7, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria’s Airlines Record 7,926 Delayed Flights In 2019 First Quarter

Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 7,926 cases of delayed flights between January and March 2019.The Consumer Protection Department of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) made this known in a document it issued and obtained by the News Ag...

April 24, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Implores Qatar On Investments In Railway, Agriculture, Aviation, Others

Investments in sectors like petroleum, power, aviation, agriculture, railways, and many others, featured prominently as President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-thani, at State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. Also o...

April 18, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace Deploys B777 For Easter Operations

As part of activities for its Easter Operations, Air Peace on Thursday deployed Boeing 777 aircraft for domestic operations. The aircraft is scheduled for the Port Harcourt-Abuja and Abuja-Port Harcourt routes on Eas...

April 14, 2019 No Responses

World’s Largest Plane Makes First Flight

The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative p...

April 4, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace Seals $2.1b Deal With Embraer For 30 Brand New Jets

Air Peace airline has set a continental record with a firm order for 10 brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft. The deal which was unveiled on Wednesday during Embraer Business Meeting with the Aviation World in Port Louis, Mauritius, makes Air...

March 28, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace Strengthens Asaba Operations With B737 Aircraft

Air Peace on Wednesday deployed a Boeing 737 aircraft to service its Asaba operations, saying the development was in response to the yearnings of members of the flying public for a bigger-capacity equipment on the route. The Boeing 737 aircraft...

March 26, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace Decorates Two New Captains

Air Peace has elevated two members of its flight crew to the rank of captain, urging them to sustain the high safety standards the carrier is reputed for. Speaking during the decoration of Mr. Oluwasegun Fatonade and Mr. William Devine...

March 22, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace receives 3rd Boeing 777 aircraft

West Africa’s biggest carrier, Air Peace on Wednesday pushed Nigeria’s aviation profile a notch higher with the delivery of its third Boeing 777 aircraft. The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 777 aircraft on February 23, 2018, making history...