Aviation Archives — Page 18 of 29

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...

March 13, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace Gets Best Airline Award

Air Peace has been chosen as Nigeria’s best airline, recording 44.7 percent of the total votes cast in the domestic airlines category of the third edition of the Nigeria Travel Awards organised by Jumia Travel in Lagos. The airline beat...

March 6, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace: No Plan To Operate UAE Flights From Port Harcourt

Air Peace on Tuesday dismissed reports that it plans to originate its flights to Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement signed by the carrier’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah...

March 2, 2019 No Responses

20 Years After, South African Airways Pilot Resigns Over Fake Licence

A pilot has resigned from South African Airways (SAA) after flying for more than 20 years with a fake licence. SAA said it discovered William Chandler’s paperwork was forged after a “reportable incident” during a flight from South Africa to.....

March 1, 2019 No Responses

Qatar Airways Suspends Expansion Agenda In Africa

Citing blockade imposed on Doha by four Arab states, Qatar Airways has suspended plans to add new destinations in Africa. The National Carrier in a tweet said: “Due to the unjust blockade against Qatar, we had to suspend some planned...

February 16, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace Sets New Record With Bayelsa Airport

West Africa’s biggest carrier, Air Peace on Thursday increased its tally of firsts, setting a new record as the first commercial airline to fly into the newly-built Bayelsa International Airport. The airline, which is credited with many recording-setting eve...

February 15, 2019 No Responses

Airbus Scraps A380 Superjumbo Jet

European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, has pulled the plug on its struggling A380 superjumbo, which entered service just 12 years ago. Airbus said last deliveries of the world’s largest passenger aircraft, which cost about $25bn (£19.4bn) to develop, w...

January 10, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace Crew Foil Alleged Attempt To Traffic 3-Day-Old Baby

Eagle-eyed Air Peace all-female crew comprising Captain Sinmisola Ajibola, Senior First Officer Onohi Agboighale, Mojoko Ewane, Taiye Abbey, Victoria Ukpiaifo and Ngozi Ezeamaka on Sunday frustrated alleged attempt by a middle-aged woman and her collaborator...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

Boeing Delivers 806 Planes In 2018

For the year 2018, Boeing Co delivered a record 806 aircraft as it overcame supplier woes, retaining the title of the world’s biggest planemaker for the seventh straight year. The company’s shares rose as much as 3.9 percent to $340.90...

December 22, 2018 No Responses

FAAN Assures Passengers Of Safety

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured passengers and other airport users travelling during the Yuletide of adequate security. In a statement issued on Friday, General Manager, Corporation Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu explained t...

December 20, 2018 No Responses

NAHCO Gets ISAGO Recertification

The much – acclaimed excellent service delivery of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance) has received further endorsement with the recertification of its operations by IATA. The new IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Registr...