Tag: aviation news
Ethiopia Airline’s Boeing Dreamliner gutted by fire
An Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner caught fire at London’s Heathrow airport on Friday in the latest calamity for Boeing’s troubled…
Fastjet Airways to Begin Operation in Nigeria
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Fastjet plc (fastjet), Africa’s lowcost airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s Red1AirwaysLtd(Red 1), to…
NAMA recalls Oshiomhole’s copter after being airborne
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The war against Nigerian governors embarked upon by federal agencies appears to be unending, following the recall and…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad unhurt in helicopter ‘accident’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the northeast on Sunday after an unspecified “accident,”…
Dana Air pays $3.95m to families of crash victims
Dana Airline has paid $3.95million in compensation to the families of the victims of its plane crash a year ago,…
Aviation workers call off strike
Aviation workers under the aegis of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff…
Free Trade Zone soon for eastern Nigeria, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to establish a free trade zone in the South East to boost economic activities in…
Jets worth $3.75b Owned By Nigerians
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Wealthy Nigerians own over 150 jets worth about $3.75 billion, the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank,…
Bombardier jet: Rivers debunks aviation ministry’s allegations
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has denied the allegations by Ministry of Aviation that the documents it has been…
Amaechi denies operating jet without permit
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State government said it has not been formally notified by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…
Ethiopia airlines first to resume Dreamliner flights
Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the first carrier to resume flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliners that have been grounded worldwide…
Dana Resumes Port Harcourt Flights
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Dana Air recommenced Port Harcourt flights on Monday, expanding its operations for the first time beyond Lagos…
Workers strike paralyses Lufthansa
German airline Lufthansa said Monday it has cancelled most of its domestic, European and long-haul flights at six German airports…
Chanchangi airline gets Ethiopian court ultimatum over debt
An Ethiopian Federal High Court sitting in Addis Ababa has given Nigeria’s struggling Chanchangi Airlines (CAL) a one-month ultimatum to…
Arik Air Cabin Attendants Threaten Strike
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Flight Attendants at Arik Air have warned they may soon go on strike, after Nigeria’s largest airline…
Aero Contractors Sacks HR director
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Workers at Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s second largest airline, erupted in jubilation on Friday, after learning that the…
TUC gives Aero ultimatum on sacked workers
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has issued a three-day ultimatum to of Aero contractors to dialogue with its…
Spring snowstorm grounds hundreds of US flights
A huge snow storm stretching from St. Louis to Washington Monday grounded hundreds of flights and left shivering residents wondering…
Dana Air joins Aero to suspend flights
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Air travellers were stranded on Sunday across Nigeria after the third largest airline, Dana Air, was grounded…
Aero Suspends Operations Indefinitely
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The labour crisis rocking Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, appeared to have worsened with the airline…
Jonathan sacks Harold Demuren, NCAA boss
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government on Monday night sacked Dr. Harold Demuren, the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation…
Planned blackout at Abuja Airport
Power supply at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, will be interrupted between 10 a.m.…
Alitalia at edge of bankruptcy, CEO resigns
Italian airline Alitalia’s chief executive Andrea Ragnetti resigned on Monday after the troubled group announced a net loss of 280…
Nigerian Reps adamant on Dana Airline’s suspension
DESMOND UTOMWEN/ Abuja Nigeria’s House of Representatives has insisted that Dana Airline which recently resumed flights should remain suspended. The…
Dana Crash: 14 Families Compensated
Simon Ateba & Funsho Balogun/Lagos Seven months after the Dana plane crash, only 14 families of the victims have been…
Nigeria set to buy planes for domestic airlines
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced government’s plan to buy 30 aircraft as part of its plans…
AIB Chief: How Dana Flight Recorder Was Lost
The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the crashed Dana plane was consumed by the post accident fire, which lasted for…
Facilities dysfunctional at Nigeria’s Airport after makeover
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Two months after it was commissioned by Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, the Murtala Muhammed…
Nigerian Reps, Aviation agency at war over Dana Air
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The animosity between the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and members of the House of Representatives Committee…
Fire outbreak throws MMI Airport into chaos
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, was thrown into confusion Thursday when a thick…