Tag: aviation news
Nigeria’s Helicopter crash kills Kaduna governor
A Nigerian military helicopter carrying very important people in Nigeria has crashed in Bayelsa state. Reports said a former national…
Arik Air begins flights to Kinshasa
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier announced on Saturday that it is expanding its regional African network…
Aero MD sacked?
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent There were conflicting reports on Friday night with sources claiming that the Managing Director of Aero Contractors,…
Boss of loss making South Africa Airways quits
Embattled state-backed carrier South African Airways was thrown deeper into crisis weekend after its chairperson and seven board members resigned…
Qatar plane in emergency landing in Lagos
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A major accident was averted on Saturday as a Qatar plane made an emergency landing on Saturday…
Reporter’s Diary: Nigeria’s aviation industry in limbo
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent For those who have predicted that Nigeria’s aviation industry is heading for a crash and its airlines,…
Arik Air back in the air with empty seats
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, began flying this morning with planes half empty, three days after it…
Arik begins flying again Sunday
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, said on Saturday that it will resume fight operations on Sunday, three…
Aviation Minister threatens to sue Arik Air
Though officials of Arik Air and Federal aviation agencies are expected to attend a meeting in Abuja today to verify…
Unions Call off Protests Against Arik Air
Simon Ateba/Aviation Correspondent Federal Government aviation workers have called off the two-day old protests against Nigeria’s largest airline , their…
Bad Debt makes AMCON Take Over Aero Contractors
Simon Ateba From all indications, Nigeria’s aviation industry has plunged further into crisis with the take over today of Aero…
Nigerian senate wants Arik Air as national carrier
The Senate Committee on Aviation on Wednesday recommended that Arik Air be allowed to serve as Nigeria’s national carrier, a…
Dana Air begins staff retraining, recertification
Simon Ateba Dana Air said on Wednesday it has begun a process of recertification by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,…
Nigeria lifts ban on Dana Airline
Nigeria’s federal authorities on Wednesday lifted the suspension of the operating licence of Dana Airline, withdrawn after the fatal crash…
Want a job as pilot? Head for Asia
Asian airlines that are now recruiting pilots abroad will need more than 180,000 over the next two decades, according to…
Air Nigeria returns leased planes
The Air Nigeria Airline says it will return four of its aircraft to the lessor, GECAS, following the request to…
6 bodies found in plane wrecked house
Six bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of one of the houses in the Lagos neighbourhood, where the ill-fated…
Nigerian cargo plane crashes in Ghana, kills 10
A Nigerian cargo plane has crash-landed near the airport in Ghana’s capital Accra after overshooting the runway and hit a…