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…