Tag: aviation news
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…