Tag: aviation
Task Before New Aviation Minister
Osita Chidoka, Nigeria’s new Minister of Aviation who was sworn in on Wednesday by President Goodluck Jonathan, has no experience…
Peacock Wins Another Award
Simon Ateba Peacock Travels and Tours, a subsidiary of Peacock Group of Companies, has won another award, the company said…
Air Transport Workers Threaten Strike
The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) on Sunday threatened to call out its members for strike…
Dana Plane Crash: Judge Disappoints Victims’ Families
Cyriacus Izuekwe & Simon Ateba Victims of the Dana Air disaster in Lagos seeking compensation were disappointed this morning when…
Aviation: Oduah’s N174 billion Debt
Revelations last week that the Ministry of Aviation, under Stella Oduah, accumulated a hefty debt of about N174 billion within…
Misguided Merger In Aviation
The plan by the Federal Government to merge the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA…
Missing Aviation Minister
More than two months after Stella Oduah, the Minister of Aviation, was sacked, there has been no one to replace…
Missing MH370 Malaysian Plane Came Down In Indian Ocean, Says PM
The missing Malaysia Airlines jet came down in the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday, as the airline…
Oman To Privatise Airline, Telecoms Company
Oman plans to privatise its loss-making national carrier Oman Air and continue selling chunks of telecoms company Omantel to local…
Ex-Aviation Minister, Fani-Kayode Re-Arraigned
Akin Kuponiyi There is no respite yet for former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as he was Thursday re-arraigned before…
Oduah’s Sack Good Riddance!
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja & Simon Ateba Stakeholders in the aviation industry have applauded the sack of controversial Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah.…
Court Dismisses Fani-Kayode’s Quest To Quash Charge
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Monday dismissed an application filed before the court by…
Spohr is Lufthansa’s new CEO
Lufthansa, Germany’s number one airline, has named Carsten Spohr, currently head of its passenger business, to take over as its…
Dana Resumes Flights
Dana Air will begin flight operations on Monday, three months after it was suspended by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,…
Waste Takes Over MM Airport staircase
Waste has taken over a staircase at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. P.M.NEWS learnt that many travellers and airport…
Maltreatment: Caverton Helicopters Expatriate Manager Resigns
Surendra Bhagwandass, an expatriate and a manager at Caverton Helicopters, a company that has contracts spanning from SHELL to TOTAL,…
Dana Air Acquires 2 Boeing Planes
Suspended Dana Air has acquired two Boeing 737-500 planes as it seeks to phase out its old McDonnell Douglas aircraft…
Aviation, Safety And The Travails Of An Amazon
Title: THE BIG CONSPIRACY: The Travails Of A Progressive Safety Regulator In A Not-So-Progressive Aviation Industry Author: FOLASHADE ODUTOLA Reviewer:…
Airlines’ Operators Of Nigeria Splits
The body representing the interests of Nigerian airlines, the Airlines’ Operators of Nigeria, AON, has split and another association would…
You Lied, Nigerians Tell Aviation Minister
The alleged assassination attempt on Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, is a manufactured lie meant to divert attention…
Aviation Deserves More Attention
Although the term “safety” in the aviation sector has become a mantra of sorts, laxity in the implementation of policies…
Airline Operators Sue NCAA Over Fees
Non-scheduled airline operators in Nigeria are going to court to restrain the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, from enforcing the…
Reps Public Hearing: Stella Disowns BMW Cars
Nigeria’s embattled Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, on Thursday, disowned the two BMW cars purchased for her by the Nigerian Civil…
Arik Air Celebrates 7th Anniversary With New Plane
Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, celebrated its seventh anniversary on Wednesday with the acquisition of a five-year old plane, an…
CACOL Petitions ICPC Over Armoured Cars Scandal
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) on Wednesday staged a protest in Lagos to demand investigation and prosecution of Aviation…
N255m BMW Car Scandal: Reps Shift Hearing To 30 Oct
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Aviation has rescheduled the public hearing on the alleged purchase of two BMW cars…
Oduah’s N255m Cars Costlier Than 5 Obama Limousines
Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, could have easily bought an Eclipse 500 private jet with the whopping…
Plane Carrying Agagu’s Corpse Crashes In Lagos
An Associated Airlines plane conveying the corpse of the late former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, crashed on Thursday…
Nigerian Authorities Clarify New Aviation Charges For Private Jets
The newly introduced general aviation charges in Nigeria are only for non-scheduled commercial operators and replace all previous charges, aviation…
Arik Air, IATA sign Weblink agreement
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, and the International Air Transport Association, IATA, have signed a weblink agreement,…