Aviation

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, yesterday confirmed an international status for the Asaba, Delta State Airport, saying the state government is living up to standards on the required facilities. Sirika, who spoke with journalists after inspecting facilities at the facility ...

This year’s airlifting of hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia with local airlines has caused disagreements as some of the airlines have accused the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) of sharp practices. The allegation followed NAHCON’s denial of entry rights to private ...

Aircraft’s nose-wheel damaged, loses front wheel on runway Flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) were grounded for hours as an Air Peace plane made emergency landing on the runway often used by foreign carriers. The plane lost ...

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully split the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into two sectors, as part of a move to enhance air traffic services. The two sectors – Lagos West Area Control Centre on 120.9MHz ...

Widows in Obudu council of Cross River State have cried out over the state government’s acquisition of over nine square kilometres of their ancestral land for international and cargo airport project. The widows, who protested recently in Obudu, expressed regret ...

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revoked the licence of an Execujet Airline pilot over alleged violation of aviation regulations. Although it withheld the name and airline of the pilot, the regulator disclosed that the sanction was the consequence ...

The Joint Aviation Unions that embarked on industrial action on Wednesday to demand better working conditions have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with the Federal Government. National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior ...

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the country’s airports lacked requisite security infrastructure to check activities of drug cartels, especially those that incriminate unsuspecting travelers. Addressing an ad hoc committee on the plight of ...

AVIATION workers’ unions yesterday protested against alleged anti-labour activities and unpaid benefits at Caverton Helicopters in Lagos. The protesters, drawn from the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), expressed ...

Leading airline, Air Peace, yesterday placed a record order for 10 brand new Embraer 195-E2 planes, first of such in Africa. The order comprises purchase rights for another 20 E195-E2 jets. The request has 124-seater jet in dual class and ...