Two days after a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter operated by Eastwind Aviation crashed in Port Harcourt, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has said it suspended search operations at 6:15 PM yesterday due to diminishing daylight.

Just within the week, specifically Thursday October 24, 2024, Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace, clocked 10 – a feat worthy of recognition by the country’s standard.

By Dickson Omobola Just within the week, specifically Thursday October 24, 2024, Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace, clocked 10 – a feat worthy of recognition by the country’s standard. Having received its Air Operator Certificate, AOC, in 2014, the carrier commenced scheduled flight operations in the same year; and ever since then, it has risen […]

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has initiated an investigation into the crash of a Sikorsky SK76C helicopter, registered as 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation.

Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has said President Bola Tinubu’s decision to retain Mr Festus Keyamo as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development reflects his commitment to the growth and advancement of the aviation industry in Nigeria.

Air Peace can either join the waitlist, operate from another airport, or acquire slots through slot trading and commercial arrangements with other carriers

The decision of Aviation Working Group, AWG, co-chaired by Boeing and Airbus, to remove Nigeria from its blacklist has sparked calls for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to come hard on operators that attempt to bring the country to disrepute in future.

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said the Lagos State government is yet to submit an official declaration of intent for the construction of an airport in Ibeju-Lekki.

Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the University of Lagos, UNILAG, on deployment of the metallurgical science laboratory at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja.

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the Muhammadu Buhari Airport in Maiduguri, Borno State, will officially commence operations as an international airport on January 1, 2025.

The Federal Government has made a significant move to upgrade the Muhammadu Buhari Airport in Maiduguri to an international airport, with full operations set to begin on January 1, 2025.

Dubai-based airline Emirates has banned pagers and walkie-talkies onboard its planes following sabotage attacks in Lebanon, and extended flight cancellations for Middle East destinations due to regional escalation.

By Dickson Omobola General Secretary of the Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative, ASRTI/ART, Mr Olumide Ohunayo, in this interview, discusses Nigeria’s Bilateral Air Service Agreement, BASA, with the United Arab Emirates, UAE.Among others, the travel analyst also identifies reasons Nigerian airlines might be uninterested in operating to the UAE even though the Minister of Aviation and […]

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), the umbrella body for travel agencies in Nigeria, has committed to supporting and partnering with Ibom Air to expand its operations and grow its business.

Captain Abdullahi Mohmood is the Director of Airport Operations, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.